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First National Financial (TSX:FN) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 12.89 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is First National Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-22), First National Financial's share price is C$36.72. First National Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was C$2.85. Hence, First National Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.89.

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

TSX:FN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.82   Med: 6.09   Max: 160.25
Current: 12.94

During the past 13 years, First National Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 160.25. The lowest was 1.82. And the median was 6.09.

TSX:FN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
80.28% of 1009 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 6.7 vs TSX:FN: 12.94

First National Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$17.00. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$2.85.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of First National Financial was -86.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 24.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, First National Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 34.50% per year. The lowest was -60.80% per year. And the median was 11.85% per year.


First National Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for First National 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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First National Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

First National Financial 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 5.04 - - 4.40 -

First National Financial Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.87 8.86 9.37 - 13.21

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

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, First National 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.


First National Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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



First National Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

First National 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)
=36.72/2.848
=12.89

First National Financial's Share Price of today is C$36.72.
First National Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$2.85.

* 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

First National Financial  (TSX:FN) 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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First National Financial (TSX:FN) Business Description

Address
16 York Street, Suite 1900, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0E6
First National Financial Corp is the parent company of First National Financial LP, a Canadian originator, underwriter, and servicer of predominantly prime residential and commercial mortgages. The company controls its First National Mortgage Investment Fund, which manages economic exposure to a diversified portfolio of primarily commercial mezzanine mortgages. Most mortgages originated by First National are funded either by placement with institutional investors or through securitization conduits, in each case with retained servicing. In general, originations are allocated from one funding source to another depending on market conditions and strategic considerations related to maintaining diversified funding sources.
Executives
Martine Irman Director

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