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MYR Group (MYR Group) Free Cash Flow : $-14 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MYR Group Free Cash Flow?

MYR Group's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $22 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-14 Mil.

MYR Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.28. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.82.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of MYR Group was -115.30% 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, MYR Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 132.60% per year. The lowest was -187.10% per year. And the median was -7.00% per year.


MYR Group Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for MYR Group'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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MYR Group Free Cash Flow Chart

MYR Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Free Cash Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.07 130.81 84.87 90.43 -13.72

MYR Group 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 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 Premium Member Only 65.22 17.54 -43.43 -9.51 21.68

MYR Group 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.

MYR Group'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
=71.016+-84.736
=-14

MYR Group'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
=42.624+-20.945
=22

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 $-14 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.


MYR Group  (NAS:MYRG) 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, MYR Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=3.54019048/144.63+0.179
=20.35 %

* 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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MYR Group (MYR Group) Business Description

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Address
12121 Grant Street, Suite 610, Thornton, CO, USA, 80241
MYR Group Inc is a U.S.-based holding company that provides specialty electrical construction services through its subsidiaries. The company operates through two segments. The transmission and distribution segment provides designing, engineering, procurement, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair services on transmission and distribution network and substation facilities. The commercial and industrial segment provides services such as the design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wiring, installation of traffic networks, and the installation of bridges. MYR Group generates the majority of its sales from the United States and Canada.
Executives
Swartz Richard S. Jr. officer: Group VP MYR GROUP INC., 1701 GOLF ROAD SUITE 3-1012, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008-4210
William Fry officer: VP, CLO and Secretary 10370 RICHMOND AVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77042
Don A. Egan officer: SVP and COO C&I 12121 GRANT STREET, SUITE 610, THORNTON CO 80241
Maurice E. Moore director 1100 LATHROP AVENUE, RIVER FOREST IL 60305
Betty R. Johnson director 1115 CENTRAL AVE #239, NAPLES FL 34103
Jennifer Elaine Lowry director 2 HOLLINS AVE, BALTIMORE MD 21210
Jeffrey J. Waneka officer: SVP and COO C&I 1701 GOLF ROAD, SUITE 3-1012, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
Tod M. Cooper officer: Senior Vice President 1701 GOLF RD, SUITE 3-1012, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
Bradley Thede Favreau director 438 CLEARMONT AVE, APT C, BROOKLYN NY 11238
Kelly Michelle Huntington officer: Senior VP 7575 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240
Ajoy Hari Karna director 2501 M ST NW, UNIT 508, WASHINGTON DC 20037
William A Koertner director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO MYR GROUP INC., 1701 GOLF ROAD SUITE 3-1012, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008-4210
Shirin O'connor director 3054 CREEKSIDE DRIVE, SENECA SC 29672
William Patterson director 60 ARDMORE ROAD, HO-HO-KUS NJ 07423
Gary Ronald Johnson director 6599 PINNACLE DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55346