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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 4.92 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Lafarge Africa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-14), Lafarge Africa's share price is ₦33.40. Lafarge Africa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was ₦6.79. Hence, Lafarge Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 4.92.

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

NSA:WAPCO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.62   Med: 6.16   Max: 110.96
Current: 4.92

During the past 13 years, Lafarge Africa's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 110.96. The lowest was 3.62. And the median was 6.16.

NSA:WAPCO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
87.7% of 244 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 14.005 vs NSA:WAPCO: 4.92

Lafarge Africa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₦2.40. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was ₦6.79.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Lafarge Africa was 41.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 26.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 67.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Lafarge Africa's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 142.10% per year. The lowest was 10.50% per year. And the median was 39.85% per year.


Lafarge Africa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Lafarge Africa 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 4.29 6.30 7.63 4.99 4.64

Lafarge Africa Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 4.99 4.84 4.02 4.38 4.64

Competitive Comparison of Lafarge Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge Africa'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.


Lafarge Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lafarge Africa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Lafarge Africa'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)
=33.40/6.792
=4.92

Lafarge Africa's Share Price of today is ₦33.40.
Lafarge Africa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₦6.79.

* 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

Lafarge Africa  (NSA:WAPCO) 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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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 27B, Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, NGA
Lafarge Africa PLC through its subsidiaries is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of cement, concrete, and aggregates products, including the provision of building solutions. Its products include Ashakacem, UniCem, Elephant cement, Lafarge Powermax, RoadCem, and Supaset cement among others. It has operations in South Africa and Nigeria generating a vast majority of its revenues within Nigeria from the sales of Cement. It has two segments Cement & Readymixed products. The majority is from the cement segment.

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