As of today (2024-05-05), GMS's share price is $95.32.
GMS's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $9.06. Hence, GMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.52.
The historical rank and industry rank for GMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
GMS'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.5 Med: 9.99 Max: 140.77
Current: 10.52
During the past 11 years, GMS's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 140.77. The lowest was 2.50. And the median was 9.99.
GMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 56% of 1009
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 12.71
vs GMS: 10.52
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of GMS was -1.20% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.20% per year.
During the past 11 years, GMS's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 67.80% per year. The lowest was -9.10% per year. And the median was 22.30% per year.
GMS Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for GMS'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 GMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, GMS'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.
GMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, GMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where GMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
GMS Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
GMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
GMS's Share Price of today is $95.32. GMS's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $9.06.
* 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:
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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GMS Inc is a distributor of specialty building products including wallboard, suspended ceilings systems, or ceilings, steel framing, and other complementary building products. The company serves its products to commercial new construction, commercial repair and remodel, residential new construction, and residential repair and remodel (R&R). Its geographical segment is Central, Midwest, Northeast, Southern, Southeast, Western, and Canada. The company generates maximum revenue from Wallboard products and geographically from the United States.
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