May I ask a question, if company is using the money to repay the loan, does it means it is not considered as earning? Else, why the eps for a quarter is around 0.5 sen only? Tq.
Dudu, can you please explain how you achieved a FCF of 41389 from AR 2015. I understand FCF= net cash from operation(509290)- PPE(23888)+proceed from sales of PPE(2070)=31111 and not 41389. Thank you
Cheahsk, FCF has few methods of calculation. To decide which method to use is base on your own analysis purposes. For me, I will ignore the changes of working capital(Receivables + Inventories + Payable) because total amount of these 3 items will go plus & minus , year by year eventually the net effect is almost = 0
But if I take EPS, RGB is around 12 based on 2015 earning. Even if I take first half of 2016 and annualise it, it still around PE of 10. Is it realy cheap? I am not familiar with FCF, actually how we use FCF in calculating the company. What does it means if FCF is high? I know it means more free cash, but is it more important than Profit? Too many questions in my head...
Jian, RGB can consider as a long term investment counter. As long as it's business is on the right track, it will continue to create values. Previous years, we noticed that profit grow is a bit slow, but this year 2016, 30 percentage profit grow is projected based on current business progress. Growing speed will accelerate even more in 2017, especially 2018.
Benjamin,VenFx,这股还有很长的路要走。公司的盈利绝对是一步一步来的。不像其他行业,盈利可以一下冲上来。目前分析的只是账面情况,strong finance position 是投资基础,底线是不会倒,让投资者安心投资。目前投资卖点只能说是从坏变好。更重要的还是要分析公司接下来这几年的业务发展,到底能够走多远。还是保持现状?我也还在收集资料中。。。。
Should change in working capital be included in FCF?
Free cash flows means what it really mean; the net hard cash inflow/outflow after capital expenses. That also includes the need for increase in net working capital.
For a going concern, especially for a growing company, there should be overall increase in net working capital over the years, not necessary increase every year, but a trend of increase.
A growing company requires to increase its material purchases, inventories, more money to fund those payments first, before a company produces the goods to sell and then collect payable.
Ignoring change in working capital inevitably overstates the amount of free cash flows, and hence the value of a business.
Thanks for kcchong's advice. Including the change in working capital into FCF will finally make you more confuse & make wrong conclusion when analyse company actual FCF status.
Inventory, Recevable and payable may have big change each year. Including these amount in calculation will finally show inconsistant amount of FCF each year. In other words, the FCF amount you calculate will show big vary each year.
When this happened, it is confusing to analyse FCF for such campany. The actual company's FCF performance is hidden behind by using this method. The only way you can do is to average up pass few years FCF.
When doing average up, actually you are aware of the inconsistant of the change in working capital. The average of "change in working capital" each year, plus & minus add up will eventually go to "0" or increase just a bit as you mention due to company grow, need more inventory. The raw inventory grow each year will be small significant.
When do averaging, it is more inacurate methode due to pass 5 years FCF is far different from now. More over you can't even see the trend of FCF increasing each year till todate. Whereby the increasing trend of FCF is the most important to access a company performance. 13/10/2016 08:15
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50% speculating, trying to predict this year's free cash flow, predict company will pay the debt and facts that is all in annual report