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Universal Music Group NV (XAMS:UMG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 31.53 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), Universal Music Group NV's share price is €26.99. Universal Music Group NV's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.86. Hence, Universal Music Group NV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 31.53.

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

XAMS:UMG' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.53   Med: 30.59   Max: 57.59
Current: 29.82

During the past 7 years, Universal Music Group NV's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 57.59. The lowest was 20.53. And the median was 30.59.

XAMS:UMG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
74.79% of 591 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 13.93 vs XAMS:UMG: 29.82

Universal Music Group NV's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.66. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €0.86.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Universal Music Group NV was 38.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 39.00% per year.

During the past 7 years, Universal Music Group NV's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 39.00% per year. The lowest was 19.20% per year. And the median was 29.10% per year.


Universal Music Group NV Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Music Group NV'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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Universal Music Group NV Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 41.65 24.93 29.98

Universal Music Group NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 41.65 - 24.93 - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Universal Music Group NV'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.


Universal Music Group NV Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Universal Music Group NV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Music Group NV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Universal Music Group NV Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Universal Music Group NV'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)
=26.99/0.856
=31.53

Universal Music Group NV's Share Price of today is €26.99.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Universal Music Group NV's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.86.

* 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

Universal Music Group NV  (XAMS:UMG) 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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Universal Music Group NV (XAMS:UMG) Business Description

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Address
Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, NH, NLD, 1217 EW
Universal Music Group is the largest of the three major global record labels with Sony Music in second and Warner Music in third. Universal's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Interscope, Capitol Music, Decca, EMI, and Motown and popular artists such as Drake, Taylor Swift, J Balvin, and Luke Bryan. Universal Music Publishing Group owns and administers almost 4 million compositions and is the second-largest music publisher behind Sony. Universal Music was spun out of Vivendi in September 2021, with 60% distributed to Vivendi shareholders, 20% to Tencent, 10% to Pershing Square Capital, and 10% remaining at Vivendi.

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