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Alliance Trust (LSE:ATST) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 75.71 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Alliance Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-29), Alliance Trust's share price is £12.34. Alliance Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.16. Hence, Alliance Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 75.71.

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

LSE:ATST' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.32   Med: 65.57   Max: 145.68
Current: 75.71

During the past 13 years, Alliance Trust's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 145.68. The lowest was 24.32. And the median was 65.57.

LSE:ATST's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
89.36% of 1024 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.73 vs LSE:ATST: 75.71

Alliance Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.07. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.16.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Alliance Trust was -24.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 30.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Alliance Trust's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 30.10% per year. The lowest was -10.40% per year. And the median was -6.20% per year.


Alliance Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alliance Trust'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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Alliance Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Alliance Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 63.64 121.76 90.53 44.09 68.22

Alliance Trust Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 90.53 - 44.09 - 68.22

Competitive Comparison of Alliance Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Alliance Trust'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.


Alliance Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Alliance Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alliance Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Alliance Trust'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)
=12.34/0.163
=75.71

Alliance Trust's Share Price of today is £12.34.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Alliance Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.16.

* 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

Alliance Trust  (LSE:ATST) 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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Alliance Trust (LSE:ATST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, GBR, DD1 3JT
Alliance Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. Its investment objective is to be a core investment for investors that delivers a real return over the long term through a combination of capital growth and a rising dividend. The Company invests in global equities across a wide range of different sectors and industries to achieve its objective.

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