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Wan Kei Group Holdings (HKSE:01718) Free Cash Flow : HK$9.8 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Wan Kei Group Holdings Free Cash Flow?

Wan Kei Group Holdings's total free cash flow for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$6.6 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$9.8 Mil.

Wan Kei Group Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$0.07. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$0.11.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Wan Kei Group Holdings was -9.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Free Cash Flow Growth Rate using Free Cash Flow per Share data.

During the past 9 years, Wan Kei Group Holdings's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 25.20% per year. The lowest was 25.20% per year. And the median was 25.20% per year.


Wan Kei Group Holdings Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wan Kei Group Holdings's Free Cash Flow 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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Wan Kei Group Holdings Free Cash Flow Chart

Wan Kei Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Free Cash Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -119.16 -99.17 -16.49 1.17 22.33

Wan Kei Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Free Cash Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.59 -8.42 19.21 3.12 6.63

Wan Kei Group Holdings Free Cash Flow Calculation

Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company.

Wan Kei Group Holdings's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Mar. 2023 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=24.359+-2.03
=22.3

Wan Kei Group Holdings's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=6.89+-0.263
=6.6

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$9.8 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.


Wan Kei Group Holdings  (HKSE:01718) Free Cash Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is very close to Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, except that in Warren Buffett's Owner's Earnings, the spending for Property, Plant, and Equipment is only for maintenance (replacement), while in the Free Cash Flow calculation, the cost of new Property, Plant, and Equipment due to business expansion is also deducted. There, Free Cash Flow is more conservative than Owner's Earnings.

In Don Yacktman's calculation of forward rate of return, he uses Free Cash Flow for the calculation. Yacktman explained the forward rate of return concept in detail in his interview with GuruFocus. Yacktman defines forward rate of return as the normalized free cash flow yield plus real growth plus inflation.

This is what Yacktman said in his March 2012 interview - when the S&P 500 was at 1400:

If the business is stable, this calculation is fairly straightforward. For instance, on the S&P 500 we would normalize earnings. We would then calculate what percentage of those earnings are not reinvested in the underlying businesses and are therefore free. Historically, for the S&P 500, this has been just under 50% of earnings. Currently, we expect the S&P to earn about 70 on a normalized basis, a number which is far below reported earnings due to our adjusting for record high profit margins. $70 X ½ / 1400 gives you a normalized free cash flow yield of approximately 2.5%.

The historical real growth rate of the S&P 500 (companies) is about 1.5%. Assuming an inflation rate of 2.5%, the forward rate of return on an investment in the S&P 500 is about 6.5% today (2.5% free cash flow yield plus 1.5% real growth plus 2.5% inflation).

For the growth part of the Forward Rate of Return calculation, GuruFocus uses the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per share as the growth rate, and the growth rate is always capped at 20%. For the Free Cash Flow we use per share data averaged over seven years. The reason we use seven years is because research shows that seven years is the length of the typical business cycle.

Therefore, as of Mar23, Wan Kei Group Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Mar23)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=0/1.61+0
=0.00 %

* 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.


Be Aware

Free Cash Flow within a report period can be affected by management's decisions of capital spending. Therefore, it is important to look at long term when it comes to Free Cash Flow.


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Wan Kei Group Holdings (HKSE:01718) Business Description

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Address
No. 288 Hennessy Road, Unit No. 07, 16th Floor Emperor Group Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Wan Kei Group Holdings Ltd is an engineering and construction company. It is engaged in the provision of foundation works including mini piles, pipe piles, and king posts. It also offers socketed steel, driven piles, and pre-drilling works. The operating business segments are Foundation Construction, Ground Investigation Services, Trading of beauty and skin care products and Financial Services. The Foundation construction segment provides foundation construction works to customers in Hong Kong, the Ground investigation services segment provides ground investigation services to customers in Hong Kong, Financial services segment provides investment, financing, and moneylending services. The company derives revenue mainly from the Foundation construction segment.
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