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FA's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $40.70M. For the 2026 fiscal year, FA's free cash flow was decreased by $-23.10M and operating cash flow was $63.80M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 2.44 | 1.90 | 4.39 | 5.62 | 4.26 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.44 | 1.90 | 4.39 | 5.62 | 4.26 |
| Cash Ratio | 1.04 | 0.67 | 2.51 | 3.89 | 2.68 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.21 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.85 | 0.11 | 1.91 | 2.11 | 1.36 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 0.00 | 1.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -1.96B | $ -2.14B | $ -350.18M | $ -193.01M | $ -288.18M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.29 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 1.59 | 1.65 | 0.63 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.92 | 3.00 | 1.80 | 1.67 | 1.67 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.27 | 1.19 | 6.05 | 23.05 | 7.41 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.84 | -1.20 | 2.47 | 10.25 | 2.54 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.19 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 13.04 | 14.86 | 4.17 | 3.85 | 3.79 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 4.87 | 23.91 | 1.68 | 0.76 | 1.34 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 29.88% | 47.81% | 49.36% | 49.52% | 50.56% |
| EBIT Margin | 8.35% | -7.30% | 10.67% | 11.64% | 7.35% |
| EBITDA Margin | 24.14% | 9.67% | 27.63% | 28.71% | 27.40% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 8.97% | -7.25% | 10.67% | 11.64% | 8.96% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -2.37% | -13.32% | 6.35% | 10.50% | 3.50% |
| Net Profit Margin | -2.21% | -12.82% | 4.88% | 7.98% | 2.25% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -2.21% | -12.82% | 4.88% | 7.98% | 2.25% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 93.48% | 96.21% | 76.93% | 75.93% | 64.43% |
| EBT Per EBIT | -26.38% | 183.72% | 59.47% | 90.24% | 39.03% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | -0.91% | -2.81% | 2.29% | 3.43% | 0.85% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | -2.65% | -8.44% | 4.11% | 5.73% | 1.42% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 3.92% | -1.70% | 5.27% | 5.28% | 3.59% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.66% | -1.62% | 4.05% | 4.00% | 2.31% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | -4.18% | -13.61% | 8.00% | 9.29% | 2.55% |
| Earnings Yield | -1.38% | -3.96% | 1.56% | 3.31% | 0.55% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 5.14 | 3.12 | 5.22 | 5.51 | 4.51 |
| Payables Turnover | 10.05 | 3.71 | 8.23 | 7.44 | 6.52 |
| Inventory Turnover | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 6.28 | 2.80 | 9.61 | 7.13 | 4.62 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.41 | 0.22 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.38 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 5.66 | 3.35 | 2.03 | 1.97 | 2.65 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 34.67 | 18.61 | 25.59 | 17.21 | 25.05 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 71.01 | 116.89 | 69.96 | 66.26 | 81.00 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 36.33 | 98.28 | 44.38 | 49.04 | 55.94 |
| Operating Cycle | 71.01 | 116.89 | 69.96 | 66.26 | 81.00 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 1.13 | 0.19 | 1.13 | 1.42 | 0.97 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 0.81 | 0.18 | 0.94 | 1.23 | 0.82 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 3.59 | 14.28 | 0.66 | 7.46 | 6.17 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 3.60 | 16.39 | 5.88 | 7.46 | 6.25 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.27 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.21 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.60% | 0.95% | 5.66% | 9.43% | 4.29% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | -72.65 | -25.31 | 64.02 | 30.23 | 181.37 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 1.60 | 3.24 | 3.13 | 2.41 | 4.09 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1.92 | 2.13 | 2.63 | 1.73 | 2.57 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 17.86 | 105.11 | 17.67 | 10.60 | 23.31 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 12.90 | 98.70 | 14.66 | 9.18 | 19.58 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 1.00 | 0.07 | -1.62 | 0.10 | -1.51 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 11.49 | 57.37 | 12.99 | 9.16 | 16.26 |
| Enterprise Value | 4.37B | 4.77B | 2.74B | 2.13B | 3.17B |
| EV to EBITDA | 11.49 | 57.37 | 12.99 | 9.16 | 16.26 |
| EV to Sales | 2.77 | 5.55 | 3.59 | 2.63 | 4.46 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 30.99 | 180.19 | 20.29 | 11.57 | 25.41 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 22.37 | 169.20 | 16.84 | 10.01 | 21.34 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | -9.74 | -12.15 | -1.79 | -0.42 | -0.82 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 7.58 | 8.80 | 6.29 | 7.50 | 7.41 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.36 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.09 | 5.79 | 5.30 | 5.39 | 4.66 |
| Net Income Per Share | -0.20 | -0.74 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.10 |
| Tax Burden | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.64 |
| Interest Burden | -0.28 | 1.83 | 0.59 | 0.90 | 0.48 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Income Quality | -5.60 | -0.26 | 4.37 | 3.29 | 9.26 |
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