United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS)

Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
EV to FCFF Ratio, Current
EV to FCFF Ratio, Historical

Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)

United Parcel Service Inc., FCFF calculation

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Net income
	Net noncash charges
	Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions
	Net cash from operating activities
	Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized, net of tax¹
	Capitalized interest, net of tax²
	Capital expenditures
	Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
	Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)

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Item	Description	The company
FCFF	Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the United Parcel Service Inc.'s suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.	United Parcel Service Inc.'s FCFF declined from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

Interest Paid, Net of Tax

United Parcel Service Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation

USD $ in millions

12 months ended	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
Effective Income Tax Rate (EITR)

EITR¹	%	%	%	%	%
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized, before tax
Less: Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized, tax²
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized, net of tax
Interest Costs Capitalized, Net of Tax
Capitalized interest, before tax
Less: Capitalized interest, tax³
Capitalized interest, net of tax

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2017 Calculations

² Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized, tax = Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized × EITR
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³ Capitalized interest, tax = Capitalized interest × EITR
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Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Current

United Parcel Service Inc., current EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)
Ratio
EV/FCFF
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors
CSX Corp.
FedEx Corp.
Union Pacific Corp.
EV/FCFF, Sector
Industrial Transportation
EV/FCFF, Industry
Industrials

If company EV/FCFF is lower then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.

Otherwise, if company EV/FCFF is higher then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Historical

United Parcel Service Inc., historical EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Enterprise value (EV)¹
	Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)²
	Ratio
	EV/FCFF³
	Benchmarks
	EV/FCFF, Competitors
	CSX Corp.
	FedEx Corp.
	Union Pacific Corp.
	EV/FCFF, Sector
	Industrial Transportation
	EV/FCFF, Industry
	Industrials

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2017 Calculations

³ EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
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Ratio	Description	The company
EV/FCFF	Enterprise value to free cash flow to the firm is whole company valuation indicator.	United Parcel Service Inc.'s EV/FCFF ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 but then declined significantly from 2016 to 2017.

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