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Just as your pulse is checked during a routine physical, free cash flow is used as an indicator of a company's health. It equals the cash brought in from operations minus the money needed to pay the bills. Think about leftover money in your checking account after you pay this month's bills.
Investors and analysts see this leftover money as a gauge of a company's ability to perform. It is available for transactions such as handing out dividends and working on new products.
Some argue free cash flow is wrongly overshadowed by the emphasis often placed on earnings. Earnings numbers can be manipulated and don't always tell the whole story -- and earnings don't mean much if there's nothing left over after a company pays its expenses. Even if you bring in a six-figure salary, but no money left after paying the bills, are you in great financial shape?
You don't have to be Einstein to figure out free cash flow. To calculate the number, subtract the company's expenditures and dividends from its operating cash flow.
If the free cash flow is written in red ink, it doesn't necessarily signal curtains. This is common for young companies looking to grow. It also could be a result of heavy investments, which in the long run could be worth a standing ovation.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Allied Capital Announces Continuation of 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Comtex
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE:ALD) reconvened its 2008 annual meeting of stockholders today. Stockholders approved further adjournment of the meeting in order to continue solicitation of votes on the proposal to authorize the Company, with the approval of its Board of Directors, to sell shares of its common stock below the Company's then current net asset value per share in one or more offerings. The annual meeting was adjourned until Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. (EDT). The meeting will take place at the Company's headquarters, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC, 20006.
For those stockholders that have submitted a proxy, that proxy will remain valid for the adjourned meeting. For those that have not yet submitted a proxy, additional proxy voting materials will be circulated to stockholders. The Company encourages all stockholders to vote their proxy.
About Allied Capital
Allied Capital is a leading business development company (BDC) in the U.S. that invests private debt and equity capital in middle market businesses nationwide. Founded in 1958 and operating as a public company since 1960, Allied Capital is celebrating 50 years of investing in and supporting the U.S. entrepreneurial economy.
Allied Capital provides long-term debt and equity capital for management and sponsor-led buyouts, and for recapitalizations, acquisitions and growth of middle market companies. Allied Capital's one-stop financing capabilities include first and second lien senior loans, unitranche debt, junior or subordinated debt and equity. Allied Capital seeks to invest in stable, less cyclical companies that produce significant free cash flow and high returns on invested capital. At March 31, 2008, the company's private finance portfolio included investments in 124 companies that generate aggregate revenues of over $13 billion and employ more than 98,000 people.
Allied Capital provides flexible, competitive debt and equity capital for management and sponsor-led buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisitions and growth of middle market companies. Allied Capital's seamless, one-stop financing capabilities include first and second lien senior loans, unitranche debt, junior or mezzanine debt and equity.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, Allied Capital offers shareholders the opportunity to participate in the private equity industry through an investment in the company's New York Stock Exchange-listed stock, which is traded under the symbol ALD. For more information, please visit www.alliedcapital.com, call Allied Capital investor relations toll-free at (888) 818-5298, or e-mail us at ir@alliedcapital.com.
SOURCE: Allied Capital Corporation
Investor Relations Inquiries: Allied Capital Corporation Shelley Huchel, 202-721-6100 or Media Inquiries: Sitrick and Company, Inc. Tom Becker, 212-573-6100
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