Cash Flow & Capital Allocation
FCF to Firm
Shows how free cash after required reinvestment enters, leaves or is allocated inside the company. It is a liquidity and capital-allocation read, not only an accounting-profit read.
FCF to Firm
freeCashFlowToFirm · Cash Flow & Capital Allocation
- Definition
- Shows how free cash after required reinvestment enters, leaves or is allocated inside the company. It is a liquidity and capital-allocation read, not only an accounting-profit read.
- Calculation
- Operating cash flow - capex + after-tax interest.
- Uses
- Key for mature businesses, dividend/buyback analysis and high-capex companies. It can mislead with temporary working capital, irregular capex, advance collections, M&A or refinancing. Cross-check net income, EBITDA, maintenance capex, net debt and ROIC.
