GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Insurance » Willis Towers Watson PLC (STU:WTY) » Definitions » Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

Willis Towers Watson (STU:WTY) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 30.51 (As of May. 22, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2015. Start your Free Trial

What is Willis Towers Watson Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-22), Willis Towers Watson's current share price is €234.00. Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €7.67. Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 30.51.

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

STU:WTY' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.41   Med: 29.47   Max: 45.16
Current: 30.61

During the past years, Willis Towers Watson's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 45.16. The lowest was 23.41. And the median was 29.47.

STU:WTY's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
84.66% of 313 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 11.43 vs STU:WTY: 30.61

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.

Willis Towers Watson's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-0.318. 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 €7.67 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Willis Towers Watson Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willis Towers Watson'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.

* Premium members only.

Willis Towers Watson Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Willis Towers Watson 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 35.83 34.69 32.79 31.74 29.32

Willis Towers Watson 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 29.66 29.14 25.98 29.32 33.15

Competitive Comparison of Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Willis Towers Watson'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.


Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Willis Towers Watson 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.

Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=234.00/7.67
=30.51

* 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.

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

For example, Willis Towers Watson'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)
=-0.318/131.6000*131.6000
=-0.318

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.6000.

Willis Towers Watson Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 1.232 99.800 1.625
201409 1.155 100.000 1.520
201412 2.056 99.900 2.708
201503 -1.085 99.600 -1.434
201506 0.529 100.100 0.695
201509 0.684 100.200 0.898
201512 1.131 100.400 1.482
201603 0.350 100.400 0.459
201606 1.583 101.000 2.063
201609 0.671 101.500 0.870
201612 1.550 102.200 1.996
201703 0.122 102.700 0.156
201706 0.974 103.500 1.238
201709 0.607 104.300 0.766
201712 1.410 105.000 1.767
201803 -0.366 105.100 -0.458
201806 1.860 105.900 2.311
201809 1.539 106.600 1.900
201812 3.330 107.100 4.092
201903 -0.824 107.000 -1.013
201906 1.838 107.900 2.242
201909 1.767 108.400 2.145
201912 2.589 108.500 3.140
202003 -0.404 108.600 -0.490
202006 3.928 108.800 4.751
202009 2.985 109.200 3.597
202012 3.250 109.400 3.910
202103 -1.157 109.700 -1.388
202106 2.803 111.400 3.311
202109 9.673 112.400 11.325
202112 0.927 114.700 1.064
202203 -0.192 116.500 -0.217
202206 1.605 120.500 1.753
202209 1.110 122.300 1.194
202212 2.780 125.300 2.920
202303 0.631 126.800 0.655
202306 2.036 129.400 2.071
202309 2.963 130.100 2.997
202312 4.113 130.500 4.148
202403 -0.318 131.600 -0.318

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.


Willis Towers Watson  (STU:WTY) 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.


Willis Towers Watson Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Willis Towers Watson (STU:WTY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
C/o Willis Group Ltd, 51 Lime Street, London, GBR, EC3M 7DQ
In January 2016, Towers Watson and Willis Group merged to form Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, insurance brokerage, and solutions company. The company operates in two business segments: health, wealth, and career (its consulting operations) and risk and brokering (its brokerage operations). It has about 47,000 employees.

Willis Towers Watson (STU:WTY) Headlines

No Headlines