Sentences with phrase «less free flowing»

Some educators may worry that protocols can lead to an overly structured discussion that is less free flowing and organic.

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

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.

Free cash flow represents operating cash flows less net purchases of property and equipment and patent and licensing rights.

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

The retailer does generate an annual EBIT of $ 500 million and generates $ 400 million in free cash flow generation, the analyst said, but so long as its operating margins «continues to bleed,» the less time management has in overseeing a successful turnaround.

Put a 6 percent yield on that theoretical free cash flow — still less than Royal Dutch Shell Plc's yield — and Aramco's implied valuation drops to $ 1.3 trillion.

Besides polluting the free flow of ideas, manipulations such as these are nothing less than subversive: they undermine the United States and its institutions — universities, the press, charitable groups, foundations and the churches — by exploiting the legitimacy they may inherently possess, in order to gain for insidious designs credibility which the CIA would not otherwise be able to command.

After all, I have admitted that a free - will theodicy will be inherently more «defensive» than the process theodicy — that a free - will theodicy will be at points less able than the process theodicy to offer explanations for evil that flow in a natural, intuitive sense from the theistic tenets on which it is built — and isn't it reasonable to assume that the theodicy which is least defensive in this sense should be considered most plausible?

We don't want to see another skewed match - up of 1st teamers vs. 2nd teamers, but we're also less than enthused with a more even split of talent (one that in some ways makes it inherently more difficult to generate a high flying, free flowing scrimmage).

All these players are good when the opposition are less than world class and are willing to play free flowing football but all of them collectively seem bereft of ideas when the opposition parks the bus like Chelsea / Sunderland did!

The critics would point to a free - flowing victories followed by needlessly dropping points against the lesser - teams.

Their results pointed to less viscous, more free - flowing mantle rock above the megameter boundary, transitioning to highly viscous rock below the boundary.

Over the course of 30 days or so, possibly less, about 93,000 cubic kilometers of water — almost 80 % of the volume of all free - flowing fresh water on Earth today — carved the 15 - km - wide, 2.5 - km - deep Aram Valley.

Since the post-9 / 11 anthrax attacks, researchers have become increasingly concerned that someone less savory — a bioterrorist, for example — could misuse critical details in scientific journals, publications that depend on the free flow of ideas.

This leads us to care less about the environment and climate as we are so focused on our enlightenment and ascension, and controlling and managing, while Mother Nature is offering us wild, open, and free - flowing ecstasy in the body, the wind, the trees, swimming, making love, kissing, smelling flowers, and being alive.

A little white dress is a necessity for summer but so are white jeans and I love pairing them with a free flowing blouse that is less structured and breathes summertime vibes.

Shot stream - of - consciousness style free - flowing from glimpses of natural scenery to extended philosophical discourses and back, the resulting looseness of structure and stiffness of tone are admittedly dreary, if never less than cryptically intriguing.

It's also less dark than the first entry, and doesn't carry the baggage of having to introduce the characters and scenario, which allows for a more free - flowing and buoyant effort.

Always remember that speed cameras are used ONLY in locations where the posted limits are deliberately, improperly, and less - safely set well below the safest points - the actual 85th percentile speed of free flowing traffic under good conditions.

In our testing we did notice some bad reporting, mostly showing green lines on the freeway, indicating free - flowing traffic, while traffic was moving less than 40mph.

The car's progress is distinctly smoother and free - flowing, its actual road dynamics and those sensed subjectively by the driver are both enhanced, and driving pleasure benefits too, since ESP comes into action much less frequently.

Torxe cat - back performance exhaust systems and axle - back performance exhaust systems have less restrictive, freer flowing mufflers and pipes that will let your engine breathe better for increased horsepower, while your vehicle stays emissions legal.

Decreasing your fixed costs to live has two benefits: a) You have more free cash flow to devote toward your investments, and b) You need less passive income to cover your expenses and thus become financially independent.

Given that Roche generates approximately $ 14 billion in free cash flow annually and pays less than $ 2 billion in interest, the company's financial situation is strong.

And here is the second try: Gross margins as a ratio of Assets over 13 %, free cash flow yield over 5 %, Long - term debt as a ratio of free cash flow greater than five, less than 20 % above the 52 - week low.

That's a high 103 % of its $ 30 million free cash flow (cash flow less capital expenditures).

Before taking into account the positive free cash flow generated between October 2009 and March 2011, the Company is levered through its LOC at less than 1.5 x its run - rate EBITDA.

This seemingly corresponds to the traditional definition of free cash flow, which is defined as cash from operations less capital expenditures and dividends paid.

If you want to buy a dollar of free cash flow for less than one dollar, you are probably not going to find it among the... Continue reading →

For most types of businesses, I prefer to see a debt to capital ratio of no more than 50 %, healthy free cash flow generation, and strong coverage ratios (e.g. net debt / EBIT of less than 5x).

We want deeply discounted investments selling for 60 % or less of our appraisal value based upon the present value of free cash flow, net asset value, and comparable business sales.

Some young high growth companies with less than 7 years of positive free cash flows might not be included in the data analyzed, but those are the types of companies that must be analyzed more carefully due to greater difficulty in predicting their future cash flows.

Knowing that intangibles often have value, I looked for the gap that should exist between free cash flow (earnings, less depreciation, amortization, and capital expenditure) and earnings, and more often than not, it was not there.

Those who truly understand markets know that yield is an allocation of free cash flow, and that many businesses can't control their free cash flow, so dividends are less than fully certain.

Finally, management conservatism and competence are paramount, given the less certain nature of accrual accounting at financial companies, and the inability to calculate free cash flow with any precision.

The less mature the industry, the more room for organic improvement, and thus more free cash flow is dedicated to internal investment, and less to rewarding current shareholders.

In other words free cash flow is the cash from operations (cash flow statement) less capital expenditures.

If you lack the necessary free cash flow to repay your loan, either your application will be declined or your loan will be approved at a less - than - desirable interest rate.

That's equal to 71.8 % of its free cash flow (regular cash flow less capital expenditures) of $ 9.8 billion.

However, we're still seeing a huge disconnect between EBITDA & operating free cash flow margins (Op FCF: Operating cash flow, less net PPE / intangible expenditure).

More troubling is the lack of operating free cash flow (cash generated from operations, less PPE & intangibles).

On a net asset value basis (using management's last estimate of DHT's fleet value, $ 400 million) DHT is trading for less than its fleet value on an unchartered basis, despite the roughly $ 100 million at least in free cash flow to be collected by DHT through 2012 when the charters begin to roll off.

In England and Wales, it's possible to get totally free water - saving gadgets from your water company year - round, including # 20 shower heads (which help regulate water usage), tap inserts (to regulate the flow of water from your tap, worth # 5) and Save - A-Flush bags (bags you place into your toilet cistern so each flush uses less water, worth # 2).

The company has shown a relatively impressive ability to keep operating expenses in check and generate solid free cash flow, while the P / E is less than 10, the dividend payout is more than 5 % and profits per share are expected to increase from $ 6.14 last year to $ 6.67 this year and $ 7.79 in 2015.

Moreover, the dividend only represents less than 30 % of free cash flow.

Picard)... however, operating free cash flow (operating cash flow, less capex & intangibles) margin of 8.1 % still falls well short.

Applegreen's 2016 net cash from operating activities was $ 48 million (inc. $ 17 million of incremental float), less net interest paid of $ 1.7 million, which threw off $ 46 million of available cash — whereas total net capex was actually $ 62 million, so free cash flow was actually $ (16) million, increasing net debt to $ 19 million.

And just in case you think I'm simply cherry - picking numbers out of thin air here, it's important to note the company actually generated operating free cash flow (i.e. operating cash flow, less net capex) of EUR 42 million in the past two years — that's an average 8.0 % Op FCF margin!