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Definity Financial (TSX:DFY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 20.14 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Definity Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-05), Definity Financial's share price is C$46.05. Definity Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$2.29. Hence, Definity Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.14.

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

TSX:DFY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.49   Med: 17.16   Max: 21.89
Current: 20.14

During the past 4 years, Definity Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 21.89. The lowest was 4.49. And the median was 17.16.

TSX:DFY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
76.01% of 346 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.72 vs TSX:DFY: 20.14

Definity Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.95. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$2.29.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Definity Financial was 23.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -21.70% per year.

During the past 4 years, Definity Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -21.70% per year. The lowest was -21.70% per year. And the median was -21.70% per year.


Definity Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Definity Financial'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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Definity Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Definity Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
- 4.75 20.92 16.56

Definity Financial Quarterly Data
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 20.92 19.19 19.99 17.91 16.56

Competitive Comparison of Definity Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Definity Financial'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.


Definity Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Definity Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Definity Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Definity Financial'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)
=46.05/2.286
=20.14

Definity Financial's Share Price of today is C$46.05.
Definity Financial'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 C$2.29.

* 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

Definity Financial  (TSX:DFY) 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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Definity Financial (TSX:DFY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
111 Westmount Road South, Waterloo, ON, CAN, N2L 2L6
Definity Financial Corp is a multi-channel, property, and casualty insurance company. It offers auto, property, liability, and pet insurance products to individual customers. Its commercial insurance products include fleet, individually-rated commercial auto, property, liability, and specialty insurance products.

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