Latest: Q3 2016 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$1.0B in Q3 2016
Operating cash flow$1.0B
Capital spending−$27.0M
Free cash flow+$1.0B
Analysis
In Q3 2016, Hertz generated $1.0B of operating cash flow and spent $27.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.0B.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2016): Operating cash flow $1.0B, Capital spending $27.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $15.4B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($2.3B) and capital spending ($1.6B). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$474M
Debtnone
Net cash$474M
Due within a year$3.1B
Hertz funds itself: free cash flow was — over the last twelve months, with $474M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet ($3.1B due within a year, 0.2× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $474M of cash and investments now.
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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2016
$1.0B
−$27.0M
−$742M
−$145M
$1.0B
Q2 2016
$434M
−$19.0M
$2.4B
−$434M
$415M
Q1 2016
$580M
−$53.0M
$2.5B
−$377M
$527M
Q4 2015
$1.1B
−$144M
$824M
$30.0M
$923M
Hertz: income statement and cash flow
Hertz, Q2 2026: revenue $2.4B (+10% year over year), operating margin 3.0%. 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.