Targa Resources (Targa Resources) Free Cash Flow

: $826 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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Targa Resources's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $238 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $826 Mil.

Targa Resources's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.06. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.61.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Targa Resources was -19.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% 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, Targa Resources's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year. The lowest was -457.20% per year. And the median was -42.80% per year.

Targa Resources Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Targa Resources's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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Targa Resources Annual Data

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Dec23

Free Cash Flow

-1,488.00

792.90

1,797.80

1,046.50

826.20

Targa Resources 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																18.60	694.10	78.80	-184.40	237.70

Targa Resources 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.

Targa Resources'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
	=	3211.6	+	-2385.4
	=	826

Targa Resources'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
	=	957.7	+	-720
	=	238

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 $826 Mil.

Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP) 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, Targa Resources's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	1.636	/	86.87	+	0.2
	=	21.88 %

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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Targa Resources (Targa Resources) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

811 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX, USA, 77002

Website

https://www.targaresources.com

Targa Resources is a midstream firm that primarily operates gathering and processing assets with substantial positions in the Permian, Stack, Scoop, and Bakken plays. It has 843,000 barrels a day of gross fractionation capacity at Mont Belvieu and operates a liquefied petroleum gas export terminal. The Grand Prix natural gas liquids pipeline recently entered full service.

Executives

Robert Muraro	officer: See Remarks	1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Julie H. Boushka	officer: Senior VP and CAO	811 LOUISIANA, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
G Clark White	officer: EVP - Engineering & Operations	1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Regina Gregory	officer: See Remarks	2013 CITYWEST BLVD, BUILDING 4 SUITE 800, HOUSTON TX 77042
D. Scott Pryor	officer: See Remarks	1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Paul W Chung	officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary	TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP, 1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Charles R Crisp	director	1301 MCKINNEY STE 700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Lindsey Cooksen	director	811 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Rene R Joyce	director	P.O. BOX 130430, HOUSTON TX 77219-0430
Jennifer R. Kneale	officer: Chief Financial Officer	811 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Joe Bob Perkins	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS, LP, 1000 LOUISIANA ST., SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Patrick J. Mcdonie	officer: See Remarks	110 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 2300, TULSA OK 74119
Davis Waters S Iv	director	10200 ALLIANCE ROAD, SUITE 200, CINCINNATI OH 45242
Redd Ershel C Jr	director	C/O EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY, 100 N. STANTON, EL PASO TX 79901
Chris Tong	director	600 E LAS COLINAS # 1100, IRVING TX 75019