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.

Visteon VC Free cash flow

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

Free cash flow at other companies

GentexGNTX

$120.04M+7.4%

General MotorsGM

$1.44B-66.1%

Lear CorporationLEA

-$26.5M+88.6%

VontierVNT

$24.8M-73.2%

DucommunDCO

$8.3M+305%

AptivAPTV

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$954.0M+2.1%

Gross profit$113.0M-18.1%

Net income$31.0M-53.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.14-53.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$682.0M+3.6%

Total debt$436.0M-2.9%

Total equity$1.6B+9.7%

Total assets$3.4B+10.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$6.0M-91.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.09B+16.2%

Enterprise value$2.85B+16.1%

P/E18.7×+10.3×

P/S0.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin13.4%-0.8pp

Net margin4.4%-3.8pp

FCF margin1.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.1%-13.6pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio1.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Visteon’s reported figures.

$65.0Mnet cash from operating−$35.5Mcapital expenditures=$10.25M

The official record: Visteon’s 10-K, filed February 17, 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.