Not exact matches
To me, that seems a little too enthusiastic... I was certainly positive on the stock, but that was based on a sustained rebuilding of margins (complemented by hefty
operating free
cashflow (Op FCF)-RRB-, rather than a sudden acceleration
in revenues.
In this instance, pre-merger
cashflows suggest
operating cash generation (after interest & taxes) is now running around $ 155 mio pa post-merger, which nicely funds Petroceltic's forecasted 2013 exploration & development programme.
Operating free cashflow margins continue to outpace operating profit — at 28.2 %, a 3.25 Price / Sales ratio still looks fair, while a substantial positive debt adjustment is clearly appropriate in light of the balance sheet strength & the ringing success to date of their Australian acq
Operating free
cashflow margins continue to outpace
operating profit — at 28.2 %, a 3.25 Price / Sales ratio still looks fair, while a substantial positive debt adjustment is clearly appropriate in light of the balance sheet strength & the ringing success to date of their Australian acq
operating profit — at 28.2 %, a 3.25 Price / Sales ratio still looks fair, while a substantial positive debt adjustment is clearly appropriate
in light of the balance sheet strength & the ringing success to date of their Australian acquisition.
Operating cashflow and free
cashflow are more volatile (and depend on the maturity of the business, and / or stage of the economic cycle), but should also follow
in their footsteps over time.
And this wasn't down to the usual annual issue of
cashflow volatility —
in fact, each year's
operating FCF tracked fairly closely to the 13.9 % LT average.
However, debt / derivatives are far too high at EUR 3.7 bio (resulting
in a net EUR 245 interest bill)-- vs. the latest
operating free
cashflow of EUR 697 mio, a 57 % reduction
in debt would bring interest coverage back to reasonable levels.
Operating free
cashflow margin turned positive again
in the last 12 months, at 2.7 % — and actually jumped to 15.3 % (similar to average peak margins)
in their most recent interims.
On the other hand,
operating free
cashflows have consistently exceeded
operating profit
in the past few years, so I was happy to utilize a higher 3.25 P / S ratio (plus an upwards debt adjustment to reflect inherent debt capacity — perhaps to pursue other acquisitions like Sportsbet
in Australia).
This is wonderful news — and it implies significant extra
operating cashflow, needed for the company's 2012 surge
in capex spending.
This investment, however, has always proved problematic when it comes to valuation: While DLE's EBITDA margin is growing nicely, the heavy investment
in intangibles (or amortization, the figures are similar) means
operating free
cashflow has now only reached $ 1.3 mio.
Annual free
cashflow (
operating free
cashflow, less net interest & taxes) has only averaged GBP 16.8 mio
in the same period, which puts GNC on a current 24.3 times FCF multiple!?
I struggled to define
Operating Free Cash Flow, and
in the end I've included Cash from Operations, Exceptional Items, Discontinued Activities
Cashflow & Capex, Associate Dividends, PPE (Capex), Investment Property and Intangibles.
In the past 3 yrs, average annual
operating free
cashflow (
operating cashflow, less capex) was GBP 37.1 mio, which provides less than 2 times coverage for the avg.
The cash on cash return on investment is calculated as the positive
cashflow produced by the property (after paying for
operating expenses and mortgage payments) divided by the cash investment
in the property (down payment and closing costs).
If I purchase a property all cash for $ 140k, and after paying all
operating expenses I have $ 11.5 k
in cashflow left over at the end of the year, my yield on my invested capital for the year is 8.2 % (11.5 k / 140k).