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.

Murphy Oil MUR Free cash flow

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

Free cash flow at other companies

Occidental PetroleumOXY

-$273M-159%

EOG ResourcesEOG

$2.81B+28.6%

MTD

Matador ResourcesMTDR

$468.41M-35.6%

CNX ResourcesCNX

$107.61M+27.8%

Permian ResourcesPR

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Antero ResourcesAR

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$733.6M+10.2%

Gross profit$624.6M-6.9%

Operating income$138.3M-3.9%

Net income$53.0M-27.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.37-26.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$378.8M-3.6%

Total debt$2.3B+4.6%

Total equity$5.1B-0.4%

Total assets$10.0B+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$321.2M+6.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.92B+45.9%

Enterprise value$6.84B+33.7%

P/E58.4×+49.8×

P/S1.8×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin100.4%+0.5pp

Operating margin10.7%-9.8pp

Net margin3%-10.4pp

FCF margin4.9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1.6%-5.8pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio0.8×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Murphy Oil’s reported figures.

$335.9Mnet cash from operating−$335.1Mcapital expenditures=$753K

The official record: Murphy Oil’s 10-K, filed February 25, 2022, 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.