A valuation metric that compares a company's market price to its level of annual operating cash flow. This is similar to the valuation measure of price-to-free cash flow but uses a looser measure of cash flow, by not deducting capital expenditures.
Operating cash flow, aka. "cash inflow from operating activities", is the amount of actual cash made by a company's business. It is similar to operating profit but without the accruals.
In general, the higher this measure, the more expensive the company. There are several advantages that the P/CF holds over other investment multiples - most notably the fact that, in contrast to earnings, sales or even book value, companies have a harder time manipulating cash flow.
Ticker | Name | P/OCF | StockRank™ |
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PNK:GXXM | Gex Management Inc | 0 | 58 |
NSI:GAYAHWS | Gayatri Highways | 0.01 | 51 |
FRA:BTG4 | Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA | 0.01 | 79 |
PNK:FTRCQ | Frontier Communications | 0.02 | 89 |
NSI:RELCAPITAL | Reliance Capital | 0.02 | 58 |