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SMC (TSE:6273) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-30), SMC's share price is 円80730.00. SMC's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 円0.00. Hence, SMC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

TSE:6273' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 48.61   Med: 68.91   Max: 219.05
Current: 193.25

During the past 13 years, SMC's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 219.05. The lowest was 48.61. And the median was 68.91.

TSE:6273's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
92.81% of 1655 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.68 vs TSE:6273: 193.25

SMC's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円0.00. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was 円0.00.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -31.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -15.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, SMC's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 168.80% per year. The lowest was -37.20% per year. And the median was -0.10% per year.


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

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

SMC Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 63.00 35.64 46.89 60.46 167.16

SMC 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 - 167.16 - - -

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

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, SMC'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.


SMC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



SMC Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

SMC'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)
=80730.00/0
=N/A

SMC's Share Price of today is 円80730.00.
SMC'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 円0.00.

* 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

SMC  (TSE:6273) 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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SMC (TSE:6273) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4-14-1, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0021
SMC Corp (domiciled in Japan) manufactures automatic control and filtration equipment. Its filters, valves, cylinders, and actuators are sold to customers in various industrial markets, and contribute to automated operations. The company has two reportable business segments: automatic control equipment (majority of total revenues), and others. SMC operates several production facilities, sales offices, and technical development centers to construct various components and streamline the process. Asia accounts for majority of total sales, but the company does utilize offices in the United States, Europe, and other regions of the world. It works to meet the rules and needs of foreign countries to ensure its products can be accepted in differentiated markets.

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