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FRMO (FRMO) Cash Flow from Operations : $4.35 Mil (TTM As of May. 2014)


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What is FRMO Cash Flow from Operations?

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 six months ended in May. 2014, FRMO's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $3.87 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $0.00 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $1.50 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-0.15 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0.00 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0.00 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $0.03 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $-0.91 Mil. In all, FRMO's Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $4.35 Mil.


FRMO Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for FRMO'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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FRMO Cash Flow from Operations Chart

FRMO Annual Data
Trend Feb00 Feb01 Feb02 Feb03 Feb04 May12 May13 May14
Cash Flow from Operations
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.05 0.08 -0.58 1.05 4.35

FRMO Semi-Annual Data
Feb00 Feb01 Feb02 Feb03 Feb04 May12 May13 May14
Cash Flow from Operations Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.05 0.08 -0.58 1.05 4.35

FRMO 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.

FRMO's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2014 is calculated as:

FRMO's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 is:


For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2014 was $4.35 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.


FRMO  (OTCPK:FRMO) 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.

FRMO's net income from continuing operations for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $3.87 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

FRMO's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $0.00 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.

FRMO's change in working capital for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $1.50 Mil. It means FRMO's working capital increased by $1.50 Mil from May. 2013 to May. 2014 .

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

FRMO's cash flow from deferred tax for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $-0.15 Mil.

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

FRMO's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $0.00 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.

FRMO's asset impairment charge for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $0.00 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.

FRMO's stock based compensation for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $0.03 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).

FRMO's cash flow from others for the six months ended in May. 2014 was $-0.91 Mil.


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FRMO (FRMO) Business Description

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Address
1 North Lexington Avenue, Suite 12C, White Plains, NY, USA, 10601
FRMO Corp is focused its activities on making strategic investments in public and private companies.
Executives
Steven Bregman director, 10 percent owner, officer: President HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 4TH FLOOR SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10016
Santa Monica Partners Lp director 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Lawrence J Goldstein director 1865 PALMER AVE 108, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Jay P Hirschson director 747 GREENWICH ST, SUITE 400, NEW YORK NY 10014
Murray Stahl director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO C/O HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVE S 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Peter Doyle director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President, other: Secretary 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Lester J Tanner director, officer: Secretary 100 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3302, NEW YORK NY 10017
Allan Kornfeld director 123 WILD DUNES WAY, JACKSON NJ 08527

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