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Ipsos (XPAR:IPS) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 12.50 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-27), Ipsos's share price is €63.50. Ipsos's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €5.08. Hence, Ipsos's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.50.

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

XPAR:IPS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.56   Med: 9   Max: 56.14
Current: 12.5

During the past 13 years, Ipsos's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 56.14. The lowest was 3.56. And the median was 9.00.

XPAR:IPS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
54.66% of 697 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.48 vs XPAR:IPS: 12.50

Ipsos's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €4.00. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €5.08.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Ipsos was -14.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Ipsos's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1022.90% per year. The lowest was -32.40% per year. And the median was 14.35% per year.


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

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

Ipsos Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.69 3.72 6.22 9.83 11.18

Ipsos Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 6.22 - 9.83 - 11.18

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

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Ipsos'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.


Ipsos's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ipsos's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ipsos Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ipsos'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)
=63.50/5.08
=12.50

Ipsos's Share Price of today is €63.50.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Ipsos's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €5.08.

* 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

Ipsos  (XPAR:IPS) 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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Ipsos (XPAR:IPS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
35, rue du Val de Marne, Paris, FRA, 75013
Ipsos SA is a French market research and consulting firm. The company conducts research in advertising, media, technology, government, and consumer businesses. It uses opinion polls, company surveys, and customer relationship management to help its clients. In addition, Ipsos collects and processes data to measure the impact of marketing and business activities. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from Europe, although operations in the Americas and Asia have grown via acquisitions. Some of the company's largest acquisitions include Mori from the United Kingdom and Reid from Canada.

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