Cincinnati Bell (Cincinnati Bell) Free Cash Flow

: $62 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2021)

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Cincinnati Bell's total free cash flow for the months ended in Jun. 2021 was $61 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was $62 Mil.

Cincinnati Bell's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Jun. 2021 was $1.20. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was $1.22.

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Cincinnati Bell Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cincinnati Bell's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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Cincinnati Bell Annual Data

Trend

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Dec20

Free Cash Flow

-113.30

-7.10

-5.90

35.30

-23.90

Cincinnati Bell Quarterly Data
	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21
Free Cash Flow																-4.00	5.50	-3.60	-0.90	61.30

Cincinnati Bell 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.

Cincinnati Bell's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Dec. 2020 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	206.1	+	-230
	=	-24

Cincinnati Bell's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Jun. 2021 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	120.3	+	-59
	=	61

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $62 Mil.

Cincinnati Bell (NYSE:CBB) 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 Jun21, Cincinnati Bell's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Jun21)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	-0.29885714	/	15.42	+	-0.0888
	=	-10.82 %

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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Cincinnati Bell (Cincinnati Bell) Business Description

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Address

221 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202

Website

https://www.cincinnatibell.com

Cincinnati Bell Inc provides wireline and wireless telecommunication services in Cincinnati, Ohio, and surrounding markets in Kentucky and Indiana. It operates business through two segments. Entertainment and Communications segment provides high speed data, video, and voice solutions to consumers and businesses over an expanding fiber network and a legacy copper network. IT Services and Hardware segment provides sale and service of efficient, end-to-end communications and IT systems and solutions across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The company generates a substantial portion of its revenues by delivering voice and data services over access lines.

Executives

Jakki L. Haussler	director	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Martin Yudkovitz	director	P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Craig F Maier	director	P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Meredith J Ching	director	822 BISHOP ST., HONOLULU HI 96813
Dods Walter A Jr	director	822 BISHOP ST., HONOLULU HI 96813
Theodore H. Torbeck	director, Director	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Lynn A Wentworth	director	CINCINNATI BELL INC, P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Russel Paul Mayer	director	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Leigh R. Fox	officer: Chief Executive Officer	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Joshua T. Duckworth	officer: Vice President & Treasurer	P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Christopher J Wilson	officer: VP, General Counsel	P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Thomas E Simpson	officer: Chief Operating Officer	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Andrew R. Kaiser	officer: Chief Financial Officer	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Christi H Cornette	officer: Chief Culture Officer	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
John W. Eck	director	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202