{"id":18158,"date":"2021-07-20T23:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/?p=18158"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:18:11","slug":"computing-fcff-and-fcfe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/cfa-level-2\/computing-fcff-and-fcfe\/","title":{"rendered":"Computing FCFF and FCFE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@type\": \"QAPage\",\r\n  \"mainEntity\": {\r\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n    \"name\": \"Which of the following is least likely reflected in the calculation of FCFF when beginning with cash flow from operations (CFO)?\",\r\n    \"text\": \"Which of the following is least likely reflected in the calculation of FCFF when beginning with cash flow from operations (CFO)?\\n\\nA. Interest.\\nB. Depreciation.\\nC. 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An example of a non-cash expense is depreciation and amortization. This is an expense that reduces net income but does not involve a cash outflow. It must therefore be added back to net income when computing FCFF. Information on non-cash charges can be found in the statement of cash flows.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>After-tax interest expense<\/strong><\/em> must be added back to net income to arrive at FCFF. This is because interest expense is deducted to arrive at net income, but this interest is a cash flow available to the firm\u2019s debt suppliers.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Fixed capital investments<\/strong><\/em> represent a cash outflow to purchase fixed capital like property, plant &amp; equipment (PPE) necessary to support a firm\u2019s current and future operations. This information can be derived from the company\u2019s statement of cash flow.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Working capital investments<\/strong><\/em> represent net investments in current assets (accounts receivable) less current liabilities (accounts payable) excluding cash and short-term debt (notes payable and current portion of long-term debt). This information can be derived from the balance sheet and statement of cash flow.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> <\/em>If a firm has preferred stock, <em><strong>preferred dividends<\/strong><\/em> are deducted when calculating net income. Therefore, it is added back when calculating a firm\u2019s FCFF because this cash flow is available to another of the firm\u2019s capital providers, preferred stockholders.<\/p>\r\n<!-- TOP CTA \u2013 Full Width Outline Button -->\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 22px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 10px 18px; border: 2px solid #1e5bd8; color: #1e5bd8; border-radius: 9999px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/free-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Access our CFA free trial to practice FCFF and FCFE calculations <\/a><\/div>\r\n<h2>Computing FCFF from Cash Flow from Operations<\/h2>\r\n<p>Cash flow from operations (CFO) can also be used to calculate FCFF. CFO is the net amount of cash provided by the company\u2019s operating activities. Cash flow from operations already incorporates adjustments for non-cash expenses (like depreciation and amortization) and net investments in working capital.<\/p>\r\n<p>The statement of cash flow is broken down into three segments:<\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\r\n\t<li><em><strong>Cash flow from operating activities:<\/strong><\/em> This is the net amount provided by the company\u2019s operating activities.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em><strong>Cash flow from investing activities:<\/strong><\/em> This is the use or source of cash from a company\u2019s long-term assets like PP&amp;E.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em><strong>Cash flow from financing activities:<\/strong> <\/em>This section shows a company\u2019s activities in raising or repaying capital.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>FCFF can be estimated from CFO as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFF}&amp;=\\text{Cash Flow from Operations}+\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\\\&amp;-\\text{Fixed Capital Investments}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Non-cash charges<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>working capital investments<\/strong><\/em> are not included in the above calculation because they are already included in the calculation of CFO.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Computing FCFE from FCFF<\/h2>\r\n<p>Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) is the cash flow available to equity holders. In contrast, cash flow to the firm (FCFF) is the cash flow available to all the suppliers of a firm\u2019s capital (common shareholders, debt holders, and preferred stockholders, if any). FCFE is the sum that the company can afford to pay out as dividends. Companies, however, do not pay the entire amount because they would like to keep their dividends stable.<\/p>\r\n<p>Assuming no preferred shareholders, the difference between FCFF and FCFE is the cash flow to the suppliers of debt. The cash flows that arise from transactions with debtors are deducted from FCFF to arrive at FCFE.<\/p>\r\n<p>FCFE can be calculated as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFE}&amp;=\\text{FCFF} -\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\\\&amp;+\\text{Net Borrowing}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>After-tax interest<\/strong><\/em> is deducted from FCFF to remove the cash flow that is available to debt holders. As a result, <em><strong>net borrowing<\/strong><\/em> includes the company\u2019s debt borrowings less debt repayments to arrive at the net amount.<\/p>\r\n<p>Just like FCFF, FCFE can be calculated from net income and cash flow from operations:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFE}&amp;=\\text{Net Income}+\\text{Non-Cash Charges}-\\text{Fixed Capital Investments}\\\\&amp;-\\text{Working Capital Investments}+\\text{Net Borrowing}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>The difference between this equation and the one that calculates FCFF using net income is the after-tax interest and net borrowing. <em><strong>A<\/strong><strong>fter-tax interest<\/strong><\/em> is already deducted in the calculation of net income and is therefore not added back. <em><strong>Net borrowing<\/strong><\/em> is added because this amount is available to equity holders to use at their discretion. Thus, it is calculated as the company\u2019s borrowing less the company\u2019s repayments.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFE}&amp;=\\text{Cash from Operations}-\\text{Fixed Capital Investments}\\\\&amp;+\\text{Net Borrowing}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>Cash from operations already has adjustments for <em><strong>interest expense<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>working capital investments<\/strong><\/em>. Therefore, deducting<em><strong> fixed capital investments<\/strong><\/em> and adding <em><strong>net borrowing<\/strong><\/em> to it would estimate the FCFE.<\/p>\r\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Computing FCFF and FCFE from EBIT or EBITDA<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>EBIT and EBITDA can be starting points when calculating FCFF and FCFE. Assuming a firm\u2019s only non-cash expense is depreciation, FCFF can be calculated from net income as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFF}&amp;=\\text{Net Income}+\\text{Depreciation}+\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\\\&amp;-\\text{Fixed Capital Investments}-\\text{Working Capital Investments}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>Net income can be expressed as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{Net income}&amp;=(\\text{EBIT}-\\text{Interest})(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\\\&amp;=\\text{EBIT}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})-\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>Substituting the net income equation into the FCFF equation, we can calculate FCFF as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFF}&amp;=\\text{EBIT}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})+\\text{Depreciation}\\\\&amp;-\\text{Fixed Capital Investments}-\\text{Working Capital Investments}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>FCFF can be calculated from net income as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFF}&amp;=\\text{Net Income}+\\text{Depreciation}+\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\\\&amp;-\\text{Fixed Capital Investments}-\\text{Working Capital Investments}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>Net income can be calculated from EBITDA as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{Net Income}&amp;=(\\text{EBITDA}-\\text{Depreciation}-\\text{Interest})(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\\\&amp;=\\text{EBITDA}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})-\\text{Depreciation}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\\\&amp;-\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>Substituting the net income formula into the FCFF equation, we can calculate FCFF as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFF}&amp;=\\text{EBITDA}(1-\\text{Tax})+\\text{Depreciation}(\\text{Tax})\\\\&amp;-\\text{Fixed Capital Investments}-\\text{Working Capital Investments}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>Many adjustments for <em><strong>non-cash charges<\/strong><\/em> that are required to calculate FCFF when starting from net income are not required when starting from EBIT or EBITDA. This is because many non-cash charges are made after computing EBIT or EBITDA, so they do not need to be added back when calculating FCFF based on EBIT or EBITDA.<\/p>\r\n<p>FCFE can also be calculated from EBIT or EBITDA. To obtain FCFE based on EBIT or EBITDA, use the expression for FCFF from EBIT or the expression for FCFF from EBITDA, respectively, and subtract <em><strong>after-tax interest <\/strong><\/em> and add <em><strong>net borrowing<\/strong><\/em>. FCFE is calculated from FCFF as<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\text{FCFE}=\\text{FCFF}-\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})+\\text{Net Borrowing}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>FCFE can be calculated from EBIT as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFE}&amp;=\\text{EBIT}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})-\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})+\\text{Depreciation}\\\\&amp;-\\text{Fixed Capital Investment}-\\text{Working Capital Investments}\\\\&amp;+\\text{Net Borrowing}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<p>FCFE can be calculated from EBITDA as:<\/p>\r\n<p>$$\\begin{align*}\\text{FCFF}&amp;=\\text{EBITDA}(1-\\text{Tax rate})-\\text{Interest}(1-\\text{Tax Rate})\\\\&amp;+\\text{Depreciation}(\\text{Tax Rate})-\\text{Fixed Capital Investments}\\\\&amp;-\\text{Working Capital Investments}+\\text{Net Borrowing}\\end{align*}$$<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h2>Question<\/h2>\r\n<p>Which of the following is <em>least likely<\/em> reflected in the calculation of FCFF when beginning with cash flow from operations (CFO)?<\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\">\r\n\t<li>Interest.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Depreciation.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Fixed capital investments.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4><em>\u00a0<\/em>Solution<\/h4>\r\n<p><strong>The correct answer is B.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Depreciation is not considered in the calculation of FCFF when beginning with CFO. It is already added back when computing CFO.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>C is incorrect. <\/strong>Fixed capital investments are deducted from CFO when calculating FCFF.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>A is incorrect. <\/strong>After-tax interest expense is added to CFO when calculating FCFF.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>Reading 24: Free Cash Flow Valuation<\/p>\r\n<p><em>LOS 24 (c) Explain the appropriate adjustments to net income, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), and cash flow from operations (CFO) to calculate FCFF and FCFE.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- BOTTOM CTA \u2013 Refined Version -->\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 32px 0 10px;\"><a style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 9999px; background: #1e5bd8; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/free-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Start Free Trial \u2192 <\/a>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;\">Master FCFF and FCFE calculations with targeted practice questions.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Computing FCFF from Net Income FCFF is the cash flow available to a firm\u2019s capital providers after deducting operating expenses, working capital expenses, and fixed capital investments. 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