As a quality investor you believe that
the best companies – those of highest
“quality” – are the ones most likely to
outperform the market over time.
The Free Cash Flow Leaders model identifies companies with strong and sustainable profitability
The Free Cash Flow Leaders model identifies companies with strong and sustainable profitability
We agree with you.
Countless other asset managers and investment firms agree with you too.
As a quality investor you believe that the best companies – those of highest “quality” – are the ones most likely to outperform the market over time.
We agree with you.
Countless other asset managers and investment firms agree with you too.
The question is:
What is the best
measure of quality?
For most asset managers, assessments of quality are based on company earnings.
At Abacus FCF Advisors, the factors in our proprietary Free Cash Flow Leaders Model are centered on free cash flow return on invested capital (FCF-ROIC).
Research has shown that the FCF Leaders Model provides a more reliable prediction of stock returns compared to other profitability metrics.
The question is: What is the
best measure of quality?
For most asset managers, assessments of quality are based on company earnings.
At Abacus FCF Advisors, the factors in our proprietary Free Cash Flow Leaders Model are centered on free cash flow return on invested capital (FCF-RIOC).
Research has shown that the FCF Leaders Model provides a more reliable prediction of stock returns compared to other profitability metrics.
Why develop
a different approach?
Most quality investors rely on company earnings as a key component of their valuation models
But company management has significant discretion when it comes to reporting earnings
If you cannot have confidence in the inputs to your model, how can you have confidence in the outputs
Why develop a different approach?
Most quality investors rely on company earnings as a key component of their valuation models
But company management has significant discretion when it comes to reporting earnings
If you cannot have confidence in the inputs to your model, how can you have confidence in the outputs
What is the FCF Leaders Model?
What is the FCF Leaders Model?
Why does the FCF Leaders Model find winners more consistently?
FCF Leaders Model relies on free cash flow rather than earnings
FCF Leaders prioritizes free cash flow—the cash a company generates from operations after covering capital expenditures. Unlike earnings, which can be manipulated through accounting practices, free cash flow offers a more transparent and reliable measure of a company’s financial health. Our research demonstrates that this focus on free cash flow is a stronger predictor of medium- to long-term outperformance.
FCF Leaders Model is forward looking
FCF Leaders is designed to identify sustained profitability. While traditional quality managers often focus solely on past profitability and stability, our approach seeks to predict which companies are most likely to maintain strong cash flow generation well into the future, offering a more dynamic and forward-looking perspective.
FCF Leaders Model is less affected by cycles
The FCF Leaders Model selects stocks with sustainable growth potential. An investment strategy based on such stocks, combined with a disciplined portfolio construction technique, is designed to mitigate cyclicality and deliver a higher information ratio throughout the economic cycle. In contrast, portfolios built by legacy quality managers can overweight low-beta stocks, which may exhibit greater sensitivity to economic cycles.
Why does the FCF Leaders Model find winners more consistently?
FCF Leaders Model relies on free cash flow rather than earnings
FCF Leaders prioritizes free cash flow—the cash a company generates from operations after covering capital expenditures. Unlike earnings, which can be manipulated through accounting practices, free cash flow offers a more transparent and reliable measure of a company’s financial health. Our research demonstrates that this focus on free cash flow is a stronger predictor of medium- to long-term outperformance.
FCF Leaders Model is forward looking
FCF Leaders is designed to identify sustained profitability. While traditional quality managers often focus solely on past profitability and stability, our approach seeks to predict which companies are most likely to maintain strong cash flow generation well into the future, offering a more dynamic and forward-looking perspective.
FCF Leaders Model is less affected by cycles
The FCF Leaders Model selects stocks with sustainable growth potential. An investment strategy based on such stocks, combined with a disciplined portfolio construction technique, is designed to mitigate cyclicality and deliver a higher information ratio throughout the economic cycle. In contrast, portfolios built by legacy quality managers can overweight low-beta stocks, which may exhibit greater sensitivity to economic cycles.
Abacus FCF Leaders Model
Our proprietary multi-factor FCF Leaders Model combines free cash flow factors to identify quality companies. These companies have strong and sustainable profitability, with the potential to deliver consistent excess returns over the broad market index.
Abacus FCF Leaders Model
Our proprietary multi-factor FCF Leaders Model combines free cash flow factors to identify quality companies. These companies have strong and sustainable profitability, with the potential to deliver consistent excess returns over the broad market index.
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