X4 Pharmaceuticals (X4 Pharmaceuticals) Free Cash Flow

: $-96.57 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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X4 Pharmaceuticals's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-27.78 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-96.57 Mil.

X4 Pharmaceuticals's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.14. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.56.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 43.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 53.70% 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 9 years, X4 Pharmaceuticals's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 66.70% per year. The lowest was -67.30% per year. And the median was 43.55% per year.

X4 Pharmaceuticals Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for X4 Pharmaceuticals's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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X4 Pharmaceuticals Annual Data

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Dec23

Free Cash Flow

-48.23

-60.18

-71.52

-77.21

-96.57

X4 Pharmaceuticals 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																-19.13	-26.52	-21.43	-20.84	-27.78

X4 Pharmaceuticals 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.

X4 Pharmaceuticals'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
	=	-96.512	+	-0.06
	=	-96.57

X4 Pharmaceuticals'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
	=	-27.747	+	-0.035
	=	-27.78

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 $-96.57 Mil.

X4 Pharmaceuticals (NAS:XFOR) 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, X4 Pharmaceuticals's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	0	/	0.8385	+	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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X4 Pharmaceuticals (X4 Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address

61 North Beacon Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02134

Website

https://www.x4pharma.com

X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases and those with limited treatment options, with a focus on conditions resulting from dysfunction of the immune system. The Company's lead clinical candidate is mavorixafor, a small molecule antagonist of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 that is being developed as an oral, once-daily therapy. It has the ability to increase the mobilization of mature, functional white blood cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream.

Executives

Paula Ragan	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O X4 PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 955 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Mark Baldry	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, 1 CEDAR BROOK DRIVE, CRANBURY NJ 08512
Arthur Taveras	officer: Chief Scientific Officer	C/O X4 PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 61 NORTH BEACON STREET, 4TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02134
Mary Dibiase	officer: Chief Operating Officer	61 NORTH BEACON STREET, 4TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02134
Adam S. Mostafa	officer: See Remarks	C/O X4 PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 61 NORTH BEACON STREET, 4TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02134
Keith Woods	director	C/O X4 PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 61 NORTH BEACON STREET 4TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02134
Michael S Wyzga	director	RADIUS HEALTH, INC., 201 BROADWAY, 6TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Christophe Arbet-engels	officer: Chief Medical Officer	C/O MILLENDO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 110 MILLER AVENUE, SUITE 100, ANN ARBOR MI 48104
Murray Stewart	director	C/O NOVELION THERAPEUTICS INC., 1800-510 WEST GEORGIA STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6B OM3
Craecker Francoise De	director	61 NORTH BEACON STREET, 4TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02134
Derek M Meisner	officer: General Counsel	C/O GENOCEA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 100 ACORN PARK DRIVE, 5TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Diego Cadavid	officer: Chief Medical Officer	C/O FULCRUM THERAPEUTICS, INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Alison Frances Lawton	director	39 ROBINSON ROAD, LEXINGTON MA 02420
Renato Skerlj	officer: Chief Scientific Officer	C/O X4 PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 955 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIGE MA 02139
William Aliski	director	C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949