As of today (2024-05-02), Elevance Health's share price is €494.90.
Elevance Health's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €9.14. Hence, Elevance Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 54.15.
The historical rank and industry rank for Elevance Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
WBO:ELV'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.57 Med: 13.5 Max: 84.94
Current: 54.17
During the past 13 years, Elevance Health's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 84.94. The lowest was 6.57. And the median was 13.50.
WBO:ELV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 92.86% of 14
companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 17.055
vs WBO:ELV: 54.17
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Elevance Health was -79.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -9.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, Elevance Health's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 50.50% per year. The lowest was -29.70% per year. And the median was 12.35% per year.
Elevance Health Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Elevance Health'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.
Competitive Comparison of Elevance Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Elevance Health'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.
Elevance Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry
For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Elevance Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Elevance Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Elevance Health Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Elevance Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Elevance Health's Share Price of today is €494.90. Elevance Health's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €9.14.
* 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:
Elevance Health (WBO:ELV) 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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Elevance Health remains one of the leading health insurers in the U.S., providing medical benefits to 48 million medical members as of June 2023. The company offers employer, individual, and government-sponsored coverage plans. Elevance differs from its peers in its unique position as the largest single provider of Blue Cross Blue Shield branded coverage, operating as the licensee for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 14 states. Through acquisitions, such as the Amerigroup deal in 2012 and MMM in 2021, Elevance's reach expands beyond those states through government-sponsored programs such as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, too.
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