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Stabilis Solutions (Stabilis Solutions) Free Cash Flow : $-3.54 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Stabilis Solutions Free Cash Flow?

Stabilis Solutions's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.06 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.54 Mil.

Stabilis Solutions'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 $-0.19.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Stabilis Solutions was -132.40% 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, Stabilis Solutions's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 65.20% per year. The lowest was -106.50% per year. And the median was 31.30% per year.


Stabilis Solutions Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stabilis Solutions'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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Stabilis Solutions Free Cash Flow Chart

Stabilis Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Free Cash Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.00 0.57 -3.33 10.77 -3.54

Stabilis Solutions 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 0.97 -3.63 2.33 -2.29 0.06

Stabilis Solutions 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.

Stabilis Solutions'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
=6.712+-10.252
=-3.54

Stabilis Solutions'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
=1.332+-1.27
=0.06

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 $-3.54 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.


Stabilis Solutions  (NAS:SLNG) 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, Stabilis Solutions's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=0/4.15+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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Stabilis Solutions (Stabilis Solutions) Business Description

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Address
11750 Katy Freeway, Suite 900, Houston, TX, USA, 77079
Stabilis Solutions Inc is an energy transition company that provides turnkey clean energy production, storage, transportation, and fueling solutions using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to multiple end markets. The company provides LNG solutions to customers in diverse end markets, including aerospace, agriculture, energy, industrial, marine bunkering, mining, pipeline, remote power, and utility markets. It generates revenue by selling and delivering LNG to its customers, renting cryogenic equipment, and providing engineering and field support services. It has a geographical presence in the United States and Mexico.
Executives
Edward L Kuntz director
Ballard Westervelt T. Jr director, officer: President and CEO 601 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 2400, NEW ORLEANS LA 70130
Matthew Morris director 1905 SHARP PL, HOUSTON TX 77019
Andrew Lewis Puhala officer: Senior Vice President & CFO 10375 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Jch Crenshaw Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 470 ORLEANS ST., 7TH FLOOR, BEAUMONT TX 77701
Benjamin J. Broussard director 1655 LOUISIANA STREET, BEAUMONT TX 77701
James Calvin Reddinger director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 10375 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Stacey B. Crenshaw director, 10 percent owner 10375 RICHMOND AVE., SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
James George Aivalis officer: Chief Operating Officer 10375 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Mushahid Khan director 10375 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Peter C. Mitchell director 505 FRONT AVENUE, P.O. BOX I, COEUR D'ALENE ID 83816
Will B. Crenshaw director 1655 LOUISIANA STREET, BEAUMONT TX 77701
Lng Investment Company, Llc 10 percent owner 1655 LOUISIANA STREET, BEAUMONT TX 77701
William Charles Miller officer: Chief Operating Officer 102 SENECA PLACE, MARS PA 16046
Peacock James Hoke Ii director C/O M & I ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC., 6410 LONG DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77087