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WSP Global (TSX:WSP) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 33.23 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is WSP Global Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-06), WSP Global's share price is C$214.27. WSP Global's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$6.45. Hence, WSP Global's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 33.23.

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

TSX:WSP' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.27   Med: 21.24   Max: 60.01
Current: 33.23

During the past 13 years, WSP Global's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 60.01. The lowest was 8.27. And the median was 21.24.

TSX:WSP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
79.01% of 1015 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 12.69 vs TSX:WSP: 33.23

WSP Global's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$5.65. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$6.45.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of WSP Global was 20.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, WSP Global's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 69.20% per year. The lowest was -17.30% per year. And the median was 11.00% per year.


WSP Global Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for WSP Global'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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WSP Global Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

WSP Global 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 14.08 12.88 22.86 29.25 28.78

WSP Global 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 29.25 30.92 33.61 37.74 28.78

Competitive Comparison of WSP Global's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, WSP Global'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.


WSP Global's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, WSP Global's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



WSP Global Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

WSP Global'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)
=214.27/6.448
=33.23

WSP Global's Share Price of today is C$214.27.
WSP Global'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$6.45.

* 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

WSP Global  (TSX:WSP) 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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WSP Global (TSX:WSP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1600, Rene-Levesque Bouleverd West, 11th Floor, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3H 1P9
WSP Global Inc provides engineering and design services to clients in the Transportation and Infrastructure, Property and Buildings, Environment, Power and Energy, Resources, and Industry sectors. It also offers strategic advisory services. The firm operates through four reportable segments namely, Canada, Americas ( US and Latin America), EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), and APAC (Asia Pacific, comprising Australia, New Zealand and Asia).

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