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Copart (Copart) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 116.10 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Copart Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Copart's current share price is $55.73. Copart's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.48. Copart's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 116.10.

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

CPRT' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 37.7   Med: 75.74   Max: 138.65
Current: 114.3

During the past years, Copart's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 138.65. The lowest was 37.70. And the median was 75.74.

CPRT's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
92.7% of 356 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 17.405 vs CPRT: 114.30

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.

Copart's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.040. 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 $0.48 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Copart Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Copart Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 94.83 101.15 130.21 85.05 96.34

Copart Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 81.17 88.39 96.34 91.08 99.43

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

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Copart'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.


Copart's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Copart's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Copart 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=55.73/0.48
=116.10

* 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.

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

For example, Copart's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=0.04/129.4194*129.4194
=0.040

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Copart Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201404 0.114 100.023 0.148
201407 0.035 100.520 0.045
201410 0.057 100.176 0.074
201501 -0.010 98.604 -0.013
201504 0.099 99.824 0.128
201507 0.030 100.691 0.039
201510 0.056 100.346 0.072
201601 -0.051 99.957 -0.066
201604 0.062 100.947 0.079
201607 0.102 101.524 0.130
201610 0.038 101.988 0.048
201701 0.029 102.456 0.037
201704 0.169 103.167 0.212
201707 0.102 103.278 0.128
201710 0.054 104.070 0.067
201801 0.024 104.578 0.030
201804 0.126 105.708 0.154
201807 0.051 106.324 0.062
201810 0.046 106.695 0.056
201901 0.034 106.200 0.041
201904 0.122 107.818 0.146
201907 0.082 108.250 0.098
201910 0.084 108.577 0.100
202001 -0.130 108.841 -0.155
202004 0.217 108.173 0.260
202007 0.170 109.318 0.201
202010 0.116 109.861 0.137
202101 -0.002 110.364 -0.002
202104 0.300 112.673 0.345
202107 0.135 115.183 0.152
202110 0.257 116.696 0.285
202201 0.044 118.619 0.048
202204 0.352 121.978 0.373
202207 0.218 125.002 0.226
202210 0.165 125.734 0.170
202301 0.087 126.223 0.089
202304 0.430 127.992 0.435
202307 0.194 128.974 0.195
202310 0.219 129.810 0.218
202401 0.040 129.419 0.040

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.


Copart  (NAS:CPRT) 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.


Copart Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

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Copart (Copart) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254
Based in Dallas, Copart operates an online salvage vehicle auction with operations in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, facilitating over 3.5 million transactions annually. The company utilizes its virtual bidding platform, VB3, to connect vehicle sellers with over 750,000 registered buyers around the world. Buyers primarily consist of vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, individuals and used vehicle retailers. About 80% of Copart's vehicle volume is supplied by auto insurance companies holding vehicles deemed a total loss. Copart also offers services such as vehicle transportation, storage, title transfer, and salvage value estimation. The company primarily operates on a consignment basis and collects fees based on the vehicle's final selling price.
Executives
Daniel J Englander director C/O AMERICA'S CARMART, 802 SOUTHEAST PLAZA AVE #200, BENTONVILLE AR 72712
Willis J Johnson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board
Stephen Fisher director C/O EBAY INC., 2065 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE X1 95125
Matt Blunt director C/O COPART, INC., 4665 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, FAIRFIELD CA 94534
A Jayson Adair director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Steven D Cohan director
James E Meeks director
Thomas N Tryforos director 323 RAILROAD AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Leah C Stearns officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Diane M Morefield director 200 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 1700, CHICAGO IL 60606
Carl Sparks director 4315 NORTHAVEN ROAD, DALLAS TX 75229
Jeffrey Liaw officer: Chief Financial Officer 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Cherylyn Harley Lebon director C/O COPART, INC., 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75254
John F North officer: Chief Financial Officer 150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
William E Franklin officer: Executive Vice President 3399 PEACHTREE RD NE STE 700, ATLANTA GA 30326

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