Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
Item | Description | The company |
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FCFF | Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Costco Wholesale Corp. suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. | Costco Wholesale Corp. FCFF decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
2 2023 Calculation
Cash paid during the year for interest, tax = Cash paid during the year for interest × EITR
= 125 × 25.90% = 32
Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Current
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |
Enterprise value (EV) | 316,050) |
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) | 6,738) |
Valuation Ratio | |
EV/FCFF | 46.91 |
Benchmarks | |
EV/FCFF, Competitors1 | |
Target Corp. | 20.98 |
Walmart Inc. | 30.63 |
EV/FCFF, Sector | |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | 49.35 |
EV/FCFF, Industry | |
Consumer Staples | 31.54 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03).
1 Click competitor name to see calculations.
If the company EV/FCFF is lower then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/FCFF is higher then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.
Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Historical
Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 28, 2022 | Aug 29, 2021 | Aug 30, 2020 | Sep 1, 2019 | Sep 2, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Enterprise value (EV)1 | 243,035) | 209,733) | 195,411) | 155,588) | 128,983) | 95,632) | |
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)2 | 6,738) | 2,816) | 5,084) | 5,828) | 3,464) | 2,908) | |
Valuation Ratio | |||||||
EV/FCFF3 | 36.07 | 74.47 | 38.43 | 26.70 | 37.24 | 32.89 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
EV/FCFF, Competitors4 | |||||||
Target Corp. | — | 20.94 | 11.33 | 14.93 | 17.80 | — | |
Walmart Inc. | 30.99 | 33.26 | 14.86 | 22.39 | 17.27 | — | |
EV/FCFF, Sector | |||||||
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | 39.69 | 35.73 | 17.09 | 22.18 | 19.99 | — | |
EV/FCFF, Industry | |||||||
Consumer Staples | 28.47 | 29.57 | 20.78 | 22.85 | 23.31 | — |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02).
3 2023 Calculation
EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
= 243,035 ÷ 6,738 = 36.07
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
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EV/FCFF | Enterprise value to free cash flow to the firm is whole company valuation indicator. | Costco Wholesale Corp. EV/FCFF ratio increased from 2021 to 2022 but then decreased significantly from 2022 to 2023. |