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Techprecision (Techprecision) Free Cash Flow per Share : $-0.05 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Techprecision Free Cash Flow per Share?

Techprecision's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.02. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.05.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Techprecision was -139.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the FCF Growth Rate using Free Cash Flow per Share data.

The historical rank and industry rank for Techprecision's Free Cash Flow per Share or its related term are showing as below:

TPCS' s 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -61.8   Med: -12.8   Max: 69.3
Current: 2.6

During the past 13 years, Techprecision's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 69.30% per year. The lowest was -61.80% per year. And the median was -12.80% per year.

TPCS's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is ranked better than
51.56% of 1860 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs TPCS: 2.60

Techprecision Free Cash Flow per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Techprecision's Free Cash Flow per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Techprecision Free Cash Flow per Share Chart

Techprecision Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Free Cash Flow per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.01 0.09 - -0.08 0.09

Techprecision Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Free Cash Flow per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.11 0.14 -0.20 0.04 -0.02

Competitive Comparison of Techprecision's Free Cash Flow per Share

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Techprecision's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Techprecision's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Techprecision's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Techprecision's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Techprecision Free Cash Flow per Share Calculation

Free Cashflow per Share is the amount of Free Cashflow per outstanding share of the company's stock.

Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company.

Note: GuruFocus does not calculate Free Cash Flow Per Share when Capital Expenditure is 0.

Techprecision's Free Cash Flow Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow Per Share(A: Mar. 2023 )
=(Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure)/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
=(3.138+-2.325)/8.613
=0.813/8.613
=0.09

Techprecision's Free Cash Flow Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow Per Share(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure)/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
=(-0.078+-0.123)/8.759
=-0.201/8.759
=-0.02

Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.05

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Techprecision  (NAS:TPCS) Free Cash Flow per Share Explanation

Free Cash Flow is very close to Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, except that in Warren Buffett's Owner's Earnings, the spending for Property, Plant, and Equipment is only for maintenance (replacement), while in the Free Cash Flow calculation, the cost of new Property, Plant, and Equipment due to business expansion is also deducted. There, Free Cash Flow is more conservative than Owner's Earnings.

In Don Yacktman's calculation of forward rate of return, he uses Free Cash Flow for the calculation. Yacktman explained the forward rate of return concept in detail in his interview with GuruFocus. Yacktman defines forward rate of return as the normalized free cash flow yield plus real growth plus inflation.

This is what Yacktman said in his March 2012 interview - when the S&P 500 was at 1400:

If the business is stable, this calculation is fairly straightforward. For instance, on the S&P 500 we would normalize earnings. We would then calculate what percentage of those earnings are not reinvested in the underlying businesses and are therefore free. Historically, for the S&P 500, this has been just under 50% of earnings. Currently, we expect the S&P to earn about 70 on a normalized basis, a number which is far below reported earnings due to our adjusting for record high profit margins. $70 X ½ / 1400 gives you a normalized free cash flow yield of approximately 2.5%.

The historical real growth rate of the S&P 500 (companies) is about 1.5%. Assuming an inflation rate of 2.5%, the forward rate of return on an investment in the S&P 500 is about 6.5% today (2.5% free cash flow yield plus 1.5% real growth plus 2.5% inflation).

For the growth part of the Forward Rate of Return calculation, GuruFocus uses the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per share as the growth rate, and the growth rate is always capped at 20%. For the Free Cash Flow we use per share data averaged over seven years. The reason we use seven years is because research shows that seven years is the length of the typical business cycle.

Therefore, as of Mar23, Techprecision's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Mar23)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=0.0007619/5.18+-0.1699
=-16.98 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Free Cash Flow within a report period can be affected by management's decisions of capital spending. Therefore, it is important to look at long term when it comes to Free Cash Flow.


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Techprecision (Techprecision) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Bella Drive, Westminster, MA, USA, 01473
Techprecision Corp manufactures metal fabricated and machined precision components and systems. It offers a full range of services required to transform raw materials into precision finished products. The company's products are used in markets including defense, aerospace, nuclear, medical, and precision industries. All of its operations and customers are located in the United States.
Executives
Barbara M. Lilley officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, 1 BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINISTER MA 01473
Andrew A Levy director 46 BALDWIN FARM NORTH, GREENWHICH CT 06831
Walter Milton Schenker director 1130 ROUTE 46, SUITE 22, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Thomas Sammons officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, 992 OLD EAGLE SCHOOL ROAD, SUITE 909, WAYNE PA 19087
Alexander Shen officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, 3477 CORPORATE PARKWAY, CENTER VALLEY PA 18034
Robert A Crisafulli director 1 BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINSTER PA 01473
Richard Mcgowan director C/O CLEVELAND BIOLABS, INC., 73 HIGH STREET, BUFFALO NY 14203
Philip A Dur director 1600 TECHNOLOGY WAY, P.O. BOX 231, LATROBE PA 15650
Robert G Isaman director C/O TEREX CORPORATION, 200 NYALA FARM ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06880
Robert Francis other: President & GM of Ranor, Inc. C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, 3477 CORPORATE PARKWAY, CENTER VALLEY PA 18034
Leonard M Anthony director MRC GLOBAL INC., 2 HOUSTON CENTER, 909 FANNIN, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77010
James S Molinaro director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 6330 WEGEWOOD DR, ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Richard F Fitzgerald officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, ONE BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINSTER MA 01473
Michael R Holly director 1729 SWEDESFORD ROAD, MALVERN PA 19355
Louis A Winoski director C/O TECHPRECISION CORPORATION, ONE BELLA DRIVE, WESTMINSTER MA 01473