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Softchoice (TSX:SFTC) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 9.10 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Softchoice Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-23), Softchoice's current share price is C$17.11. Softchoice's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.88. Softchoice's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 9.10.

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

TSX:SFTC' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.65   Med: 12.04   Max: 25.32
Current: 9.08

During the past years, Softchoice's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 25.32. The lowest was 8.65. And the median was 12.04.

TSX:SFTC's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
87.96% of 648 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.58 vs TSX:SFTC: 9.08

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.

Softchoice's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.563. 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 C$1.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Softchoice Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Softchoice Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 14.72 11.37 8.56

Softchoice Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 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 11.59 10.74 9.47 8.56 9.52

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

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Softchoice'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.


Softchoice's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Softchoice's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Softchoice 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=17.11/1.88
=9.10

* 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.

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

For example, Softchoice'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)
=-0.563/126.2576*126.2576
=-0.563

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Softchoice Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
200706 1.622 88.412 2.316
200709 0.604 88.412 0.863
200712 0.379 88.491 0.541
200803 -1.003 88.965 -1.423
200806 0.198 91.177 0.274
200809 1.837 91.414 2.537
200812 0.598 89.518 0.843
200903 -0.070 90.071 -0.098
200906 2.372 90.940 3.293
200909 0.102 90.624 0.142
200912 -0.432 90.703 -0.601
201003 0.754 91.335 1.042
201006 0.740 91.809 1.018
201009 -0.910 92.362 -1.244
201012 0.493 92.836 0.670
201103 0.551 94.338 0.737
201106 -0.127 94.654 -0.169
201109 0.132 95.286 0.175
201112 1.160 94.970 1.542
201203 0.447 96.155 0.587
201206 0.271 96.076 0.356
201209 0.260 96.392 0.341
201212 0.990 95.760 1.305
201303 -0.158 97.103 -0.205
202006 2.636 108.401 3.070
202009 -3.210 108.164 -3.747
202012 0.692 108.559 0.805
202103 0.140 110.298 0.160
202106 1.043 111.720 1.179
202109 -0.734 112.905 -0.821
202112 0.838 113.774 0.930
202203 -0.297 117.646 -0.319
202206 0.860 120.806 0.899
202209 -1.301 120.648 -1.361
202212 1.536 120.964 1.603
202303 -0.403 122.702 -0.415
202306 1.160 124.203 1.179
202309 -0.275 125.230 -0.277
202312 1.611 125.072 1.626
202403 -0.563 126.258 -0.563

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.


Softchoice  (TSX:SFTC) 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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Softchoice (TSX:SFTC) Business Description

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173 Dufferin Street, Suite 200, Toronto, ON, CAN, M6K 3H7
Softchoice Corp is a technology service and solutions provider that equips organizations to be agile for their people to be engaged, connected and creative at work. The company designs, procures, implements and manages complex multi-vendor IT solutions that enable customers' digital transformations using a results-oriented engagement model that drives long-term relationships.

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