Yahoo Finance How Much Money Does 1-800-FLOWERSCOM Inc (NASDAQ:FLWS) Make?
If you are currently a shareholder in 1-800-FLOWERSCOM Inc (NASDAQ:FLWS), or considering investing in the stock, you need to examine how the business generates cash, and how it is reinvested. After investment, what’s left over is what belongs to you, the investor. This also determines how much the stock is worth. I’ve analysed below, the health and outlook of FLWS’s cash flow, which will help you understand the stock from a cash standpoint. Cash is an important concept to grasp as an investor, as it directly impacts the value of your shares and the future growth potential of your portfolio.
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What is 1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s cash yield?
1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s free cash flow (FCF) is the level of cash flow the business generates from its operational activities, after it reinvests in the company as capital expenditure. This type of expense is needed for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM to continue to grow, or at least, maintain its current operations.
There are two methods I will use to evaluate the quality of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s FCF: firstly, I will measure its FCF yield relative to the market index yield; secondly, I will examine whether its operating cash flow will continue to grow into the future, which will give us a sense of sustainability.
Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flows – Net Capital Expenditure
Free Cash Flow Yield = Free Cash Flow / Enterprise Value
where Enterprise Value = Market Capitalisation + Net Debt
1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s yield of 0.99% indicates its sub-standard capacity to generate cash, compared to the stock market index as a whole, accounting for the size differential. This means investors are taking on more concentrated risk on 1-800-FLOWERS.COM but are not being adequately rewarded for doing so.
Does 1-800-FLOWERS.COM have a favourable cash flow trend?
Does FLWS’s future look brighter in terms of its ability to generate higher operating cash flows? This can be estimated by examining the trend of the company’s operating cash flow moving forward. In the next few years, the company is expected to grow its cash from operations at a double-digit rate of 22%, ramping up from its current levels of US$58m to US$71m in two years’ time. Although this seems impressive, breaking down into year-on-year growth rates, FLWS’s operating cash flow growth is expected to decline from a rate of 15% next year, to 6.6% in the following year. But the overall future outlook seems buoyant if FLWS can maintain its levels of capital expenditure as well.
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Although its positive operating cash flow, and high future growth, is appealing, the low free cash flow yield is unattractive. This is because you would be better compensated in terms of cash yield, by investing in the market index, as well as take on lower diversification risk. However, cash is only one aspect of investing. Now you know to keep cash flows in mind, I suggest you continue to research 1-800-FLOWERS.COM to get a better picture of the company by looking at:
Valuation: What is FLWS worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether FLWS is currently mispriced by the market.
Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on 1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s board and the CEO’s back ground.
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