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SoftBank (TSE:9434) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 17.99 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-05-02), SoftBank's share price is 円1902.00. SoftBank's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 円105.70. Hence, SoftBank's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.99.

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

TSE:9434' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.66   Med: 12.98   Max: 21.16
Current: 18.08

During the past 9 years, SoftBank's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 21.16. The lowest was 5.66. And the median was 12.98.

TSE:9434's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
62.5% of 256 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.58 vs TSE:9434: 18.08

SoftBank's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円54.81. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was 円105.70.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of SoftBank was -21.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -12.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.30% per year.

During the past 9 years, SoftBank's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 107.20% per year. The lowest was -12.30% per year. And the median was 16.30% per year.


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

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

SoftBank Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 11.74 8.12 8.01 13.47 13.39

SoftBank 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 11.11 13.39 16.24 15.19 16.65

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

For the Telecom Services subindustry, SoftBank'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.


SoftBank's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, SoftBank's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



SoftBank Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

SoftBank'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)
=1902.00/105.702
=17.99

SoftBank's Share Price of today is 円1902.00.
SoftBank'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105.70.

* 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

SoftBank  (TSE:9434) 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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SoftBank (TSE:9434) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-9-1 Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-7317
SoftBank Corp, or SoftBank, is an established, telecommunications services provider in Japan owning a mobile network with around 50 million mobile customers and 24% market share. It also provides some fixed line services, which are mostly resold so are low margin. The company also owns 32.4% of LY Corp, and SoftBank and LY Corp each own 32% of PayPay so SoftBank consolidates PayPay. SoftBank Group sold 33.5% of the SoftBank Corp in an IPO in 2018 and sold down further to a 42% holding in 2020.

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