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Willis Towers Watson (Willis Towers Watson) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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

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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:

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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 29.43

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 29.43 -

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 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)
=-0.346/130.0000*130.0000
=-0.346

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 130.0000.

Willis Towers Watson Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 1.674 99.800 2.181
201409 1.488 100.000 1.934
201412 2.535 99.900 3.299
201503 -1.174 99.600 -1.532
201506 0.594 100.100 0.771
201509 0.768 100.200 0.996
201512 1.232 100.400 1.595
201603 0.390 100.400 0.505
201606 1.779 101.000 2.290
201609 0.754 101.500 0.966
201612 1.635 102.200 2.080
201703 0.130 102.700 0.165
201706 1.095 103.500 1.375
201709 0.724 104.300 0.902
201712 1.669 105.000 2.066
201803 -0.451 105.100 -0.558
201806 2.173 105.900 2.668
201809 1.795 106.600 2.189
201812 3.788 107.100 4.598
201903 -0.931 107.000 -1.131
201906 2.077 107.900 2.502
201909 1.946 108.400 2.334
201912 2.877 108.500 3.447
202003 -0.446 108.600 -0.534
202006 4.423 108.800 5.285
202009 3.515 109.200 4.185
202012 3.954 109.400 4.699
202103 -1.377 109.700 -1.632
202106 3.377 111.400 3.941
202109 11.380 112.400 13.162
202112 1.048 114.700 1.188
202203 -0.212 116.500 -0.237
202206 1.696 120.500 1.830
202209 1.099 122.300 1.168
202212 2.945 125.300 3.055
202303 0.676 126.800 0.693
202306 2.206 129.400 2.216
202309 3.162 130.100 3.160
202312 4.485 130.000 4.485
202403 -0.346 130.000 -0.346

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  (NAS:WTW) 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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Willis Towers Watson (Willis Towers Watson) Business Description

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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.
Executives
Pamela Thomson-hall officer: Head of International 51 LIME STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 7DQ
Anne Pullum officer: Head of Strategy and CAO C/O WILLIS TOWERS WATSON, 200 LIBERTY ST, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Julie Jarecke Gebauer officer: Head of Human Capital&Benefits JUPITER SATURN HOLDING CO, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Fredric J Tomczyk director TORONTO DOMINION CENTRE, PO BOX 1, TORONTO A6 M5K IA2
Stephen M. Chipman director 3101 DREXEL DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75205
Jacqueline Hunt director 53 SOUTH GREEN, MATTISHALL, NORFOLK X0 N220 3JY
Anne Donovan Bodnar officer: Head of Human Resources 901 N. GLEBE ROAD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Gene H Wickes officer: Head of Exchange Solutions 901 N GLEBE ROAD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Brendan R Oneill director C/O IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC, 20 MANCHESTER SQUARE, LONDON X0 W1U 3AN
Paul C Reilly director 880 CARILLON PARKWAY, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33716
Alexis Faber officer: Chief Operating Officer 3340 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, SUITE 200, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Andrew Jay Krasner officer: Chief Financial Officer 1450 BRICKELL AVENUE, SUITE 1600, MIAMI FL 33131
Fumbi F. Chima director 44 THORNBURY CT., 36-38 CHEPSTOW VILLAS, LONDON X0 WII 2RE
Michelle R Swanback director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
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