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SideChannel (SideChannel) Free Cash Flow : $-1.65 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SideChannel Free Cash Flow?

SideChannel's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.18 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.65 Mil.

SideChannel's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.01.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 59.80% 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, SideChannel's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 81.90% per year. The lowest was -215.00% per year. And the median was 31.65% per year.


SideChannel Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for SideChannel'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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SideChannel Free Cash Flow Chart

SideChannel Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Free Cash Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.18 -6.68 0.16 -0.40 -1.98

SideChannel 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 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 -0.48 -0.65 -0.43 -0.39 -0.18

SideChannel 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.

SideChannel's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Sep. 2023 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=-1.945+-0.032
=-1.98

SideChannel'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
=-0.184+0
=-0.18

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 $-1.65 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.


SideChannel  (OTCPK:SDCH) 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, SideChannel's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=0/0.03+0
=0.00 %

* 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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SideChannel (SideChannel) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
146 Main Street, Suite 406, Worcester, MA, USA, 01608
SideChannel Inc is a provider of cybersecurity services and technology to companies; national, state, and local municipalities; and non-profits. The company earns maximum revenue from vCISO Services that capture the revenue, the Chief Information Security Officer services that it provides to its clients on a 'virtual' or outsourced basis.
Executives
Ryan Polk officer: Chief Financial Officer 7635 INTERACTIVE WAY, SUITE 200, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46278
Brian Wayne Haugli director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 146 MAIN ST, SUITE #405, WORCESTER MA 01608
Regan Hugh T Jr director C/O INTEST CORP, 804 EAST GATE DR., SUITE 200, MT. LAUREL NJ 08054
Anthony Ambrose director 6645 185TH AVE NE SUITE 100, REDMOND WA 98052
Deborah Kuenzi Macconnel director 146 MAIN ST, SUITE #405, WORCESTER MA 01608
Kevin Robert Powers director 146 MAIN ST, SUITE #405, WORCESTER MA 01608
Nicholas William Hnatiw officer: Chief Technology Officer 6836 BEE CAVE ROAD,, BLDG 1 #279, AUSTIN TX 78746
Sammy Eugene Davis director 6836 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG 1 #279, AUSTIN TX 78746
Andrew Borene officer: Chief Executive Officer 825 MAIN STREET, SUITE 100, BUDA TX 78610
Manchester Management Pr, Llc 10 percent owner 3 WEST HILL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02114
Zeynep Young director 825 MAIN ST., SUITE 100, BUDA TX 78610
David Chasteen director 825 MAIN ST, SUITE 100, BUDA TX 78610
Thomas Wiley Wilkinson director 3 COLERIDGE LANE, AUSTIN TX 78746
James E Besser 10 percent owner 3 WEST HILL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02114
Manchester Explorer, L.p. 10 percent owner MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C, 3 WEST HILL PLACE, Boston ma 02114