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IDEX (IEX) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 27.38 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), IDEX's share price is $226.10. IDEX's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.26. Hence, IDEX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 27.38.

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

IEX' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.8   Med: 25.84   Max: 38.51
Current: 27.39

During the past 13 years, IDEX's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 38.51. The lowest was 13.80. And the median was 25.84.

IEX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
60.05% of 1657 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.49 vs IEX: 27.39

IDEX's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.36. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $8.26.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of IDEX was 28.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, IDEX's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 41.10% per year. The lowest was -5.40% per year. And the median was 9.65% per year.


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

The historical data trend for IDEX'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.

* Premium members only.

IDEX 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 27.57 29.40 36.65 35.46 26.29

IDEX 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 35.46 32.03 28.63 26.53 26.29

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, IDEX'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.


IDEX Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, IDEX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



IDEX Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

IDEX'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)
=226.10/8.259
=27.38

IDEX's Share Price of today is $226.10.
IDEX'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 $8.26.

* 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

IDEX  (NYSE:IEX) 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.


IDEX Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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IDEX (IEX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3100 Sanders Road, Suite 301, Northbrook, IL, USA, 60062
Idex manufactures pumps, flow meters, valves, and fluidic systems for customers in a variety of end markets, including industrial, fire and safety, life science, and water. The firm's business is organized into three segments: fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, and fire and safety and diversified products. Based in Lake Forest, Illinois, Idex has manufacturing operations in over 20 countries and has over 7,000 employees. The company generated $3.2 billion in revenue and $763 million in adjusted operating income in 2022.
Executives
Alejandro Quiroz director 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Roopa Unnikrishnan officer: SVP, Strategy&Corp Development 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Marc Uleman officer: Senior VP, Group Executive HST 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
William K Grogan officer: SVP - Chief Financial Officer 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Melissa Aquino officer: Former SVP, Group Exec FMT&FSD 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Livingston Satterthwaite director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Eric D Ashleman officer: SVP - Chief Operating Officer 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Stanfield Paris Watts director 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Carl R Christenson director C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION INC., 300 GRANITE STREET, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Katrina L Helmkamp director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
William M Cook director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Mark A Buthman director P O BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 752619100
Lakecia N Gunter director 3100 SANDER ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Mark A Beck director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
David C Parry director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025

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