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Ambev (ABEV) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 9.47 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-26), Ambev's share price is $2.30. Ambev's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.24. Hence, Ambev's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.47.

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

ABEV' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.09   Med: 19.85   Max: 35.24
Current: 10.11

During the past 13 years, Ambev's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 35.24. The lowest was 10.09. And the median was 19.85.

ABEV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
76.47% of 119 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 20.39 vs ABEV: 10.11

Ambev's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.15. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.24.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Ambev was 32.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Ambev's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 119.10% per year. The lowest was -16.70% per year. And the median was 16.25% per year.


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

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

Ambev 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 22.25 17.53 16.10 16.31 11.63

Ambev 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 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 16.31 17.82 16.93 12.36 11.63

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

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Ambev'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.


Ambev's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ambev's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ambev Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ambev'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)
=2.30/0.243
=9.47

Ambev's Share Price of today is $2.30.
Ambev'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 $0.24.

* 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

Ambev  (NYSE:ABEV) 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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Ambev (ABEV) Business Description

Address
Rua Doutor Renato Paes de Barros, 1017, 3rd Floor, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04530-001
Ambev is the largest brewer in Latin America and the Caribbean and is Anheuser-Busch InBev's subsidiary in the region. It produces, distributes, and sells beer and PepsiCo products in Brazil and other Latin American countries and owns Argentina's largest brewer, Quinsa. Ambev was formed in 1999 through the merger of Brazil's two largest beverage companies, Brahma and Antarctica. In 2004, Ambev combined with Canadian brewer Labatt, giving Interbrew (now AB InBev) a controlling interest of 61.8% as at the end of 2022.

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