Sentences with phrase «free cash flows as»

I use free cash flows as a proxy for owner's earnings.

Aluminum products maker Arconic slashed its 2018 forecasts for profit and free cash flow as it expects prices of the metal to remain high this year due to sanctions on Russian supplies and a 10 percent duty on aluminum imports.

We calculate free cash flow as the sum of net cash provided by operating activities and net cash provided by the sale of revenue earning equipment and operating property and equipment, collections on direct finance leases and other cash inflows from investing activities, less purchases of property and revenue earning equipment.

«We see weak core free cash flow as too structurally challenged to de-lever the balance sheet, leaving the company prone to risks around further contingent liabilities, and / or capital markets volatility.»

In addition to the non-GAAP measures discussed above, Cree also uses free cash flow as a measure of operating performance and liquidity.

The Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment.

But looking further out, as housing and other construction markets fully recover, we believe USG will be earning considerably more and producing substantial free cash flow as the company benefits from large tax assets that help to shelter earnings.

The online travel giant continues to generate substantial free cash flow as it grows at an impressive rate, and we love its net cash position, inclusive of long - term investments.

Even after cutting the dividend in half in late 2017, GE will continue to pay out nearly 85 % of its free cash flow as dividends, which still sounds pretty unhealthy to me.

While Henning views free cash flow as the more important measure, he considers both because the two often differ greatly from one another.

The majority of Tildenrow's ideas are generated from a quantitative screen based on free cash flow as a percentage of enterprise value, and on the metric return on invested capital (ROIC).

Some argue that you should also compare the ratio to the free cash flow as well.

Free cash flow as reported in the MD&A on SEDAR is - $ 3.581 M for the latest quarter.

Unfortunately, we still see negative operating free cash flow as the company continues to invest heavily in its platform (though it should turn positive on a FY basis)...

The reason for this is that good management teams pay out a conservative amount of free cash flow as dividends, and reinvest most of the free cash flow to grow the company.

Not exact matches

«This transaction will position us as the premier global supplier of fluff pulp and will enhance our ability to generate additional free cash flow,» International Paper CEO Mark Sutton said.

The company said it now expects a higher free cash flow burn at $ 1.5 billion in 2016 as producing original content consumes more cash up front.

«We were a bit late recognising that one, but it's done wonders for our cash flow,» Mr King said.The company recently appointed business development manager Chris Temov, who has been working closely with Austrade and the WA government, which are currently providing free market research, with an emphasis on comparative pricing and delivery in the UK.The research is provided under the company's status as a new exporter.

Critics point to MDC's lack of overall profits and its huge amount of debt as signs of a company making more bets than it can afford to lose, (this, despite its increased revenues, organic growth and free cash flow).

But as a business owner, it's really important to free up cash flow fast.

We refer to the net amount of cash generated from operating activities and investing activities (excluding changes in restricted cash and acquisitions) from continuing operations as «free cash flow».

Free cash flow is especially important in this industry, says Underhill, as that gives management more discretion on whether to hold back a harvest.

Pioneer has also pledged to retain more of its free cash flow, rather than spending it all and then some on capital expenditures and incurring debt that could sap future profits, as has been common in the industry.

Three aspiring gold miners have announced an increase in projected free cash flow for their respective projects as a result of the strong gold price, coupled with falling fuel costs.

We define «free cash flow» as cash flows from operations less capital expenditures.

He points out that the company's business model allows it to turn its inventory around about twice as many times as its peers and its strong free cash flow — the company has about $ 4 of cash per share, he says — could be used to buy back stocks, which it has done in the past.

At the meeting in late 2016, executives said Quidsi would also generate significant free cash flow in 2017, which is notable because Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has long said that he cares more about free cash flow than he does profit margins or profitability metrics such as operating income and net income.

As well, now finished with its LTE rollout, Verizon is also spending less on capital expenditures, so it's generating more free cash flow to fund a deal.

«We improved our costs and earnings to emerge as a financially stronger business, with cash from continuing operations of $ 1.5 billion and free cash flow of $ 341 million,» president and CEO Gary J. Goldberg said in the company's 2014 annual report.

In a note, analyst Michael Senno wrote that «as an owner of sports cable networks and teams, we believe that MSG is well positioned to capitalize on the increasing value of premium sports content, which should result in AOCF and free cash flow growth above its peers and, combined with incremental leverage, lead to solid shareholder returns.»

As for math, make sure earnings growth and free cash - flow growth match up.

The Company defines free cash flow conversion as free cash flow divided by net income attributable to 3M.

The Company believes free cash flow and free cash flow conversion are meaningful to investors as they function as useful measures of performance, and the Company uses these measures as an indication of the strength of the company and its ability to generate cash.

Other companies, such as Starwood and Hyatt, have been more inconsistent with its free cash flow plans, he wrote in a Mar. 3 report.

Free cash flow (FCF) is a measure of a company's financial performance, calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.

While rising commodity prices have certainly played their part in lifting Teck's business, management's decision to wind down capital spending as new projects come on line has allowed the company to reduce debt and significantly boost free cash flow.

Some investors prefer to use a modified price to cash flow ratio based on something known as free cash flow.

Similarly, looking at it from an enterprise value basis, assuming a free cash flow margin of 25 % for FY18 (consensus estimates are at 24 %) on sales growth of 12 % (in - line with consensus) along with a EV / FCF multiple of 11x (in - line with the peak multiple leading up to the iPhone 6 cycle), we come up with a stock value in the mid $ 160s as well.

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance - Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of Capital Stock, earnings per share of Capital Stock, income, net income or profit (before or after taxes), economic profit, operating income, operating margin, profit margin, gross margins, return on equity or stockholder equity, total shareholder return, market capitalization, enterprise value, cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash position, return on assets or net assets, return on capital, return on invested

«Proportion of free cash flow (after preferred dividends) that is paid as dividends to common shareholders.

Spotify calculated that customers brought in 3.6 times more revenue over their life as a user than the company spent on marketing to attract them, as of the end of 2017, helping boost free cash flow to 109 million euros by the end of last year.

Unfortunately, as noted in the latest issue of Research & Insight, those targets have little relationship to shareholder value or free cash flow.

Assuming Intelsat generates positive operating cash flow on par with those years — $ 464 million generated in 2017, and $ 684 million generated in 2016 — this means there's a very good chance that Intelsat will generate positive free cash flow over the next few years as well.

More alarming, the company's cash drain — as measured by free cash flow — increased dramatically, to a little more than $ 1 billion, from $ 276.8 million in the previous quarter.

Dividend yields from companies with low or negative free cash flow can not be trusted as much because they may not be able to sustain their dividend for much longer.

The methodology provides a well - screened group of stocks that also delivers yields greater than the market (S&P 500 yields ~ 2 % while the stocks in our portfolio have an average yield of 6.5 %), safety in the sustainability of the yield because of strong free cash flow, and the potential for capital gains as each stock is currently undervalued.

On the flip side, dividends from companies with low or negative free cash flow can not be trusted as much because the company may not be able to sustain paying dividends.

[23] Likewise, shareholders in different tax brackets are likely to disagree about such matters as dividend policy, as are shareholders who disagree about the merits of allowing management to invest the firm's free cash flow in new projects.

When investors allow incentives such as stock options that compensate executives for managing earnings announcements rather than compensating them for delivering free cash flow to shareholders, what can they expect?

Investopedia defines free cash flow, often referred to as FCF, as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.