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.

Gulfport Energy GPOR Free cash flow

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '20

Free cash flow at other companies

EQT CorporationEQT

$2.46B+97.9%

Northern Oil and GasNOG

$323.56M-20.5%

MTD

Matador ResourcesMTDR

$468.41M-35.6%

Devon EnergyDVN

$816M-19.0%

Antero ResourcesAR

——

Permian ResourcesPR

——

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$437.5M+122%

Gross profit$347.0M+204%

Operating income$227.6M+1,794%

Net income$165.8M+35,838%

EPS (diluted)$8.87+12,771%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.9M-45.3%

Total debt$824.1M+17.5%

Total equity$1.8B+9.2%

Total assets$3.1B+4.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$292.9M+65.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.9B+19.2%

Enterprise value$3.72B+18.9%

P/E4.9×—

P/S1.8×-1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin78%+17.8pp

Operating margin49.1%+34.6pp

Net margin35.7%+23.8pp

FCF margin49%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34.3%+25.9pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio0.6×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Gulfport Energy’s reported figures.

$116.4Mnet cash from operating−$36.0Kcapital expenditures=$116.35M

The official record: Gulfport Energy’s 10-Q, filed August 9, 2021, 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.