Gabelli Multimedia Trust (Gabelli Multimedia Trust) Free Cash Flow

: $0.00 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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Gabelli Multimedia Trust's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

Gabelli Multimedia Trust'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 $0.00.

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.

Gabelli Multimedia Trust Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gabelli Multimedia Trust's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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Gabelli Multimedia Trust Annual Data

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Gabelli Multimedia Trust Semi-Annual Data
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Gabelli Multimedia Trust 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.

Gabelli Multimedia Trust'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
	=	0	+	0
	=	0.00

Gabelli Multimedia Trust'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	+	0
	=	0.00

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.00 Mil.

Gabelli Multimedia Trust (NYSE:GGT) 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, Gabelli Multimedia Trust's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	0	/	5.67	+	0
	=	0.00 %

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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Gabelli Multimedia Trust (Gabelli Multimedia Trust) Business Description

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Address

One Corporate Center, Rye, New York, NY, USA, 10580-1422

Website

https://www.gabelli.com

Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is the long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, under normal market conditions, in common stock and other securities, including convertible securities, preferred stock, options, and warrants of companies in the telecommunications, media, publishing, and entertainment industries.

Executives

Mario J Gabelli	director	191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Calgary Avansino	director	C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Anthony S. Colavita	director	C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Elizabeth C Bogan	director	C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Peter D. Goldstein	officer: Secretary	249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
James P Conn	director
John Birch	director	C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Bank Of America Corp /de/	10 percent owner	BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.	other: Subsidiary	4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NORTH TOWER, NEW YORK NY 10080
Group Ag Ubs	10 percent owner	BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45, ZURICH V8 CH-8001
Blue Ridge Investments, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	ONE BRYANT PARK, NEW YORK NY 10036
John Chester Ball	officer: Treasurer	800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
Kuni Nakamura	director	1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
Christopher J. Marangi	director	C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Salvatore J Zizza	director	810 SEVENTH AVE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019