In general, where can I find free cash flow data for public stocks?
2007-05-08 04:39:20 · 2 answers · asked by KhrisB 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Free cash flow is not a data item that is consistently presented by companies. Since you say 2007, you are also asking for a forecast and not an actual result.
Consensus cash flow estimate for 2007 is $1.03 per share. This is $5.3B dollars. Consensus capex estimate is $0.45B. So forecasted free cash flow is around $4.85B.
This is consistent with the trailing 12 month FCF total of $4.7B.
2007-05-09 09:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by gls_merch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the statement of cash flows from previous years - they can be found in SEC filings. For future cash flows, you need to make those predictions - that is the difficult part about investing. One thing that could help you is to listen to the conference calls, as analysts will normally ask management about CAPEX spending - this is what you need to subtract from your operating cash flow estimate.
Good luck.
2007-05-08 08:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋