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Commercial Metals Co (FRA:CMS) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 10.13 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Commercial Metals Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-07), Commercial Metals Co's share price is €51.78. Commercial Metals Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was €5.11. Hence, Commercial Metals Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.13.

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

FRA:CMS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.83   Med: 10.06   Max: 483.13
Current: 10.05

During the past 13 years, Commercial Metals Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 483.13. The lowest was 2.83. And the median was 10.06.

FRA:CMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
51.79% of 363 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 9.62 vs FRA:CMS: 10.05

Commercial Metals Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €-0.04. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €5.11.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Commercial Metals Co was 1.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Commercial Metals Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 93.80% per year. The lowest was -65.50% per year. And the median was 16.20% per year.


Commercial Metals Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Commercial Metals Co'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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Commercial Metals Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Commercial Metals Co Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 4.16 89.86 19.80 9.05

Commercial Metals Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 9.47 6.40 9.05 7.75 9.72

Competitive Comparison of Commercial Metals Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Steel subindustry, Commercial Metals Co'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.


Commercial Metals Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Commercial Metals Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Commercial Metals Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Commercial Metals Co'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)
=51.78/5.11
=10.13

Commercial Metals Co's Share Price of today is €51.78.
Commercial Metals Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €5.11.

* 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

Commercial Metals Co  (FRA:CMS) 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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Commercial Metals Co (FRA:CMS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6565 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Commercial Metals Co operates steel mills, steel fabrication plants, and metal recycling facilities in the United States and manufactures rebar and structural steel, which are key product categories for the nonresidential construction sector. The Company has two reportable segments: North America and Europe.

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