As of today (2024-04-27), Bureau Veritas's share price is €27.68.
Bureau Veritas's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.45. Hence, Bureau Veritas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 19.14.
The historical rank and industry rank for Bureau Veritas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
XPAR:BVI'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.9 Med: 17.82 Max: 28.83
Current: 19.36
During the past 13 years, Bureau Veritas's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 28.83. The lowest was 10.90. And the median was 17.82.
XPAR:BVI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 64.13% of 697
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.48
vs XPAR:BVI: 19.36
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Bureau Veritas was -6.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, Bureau Veritas's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 31.80% per year. The lowest was -43.70% per year. And the median was 3.35% per year.
Bureau Veritas Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Bureau Veritas'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 Bureau Veritas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Consulting Services subindustry, Bureau Veritas'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.
Bureau Veritas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Bureau Veritas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bureau Veritas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Bureau Veritas Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Bureau Veritas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Bureau Veritas's Share Price of today is €27.68.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Bureau Veritas's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.45.
* 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:
Bureau Veritas (XPAR:BVI) 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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Bureau Veritas is involved in the testing, inspection, and certification, or TIC, industry. The company's primary activities involve testing products or materials, inspecting sites/equipment, and certifying products and systems to maintain global standards. BV is one of only a handful of companies in the TIC sector that operate globally across numerous industries, including marine, industry, commodities, construction, and consumer products. BV listed in 2007, prior to which it was privately owned by the Wendel Group, who retain a significant holding.
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