As of today (2024-04-29), General Dynamics's share price is R$1458.24.
General Dynamics's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was R$36.77. Hence, General Dynamics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 39.66.
The historical rank and industry rank for General Dynamics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
BSP:GDBR34'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.58 Med: 19.31 Max: 44.38
Current: 37.84
During the past 13 years, General Dynamics's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 44.38. The lowest was 8.58. And the median was 19.31.
BSP:GDBR34's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 65.79% of 152
companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 25.56
vs BSP:GDBR34: 37.84
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of General Dynamics was -29.20% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year.
During the past 13 years, General Dynamics's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 27.80% per year. The lowest was -36.40% per year. And the median was 5.70% per year.
General Dynamics Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for General Dynamics'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.
Competitive Comparison of General Dynamics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics'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.
General Dynamics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where General Dynamics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
General Dynamics Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
General Dynamics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
General Dynamics's Share Price of today is R$1458.24. General Dynamics's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R$36.77.
* 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:
General Dynamics (BSP:GDBR34) 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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General Dynamics (BSP:GDBR34) Business Description
General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment creates and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
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