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Celanese (Celanese) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 12.63 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Celanese's share price is $153.575. Celanese's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.16. Hence, Celanese's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.63.

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

CE' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.68   Med: 17.92   Max: 44.2
Current: 12.63

During the past 13 years, Celanese's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 44.20. The lowest was 6.68. And the median was 17.92.

CE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
64.67% of 818 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 18.435 vs CE: 12.63

Celanese's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.41. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $12.16.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Celanese was 4.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Celanese's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 58.90% per year. The lowest was -39.80% per year. And the median was 9.40% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Celanese'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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Celanese 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 14.16 15.73 14.60 8.75 12.77

Celanese 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 8.75 14.21 11.69 13.37 12.77

Competitive Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Celanese'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.


Celanese Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Celanese's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Celanese Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Celanese'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)
=153.575/12.16
=12.63

Celanese's Share Price of today is $153.575.
Celanese'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 $12.16.

* 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

Celanese  (NYSE:CE) 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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Celanese (Celanese) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
222 W. Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 900N, Irving, TX, USA, 75039-5421
Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives. The company is also one of the largest producers of specialty polymers, which are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer end markets. The company also makes cellulose derivatives used in cigarette filters.
Executives
Thomas Francis Kelly officer: SVP, EM 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Mark Christopher Murray officer: VP - Bus. Strat & Development 100 MATSONFORD ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Aaron M Mcgilvray officer: Chief Accounting Officer 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rahul Ghai director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Koenig director 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD., SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Vanessa Dupuis officer: SVP, HR (CHRO) C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Scott A Richardson officer: SVP & CFO C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
John K Wulff director C/O HERCULES INC, 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894-0001
Deborah J. Kissire director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
John G Fotheringham officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Lori Ryerkerk director, officer: CEO AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD., 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 3600, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Todd L Elliott officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
A. Lynne Puckett officer: SVP & GC C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Peter G Edwards officer: EVP & GC C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED, 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015

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