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Freshpet (STU:7FP) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Freshpet Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

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Freshpet Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

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Freshpet Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

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

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Freshpet'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.


Freshpet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Freshpet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Freshpet 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.

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

For example, Freshpet'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)
=-0.755/131.7762*131.7762
=-0.755

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Freshpet Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 -0.349 100.560 -0.457
201409 -0.051 100.428 -0.067
201412 -0.200 99.070 -0.266
201503 -0.106 99.621 -0.140
201506 -0.242 100.684 -0.317
201509 -0.123 100.392 -0.161
201512 -0.211 99.792 -0.279
201603 -0.295 100.470 -0.387
201606 -0.180 101.688 -0.233
201609 -0.025 101.861 -0.032
201612 0.045 101.863 0.058
201703 -0.033 102.862 -0.042
201706 -0.158 103.349 -0.201
201709 0.038 104.136 0.048
201712 0.072 104.011 0.091
201803 -0.120 105.290 -0.150
201806 -0.014 106.317 -0.017
201809 0.040 106.507 0.049
201812 0.160 105.998 0.199
201903 -0.370 107.251 -0.455
201906 -0.439 108.070 -0.535
201909 -0.110 108.329 -0.134
201912 -0.425 108.420 -0.517
202003 -0.888 108.902 -1.075
202006 -0.891 108.767 -1.079
202009 -0.173 109.815 -0.208
202012 -0.536 109.897 -0.643
202103 -1.106 111.754 -1.304
202106 -1.147 114.631 -1.319
202109 -2.146 115.734 -2.443
202112 -1.984 117.630 -2.223
202203 -1.895 121.301 -2.059
202206 -1.381 125.017 -1.456
202209 -1.347 125.227 -1.417
202212 -1.023 125.222 -1.077
202303 -1.395 127.348 -1.444
202306 -0.594 128.729 -0.608
202309 -0.388 129.860 -0.394
202312 -0.769 129.419 -0.783
202403 -0.755 131.776 -0.755

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.


Freshpet  (STU:7FP) 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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Freshpet (STU:7FP) Business Description

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Address
400 Plaza Drive, 1st Floor, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 07094
Freshpet Inc manufactures and markets natural fresh meals and treats for dogs and cats. The Company's products are distributed throughout the United States, Canada and other international markets, into major retail classes including Grocery (including online), Mass and Club, Pet Specialty, and Natural retail. The company's products include Nature's Fresh, Deli Fresh, Vital, and Freshpet among others.

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