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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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Monday, May 05, 2008
Metso to supply tissue line to Santher in Brazil
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HELSINKI, FINLAND, May 05, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) ----Metso Corporation Press release on May 5, 2008 at 2.00 p.m.
Metso Paper will supply a complete tissue machine to Santher Fabrica de Papel Santa Therezinha S/A, Braganca Paulista Mill, Brazil. The machine is scheduled to start during the second quarter of 2009. The value of the order is not disclosed. The market value of these types of tissue production lines is in excess of EUR 10-15 million, depending on the scope of delivery and production output.
Metso's scope of delivery will comprise a complete Advantage DCT 100 tissue machine. Metso will also deliver stock preparation equipment. Metso Automation will supply machine and drive controls and quality controls. The Metso delivery will also include services for installation and start-up of the machine.
The tissue machine has a trim width of 2.7 m, an operating speed of 1,800 m/min and a daily production of up to 112 metric tons of high-quality facial, bathroom tissue and towel grades. The production will be based on virgin pulp.
Santher Fabrica de Papel Santa Therezinha S/A, founded in 1938, produces paper for industrial and other specific applications. Santher has 1,200 employees and a total sales of USD 350,0000 per year.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2007 net sales of approximately EUR 6 billion. Its almost 27,000 employees in approximately 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries. www.metso.com
For further information, please contact: Jan Erikson, Vice President Sales, Metso Paper, Tissue business line Tel. +46 54 17 14 90, mobile phone +46 70 517 14 90 Johan Bjoern, Sales Manager, Metso Paper, Tissue business line Tel. +46 54 17 1216, mobile phone +46 703 17 1216
Copyright Copyright Hugin AS 2008. All rights reserved.
SOURCE: Metso Corporation
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