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TransUnion (STU:1TU) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 34.92 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is TransUnion Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-06-06), TransUnion's current share price is €66.00. TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.89. TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 34.92.

The historical rank and industry rank for TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

STU:1TU' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.13   Med: 36.68   Max: 41.82
Current: 35.06

During the past years, TransUnion's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 41.82. The lowest was 22.13. And the median was 36.68.

STU:1TU's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
73.57% of 367 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 18.14 vs STU:1TU: 35.06

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

TransUnion's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-0.040. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €1.89 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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TransUnion Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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TransUnion Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

TransUnion Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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TransUnion Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 32.69 40.28 36.47 34.16 38.30

Competitive Comparison of TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Consulting Services subindustry, TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



TransUnion Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=66.00/1.89
=34.92

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, TransUnion's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=-0.04/131.7762*131.7762
=-0.040

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

TransUnion Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.081 100.560 0.106
201409 0.111 100.428 0.146
201412 0.037 99.070 0.049
201503 -0.071 99.621 -0.094
201506 0.371 100.684 0.486
201509 0.302 100.392 0.396
201512 0.326 99.792 0.430
201603 0.053 100.470 0.070
201606 0.404 101.688 0.524
201609 0.463 101.861 0.599
201612 0.385 101.863 0.498
201703 0.193 102.862 0.247
201706 0.352 103.349 0.449
201709 0.627 104.136 0.793
201712 0.332 104.011 0.421
201803 0.316 105.290 0.395
201806 0.386 106.317 0.478
201809 0.587 106.507 0.726
201812 0.388 105.998 0.482
201903 0.379 107.251 0.466
201906 0.606 108.070 0.739
201909 1.113 108.329 1.354
201912 0.656 108.420 0.797
202003 0.393 108.902 0.476
202006 0.963 108.767 1.167
202009 0.595 109.815 0.714
202012 0.664 109.897 0.796
202103 0.454 111.754 0.535
202106 0.789 114.631 0.907
202109 0.987 115.734 1.124
202112 0.332 117.630 0.372
202203 -0.223 121.301 -0.242
202206 -0.926 125.017 -0.976
202209 0.624 125.227 0.657
202212 0.568 125.222 0.598
202303 0.053 127.348 0.055
202306 0.658 128.729 0.674
202309 0.394 129.860 0.400
202312 0.494 129.419 0.503
202403 -0.040 131.776 -0.040

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


TransUnion  (STU:1TU) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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TransUnion (STU:1TU) Business Description

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Address
555 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
TransUnion is one of the leading credit bureaus in the United States, providing the consumer information that is the basis for granting credit. The company also provides fraud detection, marketing, and analytical services. TransUnion operates in over 30 countries, and about a quarter of its revenue comes from international markets.

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