Ratio Review: Analyzing Celestica, Inc (CLS)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $130.23 in the prior trading day, Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) closed at $126.58, down -2.80%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.68 million shares were traded. CLS stock price reached its highest trading level at $128.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $124.46.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CLS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 51.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.

On January 31, 2025, CIBC Upgraded its rating to Sector Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $150.

On November 22, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $95.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on November 22, 2024, with a $95 target price.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’25 when Cooper Todd C sold 65,000 shares for $129.78 per share. The transaction valued at 8,435,794 led to the insider holds 110,426 shares of the business.

Cooper Todd C bought 65,540 shares of CLS for $8,665,800 on Feb 07 ’25. On Feb 05 ’25, another insider, MIONIS ROBERT, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 75,000 shares for $141.29 each. As a result, the insider received 10,597,089 and left with 456,417 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CLS now has a Market Capitalization of 14695938048 and an Enterprise Value of 12420517888. As of this moment, Celestica,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.344 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.977.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CLS is 2.19, which has changed by 2.3289878 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21313763 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CLS has reached a high of $144.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 22.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 84.53%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 3.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7816020 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 116.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.18M. Insiders hold about 1.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.26% stake in the company. Shares short for CLS as of 1736899200 were 2706663 with a Short Ratio of 0.79, compared to 1734048000 on 2837032. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2706663 and a Short% of Float of 2.35.

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