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Lazard (Lazard) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 5.87 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Lazard Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Lazard's current share price is $38.99. Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.64. Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 5.87.

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

LAZ' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.04   Med: 8.59   Max: 14.36
Current: 5.87

During the past years, Lazard's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 14.36. The lowest was 4.04. And the median was 8.59.

LAZ's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
84.47% of 219 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 18.94 vs LAZ: 5.87

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.

Lazard's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.688. 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 $6.64 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Lazard Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Lazard 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 8.56 8.19 7.33 5.15 5.24

Lazard 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 5.11 4.78 4.67 5.24 -

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

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Lazard'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.


Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lazard 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=38.99/6.64
=5.87

* 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.

Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Lazard's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=3.688/129.4194*129.4194
=3.688

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Lazard Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.378 99.695 0.491
201406 0.548 100.560 0.705
201409 2.077 100.428 2.677
201412 2.331 99.070 3.045
201503 0.231 99.621 0.300
201506 1.257 100.684 1.616
201509 2.277 100.392 2.935
201512 2.698 99.792 3.499
201603 -0.793 100.470 -1.021
201606 0.850 101.688 1.082
201609 2.040 101.861 2.592
201612 2.382 101.863 3.026
201703 0.720 102.862 0.906
201706 2.026 103.349 2.537
201709 2.468 104.136 3.067
201712 2.347 104.011 2.920
201803 -0.415 105.290 -0.510
201806 0.673 106.317 0.819
201809 1.689 106.507 2.052
201812 3.133 105.998 3.825
201903 -1.383 107.251 -1.669
201906 1.994 108.070 2.388
201909 1.872 108.329 2.236
201912 3.151 108.420 3.761
202003 -1.472 108.902 -1.749
202006 1.281 108.767 1.524
202009 2.177 109.815 2.566
202012 2.522 109.897 2.970
202103 -1.130 111.754 -1.309
202106 1.132 114.631 1.278
202109 3.454 115.734 3.862
202112 3.905 117.630 4.296
202203 -2.099 121.301 -2.239
202206 2.846 125.017 2.946
202209 4.342 125.227 4.487
202212 3.077 125.222 3.180
202303 -4.750 127.348 -4.827
202306 2.182 128.729 2.194
202309 0.275 129.860 0.274
202312 3.688 129.419 3.688

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.


Lazard  (NYSE:LAZ) 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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Lazard (Lazard) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM11
Lazard has a storied history that can be traced back to 1848. The company's revenue is nearly equally split between financial advisory, such as acquisition and restructuring advisory, and asset management. The company's asset management business is primarily equities (over 80% of assets under management), has an international focus, and is geared toward institutional clients. By geography, the company earns approximately 60% of revenue in the Americas, 35% in EMEA, and 5% in Asia-Pacific. Lazard has offices across more than 20 countries and over 3,000 employees.
Executives
Michael Gathy officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Christian A. Weideman officer: General Counsel C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Alexander F. Stern officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mary Ann Betsch officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Lewis William M Jr director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott D Hoffman officer: General Counsel C/O LAZARD LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Dominick Ragone officer: Chief Accounting Officer 767 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ann-kristin Achleitner director THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Ashish Bhutani director, officer: CEO of Lazard Asset Management
Peter Richard Orszag officer: CEO of Financial Advisory 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, LAZARD, NEW YORK NY 10112
Alexandra Soto officer: Exec Human Capital & Workplace C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Iris Knobloch director ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Evan L Russo officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Michelle Jarrard director C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Sylvia Jay director 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020