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As of today (2024-10-08), Telephone and Data Systems's share price is $23.07. Telephone and Data Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.74. Hence, Telephone and Data Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 31.35.
The historical rank and industry rank for Telephone and Data Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Telephone and Data Systems's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 105.34. The lowest was 12.52. And the median was 20.29.
Telephone and Data Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $1.60. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.74.
During the past 13 years, Telephone and Data Systems's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 60.40% per year. The lowest was -84.10% per year. And the median was 1.40% per year.
The historical data trend for Telephone and Data Systems'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.
Telephone and Data Systems Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | Dec20 | Dec21 | Dec22 | Dec23 | |||||||||||
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 54.57 | 13.02 | - | - | - |
Telephone and Data Systems Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sep19 | Dec19 | Mar20 | Jun20 | Sep20 | Dec20 | Mar21 | Jun21 | Sep21 | Dec21 | Mar22 | Jun22 | Sep22 | Dec22 | Mar23 | Jun23 | Sep23 | Dec23 | Mar24 | Jun24 | |
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | - | - | - | 25.92 | 28.17 |
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telephone and Data Systems'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.
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Telephone and Data Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Telephone and Data Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Telephone and Data Systems'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) |
= | 23.07 | / | 0.736 | |
= | 31.35 |
Telephone and Data Systems's Share Price of today is $23.07.
Telephone and Data Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.74.
* 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 |
Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) 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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