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ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO Express (Cayman)) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 180.08 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is ZTO Express (Cayman) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), ZTO Express (Cayman)'s current share price is $21.61. ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $0.12. ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 180.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

ZTO' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 134   Med: 166.17   Max: 181.75
Current: 171.53

During the past 10 years, ZTO Express (Cayman)'s highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 181.75. The lowest was 134.00. And the median was 166.17.

ZTO's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
95.12% of 410 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 17.605 vs ZTO: 171.53

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.

ZTO Express (Cayman)'s adjusted free cash flow per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $1.117. 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 $0.12 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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ZTO Express (Cayman) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for ZTO Express (Cayman)'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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ZTO Express (Cayman) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

ZTO Express (Cayman) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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ZTO Express (Cayman) Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, ZTO Express (Cayman)'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.


ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



ZTO Express (Cayman) 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.

ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=21.61/0.12
=180.08

* 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.

ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, ZTO Express (Cayman)'s adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=1.117/114.6694*114.6694
=1.117

Current CPI (Dec23) = 114.6694.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Annual Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 0.058 99.000 0.067
201512 0.130 100.600 0.148
201612 -0.027 102.600 -0.030
201712 0.170 104.500 0.187
201812 0.082 106.500 0.088
201912 0.196 111.200 0.202
202012 -0.818 111.500 -0.841
202112 -0.404 113.108 -0.410
202212 0.711 115.116 0.708
202312 1.117 114.669 1.117

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.


ZTO Express (Cayman)  (NYSE:ZTO) 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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ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO Express (Cayman)) Business Description

Address
No. 1685 Huazhi Road, Building One, Qingpu District, Shanghai, CHN, 201708
ZTO Express is China's largest express delivery company by parcel volume, with a volume share of 22.1% in 2022. It operates a network partner model where it provides line-haul transportation and sorting services, while its local network partners provide first-mile pickup and last-mile delivery services under the ZTO brand name. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company was founded in 2002 by Meisong Lai, who remains the Chairman, CEO, and its major shareholder with 77% voting rights as of June 30, 2023. ZTO's strategic shareholder is leading China e-commerce company, Alibaba Group, with around an 11.7% interest.

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