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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, August 05, 2008
Global Sources Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 List
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HONG KONG, Aug 05, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) ( http://www.globalsources.com ) has been selected for the 2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 -- an award which recognizes companies providing the next wave of innovative supply chain solutions.
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Global Sources' Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: "We are honored to have been chosen for this prestigious award -- particularly as it comes on the heels of our launch of Global Sources Online 2.0. With comprehensive search results, including verified and unverified suppliers, it offers the world's only one-stop sourcing solution for buyers.
"With our online, trade show and print media, we believe that we offer the most complete platform for buyers to source from Asia -- from discovery to final orders."
Other winners of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 Award include Microsoft, Motorola, JPMorgan and Staples. A complete list of winners is available at http://www.sdcexec.com/print/Supply-and-Demand-Chain- Executive/2008-Supply-and-Demand-Chain-Executive-100/1$10582 .( Note: If the URL above wraps to a second line, paste both lines into the browser.)
More information about Global Sources is available at http://corporate.globalsources.com .
About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The core business is facilitating trade from Greater China to the world, using a wide range of English-language media. The other business segments facilitate trade from the world to Greater China, and trade within China, using Chinese-language media.
The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 725,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 230 countries.
The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on nearly 3 million products and more than 196,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and 9 specialized trade shows which run 27 times a year across eight cities.
Suppliers receive more than 36 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com ) alone.
Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 37 years. Global Sources' network covers more than 69 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has over 2,800 team members in more than 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.
Global Sources Press Contact in Asia: Camellia So Tel: +852-2555-5021 Email: cso@globalsources.com Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.: James W.W. Strachan Tel: +1-480-664-8309 Email: strachan@globalsources.com Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia: Investor Relations Department Tel: +852-2555-4777 Email: investor@globalsources.com Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.: Kirsten Chapman Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. Tel: +1-415-433-3777 Email: investor@globalsources.com
SOURCE Global Sources
http://corporate.globalsources.com
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