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Hibbett (Hibbett) Free Cash Flow : $61 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Hibbett Free Cash Flow?

Hibbett's total free cash flow for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $46 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $61 Mil.

Hibbett's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $3.74. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $5.10.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Hibbett was 350.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -20.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.10% 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, Hibbett's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 174.10% per year. The lowest was -60.90% per year. And the median was 17.65% per year.


Hibbett Free Cash Flow Historical Data

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

Hibbett Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Free Cash Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 74.96 162.96 88.34 14.22 60.81

Hibbett Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 9.28 -41.02 16.00 40.21 45.62

Hibbett 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.

Hibbett's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Jan. 2024 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=118.699+-57.886
=61

Hibbett's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=66.347+-20.723
=46

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $61 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.


Hibbett  (NAS:HIBB) 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 Jan24, Hibbett's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Jan24)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=4.94342857/66.65+0.2
=27.42 %

* 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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Hibbett (Hibbett) Business Description

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Address
2700 Milan Court, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35211
Hibbett Inc is engaged in the retail of sports goods. The company operates small to midsize stores and focuses its business on the South, Southwest, mid-Atlantic, and Midwest areas of the country. It offers a broad range of sporting goods, including apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment needed for team sports, with brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, The North Face, Jordan, Costa, and others. The company consists of three kinds of stores: Hibbett Sports, the company's primary retail format stores, accounting for most of the company's total stores, City Gear, and Sports Additions, smaller-format stores primarily offering athletic footwear with a fashion-based style.
Executives
William G Quinn officer: SVP Digital Commerce 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
Ronald P Blahnik officer: SVP and CIO 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
Mark Anthony Gunn officer: SVP, CHRO 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
David Mitchell Benck officer: SVP General Counsel 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
James A Hilt director 1 EXPRESS DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Dorlisa K Flur director POST OFFICE BOX 1017, CHARLOTTE NC 28201-1017
Pamela J Edwards director 104 COLEMAN BOULEVARD, SAVANNAH GA 31408
Ramesh Chikkala director 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
Jonalin S. Smith other: SVP Merchandising 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
Michael C. Mcabee other: SVP Supply Chain, Store Dev 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
Anthony F Crudele director TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, 5401 VIRGINIA WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Michael E Longo director, officer: President and CEO
Alton E Yother director
Benjamin Ashley Knighten officer: SVP Operations 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
Linda Hubbard director 2700 MILAN COURT, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211