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Gelsenwasser AG (FRA:WWG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 18.71 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is Gelsenwasser AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-09), Gelsenwasser AG's share price is €670.00. Gelsenwasser AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €35.81. Hence, Gelsenwasser AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 18.71.

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

FRA:WWG' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.07   Med: 38.17   Max: 203.62
Current: 18.71

During the past 13 years, Gelsenwasser AG's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 203.62. The lowest was 14.07. And the median was 38.17.

FRA:WWG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
64.86% of 313 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 11.2 vs FRA:WWG: 18.71

Gelsenwasser AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €15.57. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €35.81.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Gelsenwasser AG was -64.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -31.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Gelsenwasser AG's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.50% per year. The lowest was -31.60% per year. And the median was 3.70% per year.


Gelsenwasser AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Gelsenwasser AG 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 63.47 48.63 191.72 32.31 80.86

Gelsenwasser AG 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 191.72 - 32.31 - 80.86

Competitive Comparison of Gelsenwasser AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Gelsenwasser AG'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.


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

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

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



Gelsenwasser AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Gelsenwasser AG'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)
=670.00/35.808
=18.71

Gelsenwasser AG's Share Price of today is €670.00.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gelsenwasser AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €35.81.

* 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

Gelsenwasser AG  (FRA:WWG) 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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Gelsenwasser AG (FRA:WWG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Willy-Brandt-Allee 26, Gelsenkirchen, DEU, 45891
Gelsenwasser AG is engaged in supplying their customers with drinking and process water as well as with natural gas and heating to households, businesses, public institutions, and industry. It also performs wastewater disposal and electricity supply functions. The company generates revenue mostly from gas and water.

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