Net income plus depreciation and amortization, less changes in working capital, less capital expenditure
Free cash flow can be very negative for profitable, fast-growing businesses and very positive for unprofitable, declining ones.
Cash not required for operations or for reinvestment Free cash flow is calculated by subtracting capital expenditures from cash flow Capital expenditures include the purchase of new plant, property and equipment Free cash flow can be used to pay dividends, buy back stock or pay off debt The more the better
Operating cash flow (net income plus amortization and depreciation) minus capital expenditures and dividends
This figure is calculated by subtracting capital spending from cash flow from operations for the same time period Free cash flow is expressed in the millions of dollars ($M) Free cash flow is the money left over after investment, and it can be used to pay dividends, buy back stock, or pay down debt
The amount of money that a business has at its disposal at any given time after paying out operating costs, interest payments on bank loans and bonds, salaries, research and development and other fixed costs
Money that is left after all expenses, which include taxes, interest, and capital expenditures Therefore, this is money that is not needed to run the business This is extra and can be paid out in the form of a dividend, it can buy back stock, or it can be reinvested into the company if it will show a good return
Cash flow consisting of available resources (net profit + amortisation and depreciation + provisions)
The portion of the annual net cash flow from operating activities that remains available for discretionary purposes, after the basic obligations of the business have been met Can be computed in several different ways (See Refer to page 537)
The cash that's left over after everything -- bills from suppliers, salaries, expenses for the annual holiday bash, new equipment to expand the business -- is said and done Theoretically, free cash flow is the amount of cash a business could issue to shareholders in the form of a dividend check See Cash Flow-Based Valuations
The cash flow of a company available to service the capital structure of the firm Typically measured as operating cash flow less capital expenditures and tax obligations
a firm's cash flow free of obligatory payments Strictly, it is cash flow after interest, tax and replacement investment, although it is measured in many other ways in practice, e g after all investment
A stock analyst's term with a definition that varies somewhat depending on the particular analyst It usually approximates operating cash flow minus necessary capital expenditures It is, in general, supposed to measure how much cash a company has left over after making payments necessary to maintain normal operations
Cash available for distribution to owners after taxes but before the effects of financing Calculated as net income, plus depreciation and amortization, plus interest expense, less required capital expenditures and changes in working capital
Some say "free cash flow" is the amount of cash created by a business which exceeds the amount required to buy inventories, replace equipment,, or build new factories