Airgas (Comparative Multiple Analysis)

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Link to services page Summary | Profile | SWOT | Cash Flow | Comps | Buffett | WACC Improve your investment analysis with by seeing the Airgas's Discounted Cash Flow analysis, Airgas's Warren Buffet analysis, and Airgas's Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Analysis. Notes on the Comparative Multiple Analysis of Airgas WikiWealth compares Airgas's revenue, EBITDA, and EBIT multiples to their peers in order to determine the appropriate fair valuation. Click in the top right corner to experiment with Airgas's comparative analysis. Notes from the analysis: 1. WikiWealth uses quantitative measures to determine the multiple range for Airgas. 2. Free cash flow to the firm (FCF) multiple is free cash flow to equity holders plus interest owed to Airgas's debt holders. 3. Multiples incorporate benefits due to economies of scale; WikiWealth compares absolute enterprise value multiples to competitor's multiples. 4. WikiWealth excludes outliers when calculating individual company multiples. Helpful Information for Airgas's Analysis How does this work? The Comparative Investment Analysis determines the value of Airgas by comparing Airgas financial ratios, prices, growth rates, margins, etc. to those of relevant peer groups. Value Investing Importance? This method is widely used by investment professionals to determine the correct price of investments, especially initial public offerings (IPOs). It is one element of WikiWealth's three Wall Street approaches used to determine the correct fair value of Airgas. See the Airgas cash flow (DCF) analysis for a completely different approach that's popular on Wall Street for determining the value of an investment in Airgas. Also, see the Airgas's buffett intrinsic valuation analysis for WikiWealth's attempt to replicate the investing formula's used by Warren Buffett and Airgas's valuation conclusion for a quick summary.