Allegiant Travel Co (Allegiant Travel Co) Free Cash Flow

: $-105 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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Allegiant Travel Co's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-67 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-105 Mil.

Allegiant Travel Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.68. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.83.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -26.10% 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 13 years, Allegiant Travel Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 132.10% per year. The lowest was -179.10% per year. And the median was 21.30% per year.

Allegiant Travel Co Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Allegiant Travel Co's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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Allegiant Travel Co Annual Data

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-64.64

-46.54

294.58

-131.64

-105.23

Allegiant Travel Co Quarterly Data
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Free Cash Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-48.51	85.52	-21.83	-101.46	-67.46

Allegiant Travel Co 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.

Allegiant Travel Co's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	423.092	+	-528.32
	=	-105

Allegiant Travel Co's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	53.634	+	-121.095
	=	-67

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-105 Mil.

Allegiant Travel Co (NAS:ALGT) 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 Dec23, Allegiant Travel Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	0.308	/	82.61	+	-0.0724
	=	-6.87 %

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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Allegiant Travel Co (Allegiant Travel Co) Business Description

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1201 North Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89144

Website

https://www.allegiant.com

Allegiant Travel Co provides travel services in the United States. It sells air transportation on a stand-alone basis or bundled with air-related and third-party services and products. Customers may also purchase fixed-fee flying arrangements to receive charter service on a year-round and ad hoc basis. Additionally, customers may purchase hotel rooms, ground transportation, and other attractions (for example, entertainment show tickets) to accommodate a trip. The company's operating segment includes Airline, Sunseeker Resort, and other non-airline. Customers purchase travel tickets at airport ticket counters, online, or through its telephone reservation center.

Executives

Scott Wayne Deangelo	officer: EVP, Marketing	1201 N TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Keny Frank Wilper	officer: Interim COO	1201 N TOWN CENTER DR, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Gary Ellmer	director	448 LANG ROAD, PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Gregory Clark Anderson	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Wilson Robert Paul Iii	officer: EVP and CIO	1201 N TOWN CENTER DR, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Drew Allen Wells	officer: SVP, Chief Revenue Officer	1201 N. TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Scott Sheldon	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Robert James Neal	officer: CFO	1201 N TOWN CENTER DR, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Gallagher Maurice J Jr	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President	1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Rebecca Aretos	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	1201 N. TOWN CENTER DRIVE., LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Sandra Douglass Morgan	director	601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
John Redmond	director	1201 N. TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Linda A Marvin	officer: CFO and Managing Director	9057 WATERFIELD COURT, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Charles W. Pollard	director	50 CRESCENT AVENUE, SECOND CLIFF, SCITUATE MA 02066
Jude Bricker	officer: SVP - Planning	1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144