Below are the top five companies in the Computer Hardware industry as measured by the price to cash flow ratio. Often companies with the lowest ratio present the greatest value to investors.
Teradata (NYSE:TDC) has a price to free cash flow ratio of 40.8x based on a current price of $32.11 and a free cash flow per share of $0.79.
International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) has a price to free cash flow ratio of 47.2x based on a current price of $127.95 and a free cash flow per share of $2.71.
NCR (NYSE:NCR) has a price to free cash flow ratio of 48.1x based on a current price of $13.78 and a free cash flow per share of $0.29.
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) has a price to free cash flow ratio of 50.8x based on a current price of $46.37 and a free cash flow per share of $0.91.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a price to free cash flow ratio of 56x based on a current price of $258.11 and a free cash flow per share of $4.61.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of NCR and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on June 17, 2010 at $13.59. The stock has risen 1.4% since the alert was issued.
Source:http://www.mysmartrend.com/news-briefs/news-watch/top-5-companies-computer-hardware-industry-offering-investors-best-cash-flow-2
