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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries) Free Cash Flow

: $842 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,065 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $842 Mil.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.95. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.75.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries was -19.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -22.30% 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, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 91.40% per year. The lowest was -140.70% per year. And the median was 10.30% per year.


Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries'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.

* Premium members only.

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Free Cash Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 223.00 638.00 236.00 1,042.00 842.00

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 831.00 -284.00 205.00 -144.00 1,065.00

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 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.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries'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
=1368+-526
=842

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries'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
=1184+-119
=1,065

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 $842 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.


Teva Pharmaceutical Industries  (NYSE:TEVA) 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, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=3.82838095/10.44+-0.0729
=29.38 %

* 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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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries) Business Description

Address
124 Dvora HaNevi’a Street, Tel Aviv, ISR, 6944020
Teva Pharmaceutical, based in Israel, is the leading generic drug manufacturer in the world. Teva derives half of its sales from North America and makes up a high-single-digit percentage of the total number of generic prescriptions in the U.S. It also has a significant presence in Europe, Japan, Russia, and Israel. Besides generics, Teva has a portfolio of innovative medicines and biosimilars in three main therapeutic areas: central nervous system with Copaxone, Ajovy and Austedo; respiratory with Qvar and ProAir; and oncology with Truxima, Herzuma, and Bendeka/Treanda. Teva also sells active pharmaceutical ingredients, offers contract manufacturing services, and owns Anda, a U.S.-based generic and specialty drug distributor.
Executives
Dov Bergwerk officer: Acting Chief Legal Officer C/O TEVA, 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Vikki L Conway officer: See "Remarks" C/O TEVA, 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Varda Shalev director MATAM PARK, BUILDING #5, HAIFA L3 3508409
Eliyahu Sharon Kalif officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O TEVA, 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Amir Weiss officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O TEVA, 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Angus Grant officer: EVP, Business Development C/O TEVA, 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Eric A Hughes officer: See "Remarks" C/O TEVA, 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Sven Dethlefs officer: EVP Global Marketing&Portfolio 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Eric Drape officer: Executive VP Global Operations C/O TEVA, 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
David Matthew Stark officer: Exec. VP Chief Legal Officer 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Richard Daniell officer: Exec. VP, European Commercial 5 BASEL STREET, PO BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Richard D Francis officer: President and CEO IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Hafrun Fridriksdottir officer: Executive VP, Global R&D 400 INTERPACE PARKWAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Eli Shani officer: EVP,Global Marketing&Portfolio C/O TEVA, 5 BASEL STREET, P.O. BOX 3190, PETACH TIKVA L3 4951033
Tal Zvi Zaks director C/O ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC, 60 JUBILEE AVE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE X0 OX14 4RX