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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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Thursday, July 17, 2008
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund's Project LEAD(R) to Be Held July 29 - August 3 in Denver
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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----In late July, a group of breast cancer advocates will converge on Denver to participate in the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (NBCCF)'s innovative science training program, Project LEAD(R). Project LEAD's Summer Institute will take place from Tuesday, July 29 - Sunday, August 3, 2008 at the Inverness Conference Center near Denver. NBCCF, the nation's largest breast cancer coalition, has graduated over 1,300 breast cancer advocates from this groundbreaking program since it began 13 years ago.
Since breast cancer survivors (or consumers) are the primary focus of breast cancer research, they should become involved in the research process beyond their own participation as subjects. With this in mind, NBCCF created Project LEAD, to prepare consumers to bring their informed perspectives to the research process.
One of the most productive examples of this approach is the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program. "The DOD program provided an unprecedented opportunity for breast cancer consumers to collaborate with scientists," said NBCCF president Fran Visco. "We created Project LEAD to provide advocates the scientific background to do this work."
The 53 participants in the upcoming Project LEAD Institute represent 22 states plus the District of Columbia; Canada; and the U.K. Three are from Colorado. The five day curriculum includes lectures and study sessions on the molecular biology of cancer, genetics, epidemiology of cancer, research design, and critical appraisal of the scientific literature, as well as a field trip to the University of Colorado Cancer Center to learn about significant research firsthand.
LEAD graduate Vicki Tosher of Denver finds that the program "provides an excellent foundation for understanding the science of breast cancer." Tosher, an NBCC board member, has served on several scientific panels: twice as a consumer reviewer for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program and for the California Breast Cancer Research Program. The founder of the Colorado-based organization, Sense of Security, Tosher is a member of the Colorado Community Institutional Review Board for the Colorado Cancer Research Program.
The faculty for Project LEAD includes renowned scientists from academic and research institutions such as the National Cancer Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard University, the University of North Carolina, Emory University, and MD Anderson Cancer Center.
The National Breast Cancer Coalition is a grassroots membership organization dedicated to ending breast cancer through the power of action and advocacy. Along with its research and education arm, the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, the Coalition's main goals are to increase federal funding for breast cancer research; improve access to high-quality health care and breast cancer clinical trials for all women; and expand the influence of breast cancer advocates wherever breast cancer decisions are made. Please visit www.stopbreastcancer.org for more information.
NBCCF acknowledges the generous and innovative support of the Avon Foundation, Project LEAD's primary sponsor for the past 11 years.
SOURCE National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
http://www.stopbreastcancer.org/
Copyright (C) 2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved
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