ROC Energy Acquisition (ROC Energy Acquisition) Free Cash Flow

: $-1.20 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2023)

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ROC Energy Acquisition's total free cash flow for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-0.32 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was $-1.20 Mil.

ROC Energy Acquisition's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-0.01. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was $-0.05.

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ROC Energy Acquisition Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for ROC Energy Acquisition's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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ROC Energy Acquisition Annual Data

Trend

Dec21

Dec22

Free Cash Flow

-1.67

ROC Energy Acquisition Quarterly Data
	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
Free Cash Flow			-0.79	-0.22	-0.10	-0.56	-0.32

ROC Energy Acquisition 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.

ROC Energy Acquisition's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Dec. 2022 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	-1.667	+	0
	=	-1.67

ROC Energy Acquisition's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Mar. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	-0.32	+	0
	=	-0.32

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.20 Mil.

ROC Energy Acquisition (NAS:ROC) 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 Mar23, ROC Energy Acquisition's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Mar23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	0	/	10.45	+	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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ROC Energy Acquisition (ROC Energy Acquisition) Business Description

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Address

16400 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX, USA, 75248

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ROC Energy Acquisition Corp is a newly incorporated blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

Executives

Thomas O Hicks	director, 10 percent owner	2200 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 4600 W, DALLAS TX 75201
David Richard Johnson	officer: Chief Financial Officer	27215 SYMPHONY CREEK LN, FULSHEAR TX 77441
Robert Wayne Prejean	director, officer: CEO, President	3701 BRIARPARK DRIVE, SUITE 150, HOUSTON TX 77042
Domino Michael Wayne Jr.	officer: President, DTR Division	3701 BRIARPARK DRIVE, SUITE 150, HOUSTON TX 77042
Vermillion Charles Richard Jr.	director	4605 POST OAK PLACE #202, HOUSTON TX 77027
L.p. Hhep-directional,	10 percent owner	2200 ROSS AVENUE, 50TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75201
Curt L. Crofford	director	100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Thomas Monroe Patterson	director	801 CHERRY STREET, SUITE 2100, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric C Neuman	director	100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Jack D Furst	director	2591 LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 100, FLOWER MOUND TX 75022
Brian Minnehan	director	5221 N. O'CONNOR BLVD SUITE 1100, IRVING TX 75039
Roc Energy Holdings, Llc	10 percent owner	16400 DALLAS PARKWAY, DALLAS TX 75248
Daniel Jeffrey Kimes	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	16400 DALLAS PARKWAY, DALLAS TX 75248
Joseph Drysdale	director	16400 DALLAS PARKWAY, DALLAS TX 75248
Win Graham	director	16400 DALLAS PARKWAY, DALLAS TX 75248