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.

NAGE NAGE Free cash flow

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '19

Free cash flow at other companies

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-$4.33M-389%

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NuSkin EnterprisesNUS

-$17.63M-33.6%

USANA Health SciencesUSNA

$7.11M-43.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$31.5M+3.3%

Gross profit$20.0M+3.3%

Operating income$1.6M-67.0%

Net income$6.3M+24.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.07+16.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$66.5M+19.7%

Total debt$2.6M-26.9%

Total equity$82.3M+48.8%

Total assets$114.3M+40.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$1.2M-115%

Valuation

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Market cap$254.07M-74.9%

Enterprise value$190.09M-79.7%

P/E13.6×-43.5×

P/S2×-6.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin64.3%+1.8pp

Operating margin10%-2.2pp

Net margin14.3%+1.2pp

FCF margin-70.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity27.1%-6.4pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio4.6×+0.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from NAGE’s reported figures.

−$7.8Mnet cash from operating−$155.0Kcapital expenditures=-$7.92M

The official record: NAGE’s 10-Q, filed November 12, 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.