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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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Friday, April 18, 2008
Study Shows High Testosterone Levels Bring in More Profit
FOXBusiness
A new study shows testosterone guides a man’s behavior on the trading room floor as well as in the bedroom.
A weeklong
study of 17 securities traders at a brokerage firm in London, showed higher levels of testosterone actually helped the traders
make money, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Each morning before work, the traders would spit into a cup and Cambridge University researchers analyzed testosterone levels in their saliva.
On days when testosterone levels were high, traders were more likely to have a profitable day, the study showed. With higher levels of testosterone in their systems, 14 of the 17 traders brought in higher than average profits throughout the day.
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