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Himax Technologies (Himax Technologies) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 6.54 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-20), Himax Technologies's share price is $4.835. Himax Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.74. Hence, Himax Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.54.

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

HIMX' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.86   Med: 19.56   Max: 146.67
Current: 6.59

During the past 13 years, Himax Technologies's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 146.67. The lowest was 2.86. And the median was 19.56.

HIMX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
92.15% of 484 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 27.56 vs HIMX: 6.59

Himax Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.31. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.74.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Himax Technologies was 82.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Himax Technologies's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 76.30% per year. The lowest was -39.30% per year. And the median was 4.40% per year.


Himax Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Himax Technologies'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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Himax Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 13.24 7.36 15.33 8.20

Himax Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.33 21.51 20.27 13.01 8.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Himax Technologies'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.


Himax Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Himax Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Himax Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Himax Technologies'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)
=4.835/0.739
=6.54

Himax Technologies's Share Price of today is $4.835.
Himax Technologies'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 $0.74.

* 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

Himax Technologies  (NAS:HIMX) 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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Himax Technologies (Himax Technologies) Business Description

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Address
No. 26, Zih Lian Road, Sinshih District, Tainan, TWN, 74148
Himax Technologies Inc is a semiconductor solution provider dedicated to display imaging processing technologies. It operates through the Driver Integrated Circuit and Non-Driver Products segments. The majority of the firm's revenue gets derived from the Driver Integrated Circuit segment. It offers display driver ICs and timing controllers used in TVs, laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, virtual reality (VR) devices, and many other consumer electronics devices. It also designs and provides controllers for touch sensor displays, in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration single-chip solutions, LED driver ICs, power management ICs, and scaler products for monitors and projectors. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from China.

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