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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 12.16 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-05-16), MetroGas's share price is ARS1147.00. MetroGas's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS94.29. Hence, MetroGas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.16.

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

BUE:METR' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.64   Med: 3.55   Max: 62.02
Current: 12.16

During the past 13 years, MetroGas's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 62.02. The lowest was 0.64. And the median was 3.55.

BUE:METR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
50.64% of 314 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 10.92 vs BUE:METR: 12.16

MetroGas's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS6.06. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was ARS94.29.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of MetroGas was -31.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 101.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 68.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, MetroGas's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 247.50% per year. The lowest was -5987.90% per year. And the median was 19.10% per year.


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

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

MetroGas 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 1.00 1.57 2.15 0.83 7.47

MetroGas Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.84 2.00 2.14 7.47 9.39

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

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, MetroGas'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.


MetroGas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, MetroGas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



MetroGas Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

MetroGas'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)
=1147.00/94.292
=12.16

MetroGas's Share Price of today is ARS1147.00.
MetroGas'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 ARS94.29.

* 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

MetroGas  (BUE:METR) 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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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
General Gregorio Araoz de Lamadrid 1360, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1267AAB
MetroGas SA is engaged in the utility sector. It is a gas distribution company engaged in the provision of natural gas distribution public services. The company is engaged in the commercialization and transportation of natural gas on behalf of or in association with third parties in Argentina. Its reporting segments include MetroGAS Distribution and MetroENERGIA Trading. The company generates maximum revenue from MetroGAS Distribution segment. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

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