C&F Financial (C&F Financial) Free Cash Flow

: $37.4 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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C&F Financial's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $16.5 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.4 Mil.

C&F Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.91. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.05.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of C&F Financial was -55.80% 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, C&F Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 88.50% per year. The lowest was -26.10% per year. And the median was 5.95% per year.

C&F Financial Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for C&F Financial's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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C&F Financial Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Free Cash Flow

-17.34

-90.60

152.60

87.17

37.35

C&F Financial Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Free Cash Flow																20.50	-0.35	-1.07	22.24	16.53

C&F Financial 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.

C&F Financial'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
	=	38.811	+	-1.459
	=	37.4

C&F Financial'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
	=	16.974	+	-0.44
	=	16.5

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 $37.4 Mil.

C&F Financial (NAS:CFFI) 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, C&F Financial's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	0	/	68.19	+	0
	=	0.00 %

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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C&F Financial (C&F Financial) Business Description

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Address

3600 La Grange Parkway, Toano, VA, USA, 23168

Website

https://www.cffc.com

C&F Financial Corp is an American bank holding company. The company through its subsidiaries offers banking and related financial services to both individuals and businesses. It operates in three business activities: Community Banking, Mortgage Banking, and Consumer Finance. It mainly provides a range of lending activities, which include residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate loans, non-prime automobile lending, land acquisition, and development loans, and consumer loans. The company generates maximum revenue from the Community Banking segment.

Executives

Seaman John A Iii	other: Chief Credit Officer	802 MAIN STREET, WEST POINT VA 23181
Thomas F Cherry	officer: Senior Vice President & CFO
S Dustin Crone	other: President of Major Subsidiary	802 MAIN STREET, WEST POINT VA 23181
Audrey Dale Holmes	director	5120 ADKINS ROAD, PROVIDENCE FORGE VA 23140
Larry G Dillon	director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO
Hudson James H Iii	director
Jeffery O Smith	director	3600 LA GRANGE PKWY, TOANO VA 23168
D Anthony Peay	director	3600 LA GRANGE PKWY, TOANO VA 23168
Jason E Long	officer: Chief Financial Officer	4136 LONGVIEW LANDING, WILLIAMSBURG VA 23188
Sisson George R Iii	director	3600 LAGRANGE PARKWAY, TOANO VA 23168
Bryan Edwin Mckernon	other: President of major subsidiary	1400 ALVERSER DRIVE, MIDLOTHIAN VA 23113
Causey J P Jr	director	1021 EAST CARY STREET, PO BOX 2350, RICHMOND VA 23218-2350
Barry R Chernack	director
Julie R Agnew	director	100 PIERCES COURT, WILLIAMSBURG VA 23185
Elizabeth R Kelley	director	324 5TH STREET, WEST POINT VA 23181