As of today (2024-04-29), Kennametal's share price is $24.04.
Kennametal's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.38. Hence, Kennametal's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.11.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kennametal's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
KMT'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.2 Med: 22.96 Max: 152.21
Current: 10.11
During the past 13 years, Kennametal's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 152.21. The lowest was 6.20. And the median was 22.96.
KMT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 76.97% of 1650
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.52
vs KMT: 10.11
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Kennametal was 196.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, Kennametal's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 176.40% per year. The lowest was -25.90% per year. And the median was -1.30% per year.
Kennametal Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kennametal'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 Kennametal's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Kennametal'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.
Kennametal's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kennametal's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kennametal's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Kennametal Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Kennametal's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Kennametal's Share Price of today is $24.04. Kennametal'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 $2.38.
* 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:
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.
Kennametal Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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Kennametal Inc is a manufacturer of metalworking tools and wear-resistant engineered components and coatings. The company operates in two business segments: Metal Cutting and infrastructure. It generates maximum revenue from the Metal Cutting segment. The Metal Cutting segment develops and manufactures high performance tooling and metal cutting products and services and offers an assortment of standard and custom metal cutting solutions to diverse end markets, including aerospace, general engineering, energy, and transportation. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
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