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Hikari Tsushin (TSE:9435) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 10.36 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Hikari Tsushin Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-04), Hikari Tsushin's share price is 円25645.00. Hikari Tsushin's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,475.61. Hence, Hikari Tsushin's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.36.

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

TSE:9435' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.83   Med: 26.38   Max: 461.38
Current: 10.35

During the past 13 years, Hikari Tsushin's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 461.38. The lowest was 8.83. And the median was 26.38.

TSE:9435's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
55.9% of 322 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 12.49 vs TSE:9435: 10.35

Hikari Tsushin's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円344.75. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was 円2,475.61.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Hikari Tsushin was 486.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -18.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Hikari Tsushin's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 230.90% per year. The lowest was -144.30% per year. And the median was -5.05% per year.


Hikari Tsushin Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Hikari Tsushin Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.71 12.15 23.91 19.21 22.83

Hikari Tsushin 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 44.09 22.83 13.23 9.47 9.44

Competitive Comparison of Hikari Tsushin's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hikari Tsushin'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.


Hikari Tsushin's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hikari Tsushin's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hikari Tsushin Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Hikari Tsushin'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)
=25645.00/2475.613
=10.36

Hikari Tsushin's Share Price of today is 円25645.00.
Hikari Tsushin'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 円2,475.61.

* 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

Hikari Tsushin  (TSE:9435) 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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Hikari Tsushin (TSE:9435) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Hikari West Gate Building, 1-4-10, Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 171-0021
Hikari Tsushin Inc is a Japanese company that provides services such networking and automation products offers individual insurance plans for small and medium-size enterprises. The company has three reporting segments: corporate, shop and insurance. The corporate segment offers products such as Wi-Fi routers, SIM cards, water coolers and LED lighting. Revenue is evenly split between the corporate and shop segments with insurance adding a small portion. The company earns the vast majority of its revenue in Japan.

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