ADVISORY BOARD CO Free cash flow
- Free cash flow · 12 months (USD): Value $67.40M; Formula and calculation Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2017-09-30..
- Price / free cash flow · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2017-09-30..
- Free cash flow yield · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2017-09-30..
- Free cash flow margin · 12 months: Value 8.62%; Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2017-09-30..
Free cash flow
Overview →Financial period ending 2017-09-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow · 12 months (USD) | $67.40M | Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2017-09-30. $101.21M − $33.81M ≈ $67.40M |
| Price / free cash flow · 12 months | (m) | Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2017-09-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow yield · 12 months | (m) | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2017-09-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow margin · 12 months | 8.62% | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2017-09-30. $67.40M ÷ $781.82M × 100 ≈ 8.62% |
| Free cash flow per share · 12 months | (m) | (Trailing-year operating cash flow − capital spending) / reported quarter-end common shares. Period ending 2017-09-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Operating cash flow · 12 months | $101.21M | Cash generated by operating activities. Period ending 2017-09-30. |
| Operating cash flow / net income · 12 months | 1.43× | Operating cash flow / net income. Period ending 2017-09-30. $101.21M ÷ $70.95M ≈ 1.43× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 101.21M USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities |
| Capital spending | 33.81M USD | Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Market cap | (m) | |
| Free cash flow | 67.40M USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities · Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Revenue | 781.82M USD | |
| Quarter-end shares | (m) | Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |
| Net income | 70.95M USD | Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Free cash flow | FCF per share | Operating cash flow | Capital spending (USD) | Market cap (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Quarter-end shares (shares) | Net income (USD) | Price / FCF | FCF yield | FCF margin | Cash conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-30 | $67.40M | (m) | $101.21M | $33.81M | (m) | $781.82M | (m) | $70.95M | (m) | (m) | 8.62% | 1.43× |
| 2017-06-30 | $65.61M | (m) | $107.41M | $41.80M | (m) | $799.14M | (m) | $107.81M | (m) | (m) | 8.21% | 1.00× |
| 2017-03-31 | $70.29M | (m) | $114.02M | $43.73M | (m) | $797.23M | (m) | $100.55M | (m) | (m) | 8.82% | 1.13× |
| 2016-12-31 | $67.17M | (m) | $112.56M | $45.39M | (m) | $803.42M | (m) | $91.24M | (m) | (m) | 8.36% | 1.23× |
| 2016-09-30 | $62.59M | (m) | $110.84M | $48.25M | (m) | $804.52M | (m) | $-49.91M | (m) | (m) | 7.78% | -2.22× |
| 2016-06-30 | $93.75M | (m) | $143.29M | $49.53M | (m) | $804.56M | (m) | $-86.77M | (m) | (m) | 11.65% | -1.65× |
| 2016-03-31 | $94.36M | (m) | $146.22M | $51.86M | (m) | $789.76M | (m) | $-86.60M | (m) | (m) | 11.95% | -1.69× |
| 2015-12-31 | $108.99M | (m) | $161.93M | $52.94M | (m) | $768.35M | (m) | $-119.01M | (m) | (m) | 14.19% | -1.36× |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | $-19.13M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | $-13.73M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | $-25.62M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-12-31 | $11.79M | (m) | $68.29M | $56.50M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $3.98M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 17.16× |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | $520.60M | (m) | $24.75M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-31 | $36.41M | (m) | $82.62M | $46.21M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $23.01M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 3.59× |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-03-31 | $46.28M | (m) | $83.26M | $36.98M | (m) | $450.84M | (m) | $23.41M | (m) | (m) | 10.27% | 3.56× |
| 2012-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-31 | $63.54M | (m) | $93.91M | $30.37M | (m) | $370.35M | (m) | $25.30M | (m) | (m) | 17.16% | 3.71× |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | $40.15M | (m) | $50.47M | $10.32M | (m) | $283.44M | (m) | $18.52M | (m) | (m) | 14.17% | 2.72× |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-31 | $44.87M | (m) | $46.67M | $1.80M | (m) | $232.61M | (m) | $11.43M | (m) | (m) | 19.29% | 4.08× |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.