NetSuite's total free cash flow for the
months ended in Sep. 2016 was
$47.3 Mil.
Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $92.1 Mil.
NetSuite's Free Cash Flow per Share for the
months ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.58.
Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $1.14.
The historical data trend for NetSuite'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.
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.
NetSuite's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $92.1 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.
NetSuite (NYSE:N) 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.
* 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.
NetSuite Free Cash Flow Related Terms
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NetSuite Inc was incorporated in California in September 1998 and reincorporated in Delaware in November 2007. The Company is engaged in providing cloud-based financials / Enterprise Resource Planning and omnichannel commerce software suites. It also offers suite of applications, including financial management, Customer Relationship Management, Ecommerce and retail management, Professional Services Automation and Human Capital Management that enable companies to manage its business operations. The Company's offerings include NetSuite, designed to provide business management capabilities; NetSuite, OneWorld and NetSuite CRM+ are designed for use by types of businesses; and NetSuite OpenAir is designed for use by professional services businesses. The Company's NetSuite applications are served to medium-sized businesses and divisions of companies provides a single platform for financials/ERP, CRM, PSA and Ecommerce capabilities. Its NetSuite OneWorld software is offered to companies operating in multinational and multi-subsidiary environment. NetSuite OneWorld allows users to utilize its single platform for financials/ERP, CRM, PSA and Ecommerce capabilities in multi-currency environments across multiple subsidiaries and legal entities. Its NetSuite CRM+ is offered to medium-sized business customers. This application provides traditional sales force automation, marketing automation, and customer support and service management functionality. NetSuite OpenAir PSA solution is used by professional services organizations. SuiteCommerce solution is built for retail and B2B businesses. SuiteCommerce enables businesses to move from standalone transactional channels such as online, in-store or telephone to an integrated commerce solution that puts the customer at the center of every experience. NetSuite POS is a point-of-sale solution that is used by retail businesses to deliver customer experience at the point of sale and turn today's shopper into tomorrow's loyal customer. TribeHR is a full suite of HCM functionality necessary to recruit, manage and reward employees. Add-On Modules offers integrated suite. SuiteCloud is a technology platform that allows customers, partners and developers to tailor and extend suite to meet specific company, vertical and industry requirements for personalization, business processes and practices. The Company's software allows businesses to automate operations, streamline processes and access real-time business information. It also offer customer support and professional services related to implementing and supporting its applications. It delivers its suite over the Internet as a subscription service using the software-as-a-service model. It also offers industry-specific configurations for use by wholesale/distribution, manufacturing, retail, nonprofit, services and software companies. The Company conducts its business in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and Uruguay. The Company competes with financials/ERP, C
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