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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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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
India Search Market Led By 1 Billion Searches on Google Sites in June
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RESTON, Va., Aug 20, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of the online search market in India, indicating that Google Sites commanded the strong majority of searches conducted in this developing market.
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Google Sites Ranks as Top Indian Search Property
Google Sites ranked as the top search property in India with more than 1 billion searches conducted in June, representing 81 percent of the market. Yahoo! Sites ranked second with 9.4 percent, followed by Ask Network (1.9 percent) and Microsoft Sites (1.7 percent). Indian Internet portal Rediff.com ranked fifth with 1.5 percent.
Top Search Properties in India June 2008 Total India -- Age 15+, Home/Work Locations Source: comScore qSearch Searches Share of (MM) Searches Total Internet 1,242 100.0 Google Sites 1,011 81.4 Yahoo! Sites 117 9.4 Ask Network 24 1.9 Microsoft Sites 22 1.7 Rediff.com India Ltd 18 1.5 FACEBOOK.COM 10 0.8 People Group 9 0.8 CNET Networks 5 0.4 Wikipedia Sites 5 0.4 AOL LLC 3 0.2
"The Indian search market is dominated by global Internet brands, with Google attracting the wide majority of searches," said Jack Flanagan, comScore executive vice president. "As the top local player in the search market, Indian web portal Rediff.com attracts slightly less than 2 percent of all searches, indicating that there is substantial room for growth among the local Internet brands."
Search Intensity Lags in India, Indicating Opportunity for Growth
Despite being one of the most rapidly emerging Internet markets in the world in terms of overall usage growth, India currently exhibits less frequent search behavior than its global counterparts. Of the 37 countries individually reported by comScore, India ranked second to last with 53 searches per searcher during the month, well below the worldwide average of 93. India also had significantly fewer search visits per searcher (14.7 vs. 23.6) and searches per search visit (3.6 vs. 3.9).
India Search Market Overview June 2008 Total India -- Age 15+, Home/Work Locations Source: comScore qSearch Unique Search Searches Searches Searchers Searches Visits Per Per Search (MM) (000) Per Searcher Searcher Visit Worldwide 74,217 802,267 92.5 23.6 3.9 India 1,242 23,416 53.1 14.7 3.6
"Though India represents more than 15 percent of the world's population, it accounts for less than 2 percent of global Internet searches," added Mr. Flanagan. "It will be interesting to see if this gap narrows as more people in India gain Internet access and ramp up their use of search over time."
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comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/boilerplate.
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