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American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) Cash Flow from Operations : €39.4 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2013)


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What is American Pacific Cash Flow from Operations?

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Sep. 2013, American Pacific's Net Income From Continuing Operations was €8.2 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was €2.8 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was €-7.8 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was €0.2 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was €0.0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was €0.0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was €0.0 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was €-0.2 Mil. In all, American Pacific's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €3.2 Mil.


American Pacific Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Pacific's Cash Flow from Operations can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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American Pacific Cash Flow from Operations Chart

American Pacific Annual Data
Trend Sep04 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13
Cash Flow from Operations
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American Pacific Quarterly Data
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American Pacific Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

American Pacific's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as:

American Pacific's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €39.4 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


American Pacific  (FRA:ACQ) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

American Pacific's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €8.2 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

American Pacific's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €2.8 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

American Pacific's change in working capital for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €-7.8 Mil. It means American Pacific's working capital declined by €7.8 Mil from Jun. 2013 to Sep. 2013 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

American Pacific's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €0.2 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

American Pacific's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €0.0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

American Pacific's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €0.0 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

American Pacific's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €0.0 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

American Pacific's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €-0.2 Mil.


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American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) Business Description

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American Pacific Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in December 1980. The Company is a custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, specialty chemicals and propulsion products. It supplies active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry. The pharmaceutical ingredients it manufacture are used by its customers in drugs with indications in three primary areas: anti-viral, oncology, and central nervous system. Its customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as emerging pharmaceutical companies. Its continuing operations comprise three reportable business segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, and Other Businesses. The Fine Chemicals segment is operated through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC and AMPAC Fine Chemicals Texas, LLC. Specialty Chemicals segment is principally engaged in the production of perchlorates, which include several grades of ammonium perchlorate, sodium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate. In addition, it produce and sell sodium azide, a chemical primarily used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and Halotron, a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to total flooding systems. For the aerospace and defense industry, it provides specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. Other Businesses segment contains its water treatment equipment division and real estate activities PEPCON Systems, an operating division of the Company, is a manufacturer and supplier of On-Site Hypochlorite Generation systems.The Company design, manufacture and service equipment used to purify water or air in municipal, industrial and power generation applications. The systems are marketed under the ChlorMaster and Odormaster names. The main competing product to Halotron I is FE36 manufactured by DuPont. The Company's operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local regulations governing, among other things, emissions to air, discharges to water and waste management.

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