Graphite Bio (Graphite Bio) Free Cash Flow : $-100.86 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Graphite Bio Free Cash Flow?

Graphite Bio's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-45.93 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-100.86 Mil.

Graphite Bio's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.56. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12.37.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -80.60% 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 5 years, Graphite Bio's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -80.60% per year. The lowest was -1002.60% per year. And the median was -541.60% per year.

Graphite Bio Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Graphite Bio's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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Graphite Bio Free Cash Flow Chart

Graphite Bio Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Free Cash Flow

-0.02

-10.27

-58.59

-94.57

-100.86

Graphite Bio Quarterly Data
	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												-23.45	-21.46	-19.27	-14.21	-45.93

Graphite Bio 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.

Graphite Bio'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
	=	-90.007	+	-10.856
	=	-100.86

Graphite Bio'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
	=	-45.877	+	-0.05
	=	-45.93

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 $-100.86 Mil.

Graphite Bio (NAS:GRPH) 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, Graphite Bio's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	0	/	18.34	+	0
	=	0.00 %

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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Graphite Bio (Graphite Bio) Business Description

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Address

201 Haskins Way, Suite 210, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080

Website

https://www.graphitebio.com

Graphite Bio Inc is a clinical-stage gene-editing company harnessing gene integration to develop a new class of therapies to cure serious and life-threatening diseases. Its gene-editing platform allows to precisely correct mutations, replace entire disease-causing genes with normal genes, or insert new genes into predetermined, safe locations. Its product candidate GPH101 is a differentiated approach with the potential to directly correct the mutation that causes sickle cell disease (SCD) and restore normal adult hemoglobin (HgbA) expression. All of the company's long-lived assets are based in the United States.

Executives

Kimberlee C Drapkin	director	PREDIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC., 4 MAGUIRE ROAD, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Ecor1 Capital, Llc	10 percent owner	357 TEHAMA STREET #3, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Samsara Biocapital, L.p.	10 percent owner	628 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Phil Gutry	officer: CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER	400 E. PRATT STREET, SUITE 606, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Alethia Young	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 201 HASKINS WAY, SUITE 210, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Versant Ventures Vi Gp, L.p.	10 percent owner	ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Matthew Porteus	director	C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 279 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 430, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Katherine V Stultz	officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 279 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 430, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Abraham Bassan	director	C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 279 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 430, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
L.p. 436,	10 percent owner	628 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Versant Vantage Ii Gp, L.p.	10 percent owner	ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Versant Vantage Ii Gp-gp, Llc	10 percent owner	ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Versant Vantage Ii, L.p.	10 percent owner	ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Rizzuto Carlo	director	ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Smital Shah	director	C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080