Free cash flow
Cash generated by the business after investment: what can pay dividends and debt.
Definition
Cash generated by the business after investment: what can pay dividends and debt.
Why it matters
Accounts turn a company’s activity into comparable figures: the raw material of any financial analysis.
How to read it in the news
Look at the trend over several years and whether profit turns into cash: profit that never becomes cash is a warning sign.
Notitia newsroom · education, not investment advice.