Clearfield (CLFD) Free Cash Flow

Price: $29.56
Market Cap: $417.73M
Avg Volume: 126.11K
Country: US
Industry: Communication Equipment
Sector: Technology
Beta: 1.521
52W Range: $26.94-44.83
Website: Clearfield

What is Clearfield's Free Cash Flow?

  • Clearfield's annual free cash flow as of FY 2024 is $12.66M.
  • Clearfield's quarterly free cash flow as of QQ1 2025 is $5.08M.

What is Free Cash Flow?

Free cash flow (FCF) is a measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It represents the cash that a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. FCF is important because it allows a company to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value.

How is Free Cash Flow calculated?

The formula for free cash flow is:

Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures

This metric helps investors understand the company's ability to generate cash and its potential to pay dividends or expand.

Related Metrics

Other important metrics to assess Clearfield's free cash flow financial health include:

  • Free Cash Flow Growth - the rate at which a company's free cash flow is growing:
    • Annual Growth: 8.86%
  • Free Cash Flow Per Share - free cash flow divided by the number of shares outstanding:
    • Annual: $0.87
  • Free Cash Flow Yield - free cash flow divided by the market capitalization:
    • Annual: 2.23%

These metrics provide insights into Clearfield's financial health and its ability to generate cash. Comparing these ratios with industry benchmarks can offer a deeper understanding of the company's performance.

Annual Free Cash Flow

$12.66M

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

$5.08M

Historical Annual Free Cash Flow
$15.00M$15.00M$10.00M$10.00M$5.00M$5.00M$0.00$0.00-$5.00M-$5.00M-$10.00M-$10.00MFree Cash Flow (Annual)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Historical Quarterly Free Cash Flow
$12.00M$12.00M$6.00M$6.00M$0.00$0.00-$6.00M-$6.00M-$12.00M-$12.00M-$18.00M-$18.00MFree Cash Flow (Quarterly)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Annual Free Cash Flow Growth
400.00%400.00%300.00%300.00%200.00%200.00%100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%-100.00%-100.00%-200.00%-200.00%Free Cash Flow Growth (%)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Annual Free Cash Flow Per Share
$1.21$1.21$0.61$0.61$0.01$0.01$-0.59$-0.59Free Cash Flow Per Share20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025

Clearfield Historical Financial Metrics

The table below shows various financial metrics for each year, with the latest data available for the last fiscal year 2024.

Year Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Growth Free Cash Flow Per Share Free Cash Flow Yield
2024 $12.66M 8.86% $0.87 2.23%
2023 $11.63M 242.70% $0.78 2.71%
2022 $-8.15M -191.99% $-0.59 -0.57%
2021 $8.86M 82.63% $0.65 1.46%
2020 $4.85M -60.32% $0.36 1.76%
2019 $12.22M 263.97% $0.91 7.67%
2018 $3.36M -21.49% $0.25 1.87%
2017 $4.28M -56.91% $0.32 2.32%
2016 $9.93M 330.60% $0.74 3.95%
2015 $2.31M -77.12% $0.17 1.30%

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