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.

Safehold SAFE Free cash flow

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '19

Free cash flow at other companies

Service Properties TrustSVC

-$14.32M+38.4%

LTC PropertiesLTC

$28.1M-0.5%

Forestar GroupFOR

-$157.1M+65.1%

NetSTREITNTST

$26.31M+19.2%

Gaming and Leisure PropertiesGLPI

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Omega Healthcare InvestorsOHI

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$110.9M+13.5%

Gross profit$109.5M+13.5%

Operating income$25.5M+1.0%

Net income$28.9M-1.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.40-2.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$19.3M+11.6%

Total debt$4.7B+8.1%

Total equity$2.4B+3.3%

Total assets$7.4B+6.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$8.6M-197%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.13B+2.4%

Enterprise value$5.81B+6.9%

P/E9.9×-0.6×

P/S2.8×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin98.8%-0.1pp

Operating margin25.4%+1.6pp

Net margin28.6%+0.4pp

FCF margin-13.2%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4.8%+0.3pp

Debt / equity1.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Safehold’s reported figures.

−$36.3Mnet cash from operating−$9.1Mcapital expenditures=-$45.35M

The official record: Safehold’s 10-Q, filed November 3, 2020, 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.