Granted that an R ^ 2 of 0.97 using number of years as the independent variable explains 97 % of the variation in the FCF, but wouldnt you be better off using a variable
like cash flow from operations?
Not exact matches
It works a lot
like real estate; however, midstream pipeline companies, unlike REITs, don't have an industry - approved metric that can replace EPS, so the best we can do is rely on available
cash flow from operations (ACFFO) per share.
Eventually I wondered whether I had the right tradeoff or not, and how I might work in other metrics
like dividends, sales,
cash from operations [CFO], and free
cash flow [FCF].