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Avista (Avista) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Avista Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Avista's share price is $35.55. Avista's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.65. Hence, Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, Avista's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 615.76. The lowest was 58.72. And the median was 113.36.

AVA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 11.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Avista's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.10. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $-0.65.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -14.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -13.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Avista's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 89.70% per year. The lowest was -226.20% per year. And the median was 6.00% per year.


Avista Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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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Avista Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Avista Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Avista's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=35.55/-0.653
=N/A

Avista's Share Price of today is $35.55.
Avista's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.65.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Avista  (NYSE:AVA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Avista (Avista) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, WA, USA, 99202-2600
Avista Corp is an electric and natural gas utility company headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Avista primarily operates in the Pacific Northwest of the United States along with some operations in Juneau, Alaska. The company has two major business segments including Avista Utilities, which provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho and also provides natural gas distribution service in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon. Avista Utilities has electric generating facilities in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. AEL&P is a regulated utility providing electric services in Juneau, Alaska that is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the primary operating subsidiary of AERC.
Executives
Donald C Burke director C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
James M Kensok officer: Vice President & CIO 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Scott L Morris officer: Sr. Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
David J Meyer officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Jason R Thackston officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Wayne O Manuel officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION, SPOKANE WA 99202
Mark T Thies officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO 1411 E. MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Kevin B Jacobsen director, other: Incoming Board Member 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Bryan Alden Cox officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Scott J Kinney officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Joshua D Diluciano officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Kevin J Christie officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Julie A. Bentz director, other: Incoming Board Member 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Sena M Kwawu director, other: Incoming Board Member 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Heidi B Stanley other: Director Nominee 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99220-3727