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Elizabeth Arden (Elizabeth Arden) Free Cash Flow : $-45.7 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Elizabeth Arden Free Cash Flow?

Elizabeth Arden's total free cash flow for the months ended in Jun. 2016 was $5.1 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $-45.7 Mil.

Elizabeth Arden's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.17. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $-1.53.

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.


Elizabeth Arden Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elizabeth Arden'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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Elizabeth Arden Free Cash Flow Chart

Elizabeth Arden Annual Data
Trend Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16
Free Cash Flow
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Elizabeth Arden Quarterly Data
Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16
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 8.69 -109.44 102.62 -43.95 5.05

Elizabeth Arden 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.

Elizabeth Arden's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Jun. 2016 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=-33.75+-11.961
=-45.7

Elizabeth Arden's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Jun. 2016 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=8.271+-3.218
=5.1

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-45.7 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.


Elizabeth Arden  (NAS:RDEN) 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 Jun16, Elizabeth Arden's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Jun16)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=0.94780952/13.76+0.1931
=26.20 %

* 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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Elizabeth Arden (Elizabeth Arden) Business Description

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Elizabeth Arden Inc is incorporated on June 26, 1992 in the state of Florida. The Company is a beauty products company with a portfolio of prestige fragrance, skin care and cosmetics brands. The Company's portfolio includes Elizabeth Arden Brand, Celebrity Fragrances, Heritage Fragrances and Designer Fragrances. In addition to its owned or licensed fragrance brands, the Company distributes additional prestige fragrance brands, in the United States through distribution and other purchasing agreements. It sells its prestige beauty products to retailers in the United States and internationally, including; U.S. prestige retailers and specialty stores such as Macy's, Dillard's, Ulta, Belk, Sephora, Bloomingdales and Nordstrom; U.S. mass retailers, including mid-tier and chain drug retailers, such as Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl's, Walgreens, CVS, and TJ Maxx and Marshalls; and International retailers such as Boots, Debenhams, Superdrug Stores, The Perfume Shop, Hudson's Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Myer, Douglas and various travel retail outlets such as Nuance, Heinemann and World Duty Free. The Company and its products are subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Trade Commission and state regulatory authorities in the United States, as well as by various other federal, local and international regulatory authorities in the countries in which its products are produced or sold.
Executives
Maura J Clark director C/O ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC., 2400 SW 145 AVENUE, MIRAMAR FL 33027
Edward D Shirley director SYSCO CORPORATION, 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
M Steven Langman director 630 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Rhone Capital L.l.c. director, 10 percent owner 630 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 2710, NEW YORK NY 10111
Rod R Little officer: EVP and CFO 1 HSN DRIVE, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33729
E Scott Beattie director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO C/O ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC., 2400 SW 145 AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, MIRAMAR FL 33027
Kathy Widmer officer: EVP & CMO C/O ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC., 2400 S.W. 145 AVENUE, MIRAMAR FL 33027
Stephen J Smith officer: EVP and CFO C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
M&g Investment Management Ltd 10 percent owner 10 FENCHURCH AVENUE, LONDON X0 EC3M 5AG

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