Cash flow is the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents being transferred into and out of a business. At the most fundamental level, a company’s ability to create value for shareholders is determined by its ability to generate positive cash flows, or more specifically, maximize long-term free cash flow (FCF).

GTK Free Cash Flow Analysis

Free cash flow, a measure commonly used by analysts to assess a company's profitability, represents the cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets.

The Free Cash Flow is calculated using a number of methods including using Operating Cash Flow. Following is the formula to calculate Free Cash Flow based on Operating Cash Flow.

Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures

Using above formula to calculate Free Cash Flow for Gentrack Group Limited (GTK), the free cash flow value is 4.98M.

All amounts in NZD

Operating Cash
5.96M
Capital Expenditure
-986k
Free Cash Flow
4.98M

Gentrack Group Limited has a positive free cash flow as per the latest annual Cash flow statement released by the company. Positive free cash flow is cruscial for the financial health of a company, which can be used to pay dividends, expand operations, and deleverage its balance sheet (i.e., reduce debt).

GTK Cash Flow Statement History

Following table shows the history of Cash Flow Statements sheet for Gentrack Group Limited (NZX:GTK).

30 Sep 2022 30 Sep 2021 30 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019
Net Income -3.32M 3.19M -31.71M -3.31M
Depreciation 6.29M 5.65M 5.93M 3.63M
Change To Netincome 2.43M -2.72M 31.08M 14.49M
Change To Account Receivables -7.16M -3.17M 10.85M -9.72M
Change To Liabilities 1.55M 1.27M -184k 2.33M
Change To Operating Activities 5.73M 2.89M 2.18M 1.55M
Total Cash From Operating Activities 5.96M 13.76M 21.97M 12.79M
Capital Expenditures -986k -663k -324k -640k
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -949k -663k -3.07M -6.29M
Net Borrowings -2.5M -5.24M -4.36M 4.44M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -1.35M -990k -375k -679k
Total Cash From Financing Activities -3.85M -6.23M -7.74M -9.7M
Effect Of Exchange Rate 264k -228k -457k 431k
Change In Cash 1.43M 6.64M 10.7M -2.77M