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FREE CASH FLOW [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free cash flow margin 1, record 1, English, free%20cash%20flow%20margin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
free cash flow margin: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - free%20cash%20flow%20margin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marge financière disponible
1, record 1, French, marge%20financi%C3%A8re%20disponible
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- marge de trésorerie disponible 1, record 1, French, marge%20de%20tr%C3%A9sorerie%20disponible
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
marge financière disponible; marge de trésorerie disponible : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - marge%20financi%C3%A8re%20disponible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free cash flow
1, record 2, English, free%20cash%20flow
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FCF 2, record 2, English, FCF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- net cash flow 3, record 2, English, net%20cash%20flow
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gross cash flow generated by a company over a given period of time after subtracting the net increase in fixed asset investment and labour costs, used to value companies. 4, record 2, English, - free%20cash%20flow
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
FCF [free cash flow] takes into account not only the earnings of the company but also the past (depreciation) and present capital expenditures, capital inflows and investment in working capital. 5, record 2, English, - free%20cash%20flow
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- flux de trésorerie disponible
1, record 2, French, flux%20de%20tr%C3%A9sorerie%20disponible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- FTD 2, record 2, French, FTD
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- free cash flow 3, record 2, French, free%20cash%20flow
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Somme égale au flux de trésorerie d'exploitation de la période moins les dépenses en immobilisations effectuées au cours de la même période, et correspondant aux liquidités qui restent à la fin de la période considérée une fois que l'on a pourvu à toutes les dépenses nécessaires, y compris les investissements, et qui reviennent aux bailleurs de fonds (créanciers et actionnaires) de l'entreprise. 3, record 2, French, - flux%20de%20tr%C3%A9sorerie%20disponible
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'emprunt «free cash flow» est souvent utilsé en français. 3, record 2, French, - flux%20de%20tr%C3%A9sorerie%20disponible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- flujo de caja libre
1, record 2, Spanish, flujo%20de%20caja%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- caja generada libre 2, record 2, Spanish, caja%20generada%20libre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flujo de caja bruto que genera una sociedad durante un determinado período al que se resta el aumento neto en inversiones de inmovilizado y en fondo de maniobra. Se utiliza en valoración de empresas, descontado a una determinada tasa de interés y de riesgo, ya que se considera que es el mejor reflejo de lo que un inversor puede obtener de una empresa. 1, record 2, Spanish, - flujo%20de%20caja%20libre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flujo de caja libre: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 2, Spanish, - flujo%20de%20caja%20libre
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-06-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- free cash flow hypothesis
1, record 3, English, free%20cash%20flow%20hypothesis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the period 1979-1985, the petroleum industry provides a unique test of the agency theory of corporate restructuring. Background material is provided on the industry's corporate restructuring, along with an elaboration of the free cash flow hypothesis that underlies the agency theory. ... The exploration expenditure decision is specified as following from 3 models: a neoclassical investment model and pure and hybrid variants of free cash flow hypotheses. ... The size of the parameter estimates implies that the free cash flow hypothesis does not fully explain the restructuring gains. 1, record 3, English, - free%20cash%20flow%20hypothesis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hypothèse sur les libres mouvements de trésorerie
1, record 3, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20sur%20les%20libres%20mouvements%20de%20tr%C3%A9sorerie
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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