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Electro Rent (Electro Rent) Cash Flow from Operations

: $49.3 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2016)
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Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Feb. 2016, Electro Rent's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $1.0 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $14.0 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-2.7 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $4.7 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0.0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0.0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $0.4 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $-2.7 Mil. In all, Electro Rent's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $14.7 Mil.


Electro Rent Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electro Rent's Cash Flow from Operations 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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Electro Rent Annual Data
Trend May06 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12 May13 May14 May15
Cash Flow from Operations
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 68.75 69.88 68.93 49.19 52.62

Electro Rent Quarterly Data
May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16
Cash Flow from Operations 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 16.50 13.12 16.65 4.83 14.72

Electro Rent Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Electro Rent's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2015 is calculated as:

Electro Rent's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2016 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $49.3 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.


Electro Rent  (NAS:ELRC) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Electro Rent's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $1.0 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Electro Rent's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $14.0 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Electro Rent's change in working capital for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $-2.7 Mil. It means Electro Rent's working capital declined by $2.7 Mil from Nov. 2015 to Feb. 2016 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Electro Rent's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $4.7 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Electro Rent's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $0.0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Electro Rent's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $0.0 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Electro Rent's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $0.4 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Electro Rent's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $-2.7 Mil.


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Electro Rent (Electro Rent) Business Description

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Electro Rent Corp was incorporated in California in 1965 and became a publicly held corporation in 1980. The Company rental, lease and sells of new and used electronic test and measurement equipment. The Company purchases that equipment from manufacturers such as Agilent and Tektronix primarily for use by its customers in the aerospace, telecommunications, defense, electronics, industrial and semiconductor industries. The Company data products division provides personal computers and servers from manufacturers including Dell, HP/Compaq, IBM, Toshiba and Apple. It has also expanded its rental, lease and sale of electrical test and inspection equipment used in the industrial industry, which includes electrical contractors and utility companies and their related support services providers. The Company's competitors in the North American T&M rental area include McGrath Rent Corp., Continental Resources, Test Equity and Microlease PLC. It competes for rental business with Microlease plc and Livingston Group Ltd. in Europe and Orix Corporation in Asia.
Executives
James S Pignatelli director 2300 E SLINGSHOT WAY, KAMAS UT 84036
Theodore E Guth director 6060 SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, VAN NUYS CA 91411
Joseph J Kearns director C/O ELECTRO RENT CORP, 6060 SEPULVEDA BLVD, VAN NUYS CA 91411
Platinum Equity Llc 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Tom Gores 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Investment Holdings Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Partners Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
S Lee Kling director 1401 S BRENTWOOD BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63144

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