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Euronet Worldwide (Euronet Worldwide) Free Cash Flow : $549 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Euronet Worldwide Free Cash Flow?

Euronet Worldwide's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $110 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $549 Mil.

Euronet Worldwide's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.25. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.67.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Euronet Worldwide was -11.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 52.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.00% 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 Free Cash Flow Growth Rate using Free Cash Flow per Share data.

During the past 13 years, Euronet Worldwide's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 128.40% per year. The lowest was -12.90% per year. And the median was 16.80% per year.


Euronet Worldwide Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Euronet Worldwide's Free Cash Flow 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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Euronet Worldwide Free Cash Flow Chart

Euronet Worldwide Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Free Cash Flow
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Euronet Worldwide 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 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 274.70 -15.30 193.60 260.00 110.40

Euronet Worldwide Free Cash Flow Calculation

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.

Euronet Worldwide's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=643.1+-94.4
=549

Euronet Worldwide's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash Flow from Operations+Capital Expenditure
=135.7+-25.3
=110

Free Cash Flow 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 $549 Mil.

* 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.


Euronet Worldwide  (NAS:EEFT) Free Cash Flow 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 Dec23, Euronet Worldwide's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=7.9047619/101.49+0.0511
=12.90 %

* 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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Euronet Worldwide (Euronet Worldwide) Business Description

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Address
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 300, Leawood, KS, USA, 66211
Euronet Worldwide Inc is a provider of electronic financial transaction solutions. The company operates an independent network of ATMs in Europe, along with a network for prepaid products such as mobile top-ups, and processes point-of-sale transactions. Euronet Worldwide also offers global money transfers, payment services and software, banking services, credit and debit card outsourcing services, and card issuing and merchant acquiring services. The largest segment by operating income, electronical financial transaction processing, mainly generates revenue from monthly ATM management fees and currency conversion transactions. The largest country by revenue is the United States of America.
Executives
Michael J Brown director, officer: CEO & President C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Fentanes Ligia Torres director 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
M Jeannine Strandjord director
Andrej Olechowski director WIERETNICZA 51, WARSAW POLAND R9 92200
Juan Bianchi officer: Executive Vice President C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Rick Weller officer: Chief Financial Officer/ EVP C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC, 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEADWOOD KS 66211
Michael N Frumkin director C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Scott Claassen officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Jeffrey B Newman officer: Exec VP and General Counsel C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 3500 COLLEGE BOULEVARD, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Martin L. Bruckner officer: SVP - Chief Technology Officer C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Nikos Fountas officer: Managing Director EMEA EFT Div C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Kevin J Caponecchi officer: President C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC, 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Eriberto R Scocimara director C/O QUAKER FABRIC CORP, 941 GRINNELL ST, FALL RIVER MA 02726
Mark R Callegari director C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Andrew B Schmitt director 1900 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY, MISSION WOODS KS 66205