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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, July 21, 2008
Liberty Media Corporation Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 21, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LMDIA, LCAPA, LINTA) will release its second quarter earnings on Monday, August 11. You are invited to participate in Liberty Media's conference call, which will begin at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Greg Maffei, Liberty Media's President and CEO, will host the call.
Please call Premiere Conferencing at (877) 719-9791 or (719) 325-4774 at least 10 minutes prior to the call so that we can begin promptly at the start time. You will need to be on a touch-tone telephone to ask questions. The conference administrator will give you instructions on how to use the polling feature. Questions will be registered automatically and queued in the proper sequence.
Replays of the conference call can be accessed from 1:00 p.m. (ET) on August 11, through 12:00 p.m. (ET) on August 18, by dialing (719) 457-0820 or (888) 203-1112 plus the pass code 7804069#.
In addition, the second quarter earnings conference call will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested participants should visit the Liberty Media Corporation web site at http://www.libertymedia.com/investor_relations/default.htm to register for the web cast. Links to the press release and replays of the call will also be available on the Liberty Media web site. The conference call and related materials will be archived on the web site.
SOURCE Liberty Media Corporation
http://www.libertymedia.com
Copyright (C) 2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved
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