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Free Cash Flow Factor Exploring Strong and Sustainable Profitability

By Abacus FCF AdvisorsFebruary 3, 2022February 20th, 2025No Comments

This paper discusses how Free Cash Flow is a superior current profitability indicator compared to earnings when it comes to Quality investing. It reveals how the quality of a company’s earnings is heavily influenced by its use of accounting accruals and that a non-linear correlation exists between a company’s use of accruals and its stock price performance after controlling for profitability.

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