Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$343K in Q3 2026 · $1.1M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$380K
Capital spending$37K
Free cash flow−$343K
Cash / net income-1.1×
Cash conversion cycle45 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Bgsf generated −$380K of operating cash flow and spent −$37K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$343K.
Over the twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.1M; the largest uses were other financing ($25.8M), other investing ($8.5M), capital spending ($44K); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($1.2M); the cash balance fell by $32.1M.
Operating cash flow was −$380K against net income of $344K — -1.1× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: receivables −$2.2M, deferred taxes +$403K, accrued liabilities +$320K.
Its cash conversion cycle was 45 days (receivables 47 + inventory 0 − payables 2).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$380K, Capital spending −$37K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $44.4M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($44.6M) and dividends ($41.4M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$17.9M
Debtnone
Net cash$17.9M
Cash runwaymore than 10 years
Bgsf is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$1.4M a year at the current rate against $17.9M of cash and investments: a runway of more than ten years at that rate before any new financing.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 2026
47
—
2
45
Q2 2026
48
—
2
46
Q1 2026
51
—
3
48
Q4 2025
56
—
8
48
Q3 2025
49
—
9
40
Q2 2025
109
—
9
100
Q1 2025
130
—
6
124
Q4 2024
32
—
0
32
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$380K
$37K
—
−$102K
—
$416K
−$343K
Q2 2026
−$164K
—
—
−$150K
—
$4.2M
−$164K
Q1 2026
$4K
—
—
−$197K
—
$5.1M
$4K
Q4 2025
$1.7M
−$16K
−$22.4M
—
—
$22.4M
$1.7M
Q3 2025
−$4.8M
−$109K
—
−$13.1M
—
−$38.2M
−$4.9M
Q2 2025
$2.2M
$10K
—
−$957K
—
−$1.2M
$2.2M
Q1 2025
$1.1M
−$23K
—
$648K
—
−$1.7M
$1.0M
Q4 2024
$3.2M
−$154K
—
−$3.0M
$262K
−$353K
$3.0M
Bgsf: income statement and cash flow
Bgsf, Q3 2026: revenue $25.1M (-7% year over year), operating margin 0.8%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.