Discounted Cash Flow Rating
Neutral
Return on Equity Rating
Strong Sell
Debt to Equity Rating
Buy
Price to Earnings Rating
Sell
Analyst Rating
Sell
Simple Moving Average
Neutral
Exponential Moving Average
Neutral
Relative Strength Index
Standard Deviation
Strong Sell
Williams %R
Strong Buy
Average Directional Index
Strong Sell
Insider Trading
Strong Sell
Wall Street Data Solutions Rating
Sell
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Startek Inc. (SRT)
Services-help Supply Services
StarTek Inc is a customer engagement business process outsourcing company. The company operates its business through six reportable segments, based on the geographic regions: Americas, Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa, and Rest of World. Its service offerings include customer care, sales support, inbound sales, complex order processing, accounts receivable management, technical and product support, up-sell and cross-sell opportunities, customer intelligence analytics and other industry-specific processes. Americas contribute the majority of the revenue.
4610 SOUTH ULSTER STREET, SUITE 150
DENVER, CO
Current Price
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% Change Today
0.00%
Change Amt. Today
0.00
Active Status
Active
Listing Date
06/19/1997
Market Cap
178,328,436
Shares Outstanding
40,350,000
Weighted SO
40,345,831
Total Employees
N/A
Upcoming Earnings
03/25/2024
Beta
1.3210
Last Div
0.0000
Range
2.6403-4.44
Chg
0.0500
Avg Vol
291071
Mkt Cap
178328436
Exch
NYSE
Country
US
Phone
13032624500
DCF Diff
1.0956
DCF
3.3244
Div Yield
0.0000
P/S
0.4821
EV Multiple
6.9669
P/FV
1.0451
Div Yield %
0.0000
P/E
-8.8203
PEG
0.0856
Payout
0.0000
Current Ratio
1.2394
Quick Ratio
0.9938
Cash Ratio
0.3476
DSO
67.3540
DIO
13.7528
Op Cycle
81.1067
DPO
10.0457
CCC
71.0610
Gross Margin
0.1458
Op Margin
-0.0138
Pretax Margin
-0.0685
Net Margin
-0.0546
Eff Tax Rate
-0.0713
ROA
-0.0547
ROE
-0.1089
ROCE
-0.0194
NI/EBT
0.7975
EBT/EBIT
4.9532
EBIT/Rev
-0.0138
Debt Ratio
0.3056
D/E
0.6624
LT Debt/Cap
0.3052
Total Debt/Cap
0.3985
Int Coverage
-0.4893
CF/Debt
0.0776
Equity Multi
2.1679
Rec Turnover
5.4191
Pay Turnover
36.3339
Inv Turnover
26.5401
FA Turnover
6.9251
Asset Turnover
1.0010
OCF/Share
0.2173
FCF/Share
-0.0733
Cash/Share
0.9112
OCF/Sales
0.0237
FCF/OCF
-0.3375
CF Coverage
0.0776
ST Coverage
0.2302
CapEx Coverage
0.7477
Div&CapEx Cov
0.7477
P/BV
1.0451
P/B
1.0451
P/S
0.4821
P/E
-8.8203
P/FCF
-60.3480
P/OCF
20.3423
P/CF
20.3423
PEG
0.0856
P/S
0.4821
EV Multiple
6.9669
P/FV
1.0451
DPS
0.0000
Latest Headlines (EST)
Revenue Product Segmentation
Dividend History
Cash Value | Ex-Dividend Date | Declaration Date | Record Date | Pay Date |
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0.25 | 11/13/2006 | 11/01/2006 | 11/15/2006 | 11/27/2006 |
0.25 | 08/10/2006 | 08/03/2006 | 08/14/2006 | 08/24/2006 |
0.25 | 05/11/2006 | 05/04/2006 | 05/15/2006 | 05/25/2006 |
0.36 | 02/10/2006 | 02/03/2006 | 02/14/2006 | 02/23/2006 |
0.36 | 11/09/2005 | 11/03/2005 | 11/14/2005 | 11/23/2005 |
0.36 | 08/10/2005 | 08/03/2005 | 08/12/2005 | 08/24/2005 |
0.36 | 05/09/2005 | 05/06/2005 | 05/11/2005 | 05/24/2005 |
0.42 | 02/09/2005 | 02/04/2005 | 02/11/2005 | 02/24/2005 |
0.41 | 11/08/2004 | 11/04/2004 | 11/11/2004 | 11/24/2004 |
0.40 | 08/09/2004 | 08/05/2004 | 08/11/2004 | 08/24/2004 |
0.39 | 05/07/2004 | 05/06/2004 | 05/11/2004 | 05/24/2004 |
0.38 | 02/11/2004 | 02/05/2004 | 02/13/2004 | 02/24/2004 |
0.37 | 11/12/2003 | 11/05/2003 | 11/14/2003 | 11/25/2003 |
0.36 | 08/13/2003 | 08/05/2003 | 08/15/2003 | 08/29/2003 |
Year | Purchases | Sales | Total Bought | Total Sold |
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Transaction Date | Name | Type Of Owner | Price | Securities Owned | Securities Transacted | Security Name | Transaction Type |
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Less Than 3 Months
0.00 Shares Bought (0 %)
0.00 Shares Sold (0%)
3 - 6 Months
0.00 Shares Bought (0.00 %)
1.92M Shares Sold (100.00%)
6 - 9 Months
58.31K Shares Bought (100.00 %)
0.00 Shares Sold (0.00%)
9 - 12 Months
15.36K Shares Bought (99.99 %)
0.00 Shares Sold (0.01 %)
Investor Name | Investment Discretion | Type of Security | Shares Owned | Avg Price Paid | Market Value | Change In Market Value | Change In Market Value (%) | Ownership | Weight |
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Date | Investors Holding | Closed Positions | Increased Positions | Reduced Positions | New Positions | Total Invested | Put/Call Ratio | Total Calls | Total Puts |
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Owner | Shares Owned |
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2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | |
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Revenue | 71.60M | ▲ 158.59M | ▲ 171.59M | ▲ 174.47M | ▲ 178.75M | ▼ 92.96M | ▲ 93.63M |
Cost Of Revenue | 65.56M | ▲ 133.50M | ▲ 143.95M | ▼ 143.60M | ▲ 151.91M | ▼ 76.16M | ▲ 81.14M |
Gross Profit | 6.04M | ▲ 25.08M | ▲ 27.64M | ▲ 30.87M | ▼ 26.84M | ▼ 16.80M | ▼ 12.49M |
Gross Profit Ratio | 0.08 | ▲ 0.16 | ▲ 0.16 | ▲ 0.18 | ▼ 0.15 | ▲ 0.18 | ▼ 0.13 |
Research And Development Expenses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
General And Administrative Expenses | 8.47M | ▲ 25.08M | ▼ 19.43M | ▼ 15.34M | ▼ 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Selling And Marketing Expenses | 0.00 | ▼ -3.14M | ▲ 0.00 | ▼ -1.00K | ▲ 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Selling General And Administrative Expenses | 8.47M | ▲ 21.95M | ▼ 19.43M | ▼ 15.34M | ▼ 15.08M | ▼ 12.27M | ▼ 10.32M |
Other Expenses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Operating Expenses | 8.47M | ▲ 21.95M | ▼ 19.43M | ▼ 15.34M | ▼ 15.08M | ▼ 12.27M | ▼ 10.32M |
Cost And Expenses | 74.03M | ▲ 155.45M | ▲ 163.38M | ▼ 158.94M | ▲ 166.98M | ▼ 88.42M | ▲ 91.46M |
Interest Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | ▲ 417.00K | ▼ 0.00 | 0.00 | ▲ 4.79M | ▼ 0.00 |
Interest Expense | 303.00K | ▲ 3.98M | ▲ 4.38M | ▼ 2.69M | ▼ 684.00K | ▲ 4.79M | ▼ 2.00M |
Depreciation And Amortization | 2.70M | ▲ 7.82M | ▼ 7.67M | ▼ 6.92M | ▲ 7.74M | ▼ 454.00K | ▲ 5.89M |
Ebitda | 269.00K | ▲ 3.23M | ▲ 15.08M | ▲ 15.52M | ▲ 18.45M | ▼ 14.41M | ▼ 8.05M |
Ebitda Ratio | 0.00 | ▲ 0.02 | ▲ 0.09 | ▲ 0.09 | ▲ 0.10 | ▲ 0.15 | ▼ 0.09 |
Operating Income | -2.52M | ▲ -1.34M | ▲ 453.00K | ▲ 2.28M | ▲ 5.50M | ▲ 13.95M | ▼ -22.73M |
Operating Income Ratio | -0.04 | ▲ -0.01 | ▲ 0.00 | ▲ 0.01 | ▲ 0.03 | ▲ 0.15 | ▼ -0.24 |
Total Other Income Expenses Net | -92.00K | ▼ -4.39M | ▼ -8.57M | ▼ -15.11M | ▲ -271.00K | ▼ -14.66M | ▼ -25.20M |
Income Before Tax | -2.82M | ▼ -5.23M | ▲ -4.32M | ▲ -2.28M | ▲ 10.81M | ▼ -708.00K | ▼ -25.03M |
Income Before Tax Ratio | -0.04 | ▲ -0.03 | ▲ -0.03 | ▲ -0.01 | ▲ 0.06 | ▼ -0.01 | ▼ -0.27 |
Income Tax Expense | -371.00K | ▲ 2.38M | ▼ 241.00K | ▲ 1.95M | ▲ 2.47M | ▼ 1.23M | ▼ -437.00K |
Net Income | -2.45M | ▼ -9.70M | ▲ -5.29M | ▼ -7.58M | ▲ 6.69M | ▼ -1.94M | ▼ -24.23M |
Net Income Ratio | -0.03 | ▼ -0.06 | ▲ -0.03 | ▼ -0.04 | ▲ 0.04 | ▼ -0.02 | ▼ -0.26 |
Eps | -0.15 | ▼ -0.26 | ▲ -0.14 | ▼ -0.19 | ▲ 0.16 | ▼ -0.05 | ▼ -0.60 |
Eps Diluted | -0.15 | ▼ -0.26 | ▲ -0.14 | ▼ -0.19 | ▲ 0.16 | ▼ -0.05 | ▼ -0.60 |
Weighted Average Shs Out | 16.15M | ▲ 37.11M | ▲ 38.49M | ▲ 39.52M | ▲ 40.71M | ▼ 38.82M | ▲ 40.30M |
Weighted Average Shs Out Dil | 16.15M | ▲ 37.11M | ▲ 38.49M | ▲ 40.33M | ▲ 40.87M | ▼ 40.27M | ▲ 40.30M |
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2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | |
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Cash And Cash Equivalents | 1.46M | ▲ 16.62M | ▲ 20.46M | ▲ 44.51M | ▲ 47.94M | ▼ 22.46M | ▲ 36.72M |
Short Term Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Cash And Short Term Investments | 1.46M | ▲ 16.62M | ▲ 20.46M | ▲ 44.51M | ▲ 47.94M | ▼ 22.46M | ▲ 36.72M |
Net Receivables | 53.05M | ▲ 149.97M | ▼ 149.93M | ▼ 133.34M | ▲ 157.01M | ▼ 71.35M | ▼ 68.25M |
Inventory | 0.00 | ▲ 7.95M | ▲ 12.16M | ▼ 6.05M | ▲ 7.46M | ▲ 252.78M | ▼ 11.91M |
Other Current Assets | 3.64M | ▲ 18.85M | ▼ 12.01M | ▲ 14.54M | ▼ 12.61M | ▼ 9.16M | ▲ 14.05M |
Total Current Assets | 58.15M | ▲ 193.39M | ▲ 194.56M | ▲ 198.44M | ▲ 225.02M | ▲ 355.74M | ▼ 130.92M |
Property Plant Equipment Net | 19.94M | ▲ 42.24M | ▲ 111.20M | ▼ 103.60M | ▼ 97.18M | ▼ 59.40M | ▼ 53.41M |
Goodwill | 9.08M | ▲ 225.45M | ▼ 219.34M | ▼ 183.40M | 183.40M | ▼ 120.51M | ▼ 100.86M |
Intangible Assets | 5.56M | ▲ 121.34M | ▼ 110.81M | ▼ 100.44M | ▼ 90.09M | ▼ 79.75M | ▼ 72.02M |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets | 14.63M | ▲ 346.79M | ▼ 330.15M | ▼ 283.84M | ▼ 273.49M | ▼ 200.25M | ▼ 172.88M |
Long Term Investments | 0.00 | ▲ 2.10M | ▼ 553.00K | ▼ 111.00K | ▲ 31.69M | ▼ 0.00 | 0.00 |
Tax Assets | 0.00 | ▲ 5.05M | ▲ 5.25M | ▲ 5.29M | ▼ 3.66M | ▼ 2.77M | ▲ 3.13M |
Other Non Current Assets | 3.27M | ▲ 15.08M | ▲ 16.37M | ▼ 13.37M | ▼ 11.44M | ▼ 7.89M | ▲ 9.15M |
Total Non Current Assets | 37.85M | ▲ 411.25M | ▲ 463.52M | ▼ 406.21M | ▲ 417.46M | ▼ 270.31M | ▼ 238.56M |
Other Assets | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Total Assets | 96.00M | ▲ 604.64M | ▲ 658.08M | ▼ 604.65M | ▲ 642.48M | ▼ 626.04M | ▼ 369.49M |
Account Payables | 7.02M | ▲ 26.89M | ▼ 25.45M | ▼ 20.07M | ▼ 11.92M | ▼ 2.43M | ▲ 8.70M |
Short Term Debt | 2.73M | ▲ 33.59M | ▲ 64.40M | ▼ 37.01M | ▼ 34.25M | ▲ 149.23M | ▼ 38.03M |
Tax Payables | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ▲ 8.19M |
Deferred Revenue | 14.96M | ▼ -1.82M | ▼ -20.31M | ▲ 57.12M | ▼ 53.20M | ▼ 0.00 | ▲ 49.47M |
Other Current Liabilities | 1.25M | ▲ 86.70M | ▲ 102.91M | ▼ 39.99M | ▲ 48.27M | ▲ 136.81M | ▼ 9.44M |
Total Current Liabilities | 25.95M | ▲ 145.36M | ▲ 172.45M | ▼ 154.19M | ▼ 147.63M | ▲ 288.46M | ▼ 105.63M |
Long Term Debt | 22.21M | ▲ 152.10M | ▲ 184.49M | ▼ 170.37M | ▲ 204.44M | ▼ 67.83M | ▲ 74.87M |
Deferred Revenue Non Current | 0.00 | ▼ -486.00K | ▼ -55.69M | ▲ 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities Non Current | 0.00 | ▲ 18.90M | ▼ 18.23M | ▼ 17.72M | ▼ 17.53M | ▼ 15.51M | ▼ 15.27M |
Other Non Current Liabilities | 905.00K | ▲ 12.39M | ▲ 66.83M | ▼ 15.50M | ▲ 19.56M | ▼ 2.68M | ▲ 3.28M |
Total Non Current Liabilities | 23.11M | ▲ 182.91M | ▲ 213.85M | ▼ 203.58M | ▲ 241.53M | ▼ 86.02M | ▲ 93.42M |
Other Liabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Capital Lease Obligations | 0.00 | ▲ 2.30M | ▲ 74.65M | ▼ 71.38M | ▼ 68.66M | ▼ 41.14M | ▼ 35.23M |
Total Liabilities | 49.06M | ▲ 328.27M | ▲ 386.30M | ▼ 357.77M | ▲ 389.16M | ▼ 374.48M | ▼ 199.05M |
Preferred Stock | 0.00 | 0.00 | ▲ 22.00K | ▼ 0.00 | ▲ 25.62M | ▼ 0.00 | 0.00 |
Common Stock | 162.00K | ▲ 374.00K | ▲ 385.00K | ▲ 405.00K | ▲ 409.00K | ▲ 411.00K | ▲ 412.00K |
Retained Earnings | -37.20M | ▲ -31.13M | ▼ -46.15M | ▼ -85.54M | ▲ -84.04M | ▼ -86.30M | ▼ -104.77M |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss | 1.38M | ▼ -5.55M | ▼ -6.02M | ▼ -7.29M | ▼ -10.69M | ▼ -16.06M | ▲ -15.99M |
Other Total Stockholders Equity | 82.59M | ▲ 267.32M | ▲ 276.81M | ▲ 288.70M | ▼ 264.01M | ▲ 289.72M | ▲ 290.78M |
Total Stockholders Equity | 46.94M | ▲ 231.02M | ▼ 225.05M | ▼ 196.28M | ▼ 195.30M | ▼ 187.77M | ▼ 170.44M |
Total Equity | 46.94M | ▲ 276.37M | ▼ 271.78M | ▼ 246.88M | ▲ 253.32M | ▼ 251.57M | ▼ 170.44M |
Total Liabilities And Stockholders Equity | 96.00M | ▲ 604.64M | ▲ 658.08M | ▼ 604.65M | ▲ 642.48M | ▼ 626.04M | ▼ 369.49M |
Minority Interest | 0.00 | ▲ 45.36M | ▲ 46.74M | ▲ 50.61M | ▲ 58.02M | ▲ 63.79M | ▼ 0.00 |
Total Liabilities And Total Equity | 96.00M | ▲ 604.64M | ▲ 658.08M | ▼ 604.65M | ▲ 642.48M | ▼ 626.04M | ▼ 369.49M |
Total Investments | 0.00 | ▲ 2.10M | ▼ 553.00K | ▼ 111.00K | ▲ 31.69M | ▼ 0.00 | 0.00 |
Total Debt | 24.93M | ▲ 185.69M | ▲ 248.89M | ▼ 207.38M | ▲ 238.68M | ▼ 217.05M | ▼ 112.90M |
Net Debt | 23.48M | ▲ 169.07M | ▲ 228.42M | ▼ 162.87M | ▲ 190.74M | ▲ 194.59M | ▼ 76.18M |
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2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | |
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Net Income | -2.45M | ▼ -9.70M | ▲ -4.56M | ▲ -4.23M | ▲ 8.34M | ▼ -5.46M | ▼ -24.60M |
Depreciation And Amortization | 2.70M | ▲ 7.82M | ▼ 7.67M | ▼ 6.92M | ▲ 7.74M | ▼ 454.00K | ▲ 5.89M |
Deferred Income Tax | -556.00K | ▲ 373.00K | ▼ -1.31M | ▼ -1.47M | ▲ -449.00K | ▼ -928.00K | ▲ -461.00K |
Stock Based Compensation | 270.00K | ▲ 425.00K | ▼ 365.00K | ▲ 385.00K | ▲ 486.00K | ▼ 338.00K | ▲ 369.00K |
Change In Working Capital | 1.09M | ▼ -873.00K | ▲ 8.23M | ▼ -15.56M | ▼ -16.04M | ▲ -9.38M | ▲ -597.00K |
Accounts Receivables | 1.64M | ▼ -9.40M | ▲ -2.96M | ▼ -6.20M | ▼ -39.33M | ▲ -34.95M | ▲ -258.00K |
Inventory | -32.66M | ▼ -39.53M | ▲ 4.96M | ▼ -16.25M | ▲ 13.96M | ▼ 0.00 | ▲ 428.00K |
Accounts Payables | -88.00K | ▲ 21.00K | ▲ 4.50M | ▲ 5.52M | ▲ 5.67M | ▼ -3.03M | ▲ 895.00K |
Other Working Capital | 32.20M | ▲ 48.03M | ▼ 1.73M | ▼ 1.37M | ▲ 3.65M | ▲ 28.60M | ▼ -1.66M |
Other Non Cash Items | 556.00K | ▲ 3.01M | ▲ 9.55M | ▲ 15.70M | ▼ 6.50M | ▲ 18.51M | ▲ 24.14M |
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities | 1.60M | ▼ 1.05M | ▲ 19.94M | ▼ 1.76M | ▲ 6.57M | ▼ 3.53M | ▲ 4.74M |
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment | -3.15M | ▼ -3.18M | ▼ -6.54M | ▼ -7.27M | ▲ -4.21M | ▲ -1.03M | ▼ -3.05M |
Acquisitions Net | 0.00 | 0.00 | ▲ 1.31M | ▼ -34.00K | ▲ 2.00K | ▲ 45.68M | ▼ 892.00K |
Purchases Of Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Sales Maturities Of Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other Investing Activities | 8.00K | ▼ -2.82M | ▲ -1.32M | ▲ -34.00K | ▼ -6.70M | ▲ -173.00K | ▲ -46.00K |
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities | -3.14M | ▼ -6.00M | ▼ -6.55M | ▼ -7.31M | ▲ -4.21M | ▲ 44.48M | ▼ -2.20M |
Debt Repayment | -73.70M | ▲ -153.00K | ▼ -3.66M | ▲ -1.48M | ▲ -511.00K | ▼ -4.81M | ▲ -4.00M |
Common Stock Issued | 175.00K | ▼ 0.00 | ▲ 147.00K | ▲ 647.00K | ▼ 76.00K | ▼ 38.00K | ▲ 91.00K |
Common Stock Repurchased | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ▼ -1.58M | ▲ -201.00K | ▲ -40.00K |
Dividends Paid | 0.00 | ▼ -4.29M | ▲ 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other Financing Activities | 74.66M | ▼ 6.42M | ▼ -5.83M | ▲ 311.00K | ▲ 435.00K | ▲ 10.14M | ▼ 3.20M |
Net Cash Used Provided By Financing Activities | 1.13M | ▲ 6.42M | ▼ -9.34M | ▲ -837.00K | ▼ -10.49M | ▲ 5.17M | ▼ -752.00K |
Effect Of Forex Changes On Cash | 522.00K | ▼ -154.00K | ▲ 202.00K | ▲ 362.00K | ▼ 54.00K | ▲ 642.00K | ▼ 9.00K |
Net Change In Cash | 120.00K | ▼ -3.91M | ▲ 4.25M | ▼ -6.03M | ▼ -8.08M | ▲ 53.82M | ▼ 1.79M |
Cash At End Of Period | 1.46M | ▲ 16.62M | ▲ 32.63M | ▲ 50.56M | ▲ 55.40M | ▲ 115.15M | ▼ 42.01M |
Cash At Beginning Of Period | 1.34M | ▲ 20.53M | ▲ 28.38M | ▲ 56.59M | ▲ 63.47M | ▼ 61.33M | ▼ 40.22M |
Operating Cash Flow | 1.60M | ▼ 1.05M | ▲ 19.94M | ▼ 1.76M | ▲ 6.57M | ▼ 3.53M | ▲ 4.74M |
Capital Expenditure | -3.15M | ▼ -3.18M | ▼ -6.54M | ▼ -7.27M | ▲ -4.21M | ▲ -1.03M | ▼ -3.05M |
Free Cash Flow | -1.54M | ▼ -2.13M | ▲ 13.40M | ▼ -5.52M | ▲ 2.36M | ▲ 2.50M | ▼ 1.69M |
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