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Icon (STU:IJF) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 42.12 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Icon Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-22), Icon's current share price is €290.60. Icon's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €6.90. Icon's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 42.12.

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

STU:IJF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 27.65   Med: 47.58   Max: 69.75
Current: 41.28

During the past years, Icon's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 69.75. The lowest was 27.65. And the median was 47.58.

STU:IJF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
61.29% of 62 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 37.035 vs STU:IJF: 41.28

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.

Icon's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €3.315. 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 €6.90 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Icon Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Icon'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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Icon Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Icon Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 52.85 47.41 57.05 31.08 38.21

Icon 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 33.20 37.07 34.61 38.21 43.51

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

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Icon'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.


Icon's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Icon's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Icon 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=290.60/6.9
=42.12

* 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.

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

For example, Icon'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)
=3.315/120.9901*120.9901
=3.315

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 120.9901.

Icon Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 -0.717 100.773 -0.861
201409 1.240 100.474 1.493
201412 0.836 99.576 1.016
201503 0.753 99.975 0.911
201506 0.212 100.573 0.255
201509 0.916 100.274 1.105
201512 1.681 99.676 2.040
201603 0.825 99.676 1.001
201606 0.089 101.072 0.107
201609 0.667 100.274 0.805
201612 1.972 99.676 2.394
201703 2.550 100.374 3.074
201706 0.036 100.673 0.043
201709 1.536 100.474 1.850
201712 1.307 100.075 1.580
201803 0.474 100.573 0.570
201806 0.473 101.072 0.566
201809 1.825 101.371 2.178
201812 0.659 100.773 0.791
201903 1.432 101.670 1.704
201906 0.188 102.168 0.223
201909 2.447 102.268 2.895
201912 2.117 102.068 2.509
202003 2.207 102.367 2.609
202006 1.809 101.769 2.151
202009 1.677 101.072 2.007
202012 2.816 101.072 3.371
202103 1.626 102.367 1.922
202106 1.796 103.364 2.102
202109 2.889 104.859 3.333
202112 2.582 106.653 2.929
202203 2.278 109.245 2.523
202206 1.768 112.779 1.897
202209 2.161 113.504 2.304
202212 -1.333 115.436 -1.397
202303 1.682 117.609 1.730
202306 1.918 119.662 1.939
202309 3.528 120.749 3.535
202312 4.298 120.749 4.307
202403 3.315 120.990 3.315

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.


Icon  (STU:IJF) 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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Icon (STU:IJF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin, IRL, D18 X5R3
Icon is a global late-stage contract research organization that provides drug development and clinical trial services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device firms. While the vast majority of its revenue comes from clinical research, Icon also offers ancillary services such as laboratory and imaging capabilities. The company is headquartered in Ireland.

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