FLTLF (Flow Traders) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -4.06 (As of Dec. 2025)

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FLTLF Flow Traders Ltd FLTLF
51 GF Score
Price $29.57
GF Value $28.62
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Flow Traders Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Flow Traders FLTLF 51 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -4.06 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FLTLF with a GF Score™ of 51/100 and a GF Value™ of $28.62 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 338 Capital Markets companies, Flow Traders ranks worse than 295857.69% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Flow Traders's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $-4.06. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Flow Traders's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Flow Traders was 30.40. The lowest was 3.31. And the median was 15.03.


FLTLF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 14.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Flow Traders's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.17. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $3.46. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 8.56.

Flow Traders's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.17. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $3.46. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 8.56.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Flow Traders Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Flow Traders Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Flow Traders's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Flow Traders Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Flow Traders Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.35 0.95 1.63 -0.16 -4.32

Flow Traders Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 1.63 0.00 -0.16 0.00 -4.32

FLTLF vs MS, GS, SCHW: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Flow Traders's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Flow Traders Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Flow Traders's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Flow Traders's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Flow Traders Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Flow Traders's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 156.4
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 21.2
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 8.2
Change In Working Capital -357.4
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 44.8

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Flow Traders's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $156.4 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Flow Traders's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $21.2 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Flow Traders's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $8.2 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Flow Traders's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $8.2 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Flow Traders's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $-357.4 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Flow Traders's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 44.828 Mil.

Flow Traders's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 156.399 +21.245+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-8.156+-357.446)/44.828
=-4.06

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=29.565/-4.06
=0

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -4.06 mean?
Flow Traders (FLTLF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -4.06 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Flow Traders. Over the past decade, Flow Traders' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 3.31 to 30.40. According to the industry distribution chart, Flow Traders ranks #999999 out of 338 companies in the Capital Markets industry.
Is Flow Traders' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Flow Traders' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -4.06. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.31 to a high of 30.40. Based on the distribution chart, Flow Traders ranks #999999 out of 338 companies in the Capital Markets industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Flow Traders has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Flow Traders' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to MS and GS?
According to the Capital Markets industry distribution chart, Flow Traders ranks #999999 out of 338 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Flow Traders in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.64. Historically, Flow Traders' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 3.31 to 30.40 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Capital Markets company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Capital Markets companies is 14.64, based on 338 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Flow Traders. For the Capital Markets industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.64 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Flow Traders's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -4.06. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Flow Traders stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Flow Traders (FLTLF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $28.62, compared to a current price of $29.57 — trading 3.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -4.06. Flow Traders' overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Flow Traders (FLTLF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -4.06 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Flow Traders (FLTLF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Flow Traders stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $29.57 is trading 3.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $28.62. GuruFocus considers Flow Traders to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FLTLF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -4.06
  • GF Value™: $28.62 vs. price of $29.57 (3.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 51/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FLTLF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Flow Traders Business Description

Address Jacob Bontiusplaats 9, Amsterdams, NLD, 1018 LL
Flow Traders Ltd is a financial technology company operating in the financial markets, using its proprietary technology platform to provide liquidity by quoting bid and ask prices in financial products. It ensures the provision of liquidity to support the uninterrupted functioning of financial markets. The company's core trading focus is on exchange-traded products (ETPs), enabling investors to buy and sell ETPs by quoting bid and ask prices under virtually all market circumstances and also has expanded into fixed income, commodities, digital assets, and foreign exchange. The company's reportable segments are; Europe which generates key revenue, the Americas, and Asia.
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