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TransUnion (TransUnion) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 37.91 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is TransUnion Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-20), TransUnion's current share price is $78.86. TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.08. TransUnion's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 37.91.

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

TRU' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.13   Med: 37.03   Max: 41.82
Current: 37.3

During the past years, TransUnion's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 41.82. The lowest was 22.13. And the median was 37.03.

TRU's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
75.69% of 362 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 18.255 vs TRU: 37.30

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 $-0.043. 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 $2.08 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
=78.86/2.08
=37.91

* 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)
=-0.043/131.7762*131.7762
=-0.043

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

TransUnion Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.110 100.560 0.144
201409 0.143 100.428 0.188
201412 0.045 99.070 0.060
201503 -0.076 99.621 -0.101
201506 0.416 100.684 0.544
201509 0.339 100.392 0.445
201512 0.356 99.792 0.470
201603 0.059 100.470 0.077
201606 0.454 101.688 0.588
201609 0.519 101.861 0.671
201612 0.407 101.863 0.527
201703 0.207 102.862 0.265
201706 0.396 103.349 0.505
201709 0.748 104.136 0.947
201712 0.393 104.011 0.498
201803 0.390 105.290 0.488
201806 0.451 106.317 0.559
201809 0.685 106.507 0.848
201812 0.442 105.998 0.549
201903 0.429 107.251 0.527
201906 0.685 108.070 0.835
201909 1.226 108.329 1.491
201912 0.729 108.420 0.886
202003 0.434 108.902 0.525
202006 1.085 108.767 1.315
202009 0.700 109.815 0.840
202012 0.808 109.897 0.969
202103 0.541 111.754 0.638
202106 0.950 114.631 1.092
202109 1.161 115.734 1.322
202112 0.376 117.630 0.421
202203 -0.245 121.301 -0.266
202206 -0.979 125.017 -1.032
202209 0.618 125.227 0.650
202212 0.601 125.222 0.632
202303 0.056 127.348 0.058
202306 0.712 128.729 0.729
202309 0.420 129.860 0.426
202312 0.538 129.419 0.548
202403 -0.043 131.776 -0.043

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  (NYSE:TRU) 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.


TransUnion Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

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TransUnion (TransUnion) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
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.
Executives
Thomas L Monahan director 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Linda Zukauckas director 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Steven M Chaouki officer: EVP - US Markets C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Jennifer A. Williams officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 1950 HASSELL ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60169-6308
Richard Dane Mauldin officer: EVP - Operations C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Abhi Dhar officer: EVP, Chief Info & Tech Officer C/O HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC, 3375 KOAPAKA STREET SUITE G-350, HONOLULU HI 96819
Todd C. Skinner officer: President, International C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
William Bosworth director C/O TABLEAU SOFTWARE, INC., 837 N. 34TH ST., SUITE 200, SEATTLE WA 98103
George M Awad director C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Ravi Kumar Singisetti director 9405 SW GEMINI DRIVE, BEAVERTON OR 97008
Heather J Russell officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Christopher A Cartwright officer: EVP - US Information Service C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Hamidou Dia director C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Karen E Krause officer: EVP, Strategy & Communications C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Todd M Cello officer: EVP & CFO C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661