What does free cash flow mean?

Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.

Acadia Realty Trust AKR Free cash flow

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18

Free cash flow at other companies

InvenTrust PropertiesIVT

$14.11M+10.2%

Urban Edge PropertiesUE

-$1.42M-112%

LTC PropertiesLTC

$28.1M-0.5%

BNL

Broadstone Net LeaseBNL

$74.73M+30.8%

Regency CentersREG

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Ladder CapitalLADR

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$103.0M-1.3%

Operating income$158.5M+934%

Net income$139.1M+1,293%

EPS (diluted)$0.22+2,100%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$31.4M-1.8%

Total debt$57.2M-5.5%

Total equity$2.3B-0.9%

Total assets$4.5B-4.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$31.4M+21.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.89B-0.1%

Enterprise value$2.92B-0.2%

P/E17.3×-155×

P/S7.4×+1.9×

Profitability

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Operating margin18%+3.3pp

Net margin4.5%+3.3pp

FCF margin-1.2%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.3%+6.5pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Acadia Realty Trust’s reported figures.

$26.1Mnet cash from operating−$23.8Mcapital expenditures=$2.3M

The official record: Acadia Realty Trust’s 10-Q, filed July 25, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does free cash flow mean?: Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.