Latest: Q1 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$9.2M in Q1 FY27 · $32.3M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$16.3M
Capital spending−$7.2M
Free cash flow+$9.2M
Cash / net income1.1×
Cash conversion cycle49 days
Analysis
In Q1 FY27, Ibex generated $16.3M of operating cash flow and spent $7.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $9.2M. That is $1.1M more than in Q1 FY26 ($8.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $59.7M; the largest uses were capital spending ($27.3M), buybacks ($16.1M), taxes on employees’ shares ($3.4M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($2.5M); the cash balance rose by $14.0M.
Operating cash flow was $16.3M against net income of $14.8M — 1.1× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables −$11.0M, payables +$5.8M, depreciation & amortization +$4.9M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 49 days (receivables 69 + inventory 0 − payables 20).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q1 FY27): Operating cash flow $16.3M, Capital spending $7.2M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $222M; the largest uses were buybacks ($118M) and capital spending ($99.9M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$36.7M
Debt$1.7M
Net cash$35.0M
Due within a year$872K
Ibex funds itself: free cash flow was $32.3M over the last twelve months, and $36.7M of cash and investments stands against $1.7M of debt ($872K due within a year, 42.1× covered by cash).
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
Q1 FY27
69
—
20
49
Q4 FY26
70
—
17
53
Q3 FY26
71
—
18
53
Q2 FY26
69
—
20
49
Q1 FY26
71
—
19
52
Q4 FY25
73
—
17
57
Q3 FY25
77
—
18
59
Q2 FY25
74
—
19
56
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q1 FY27
$16.3M
−$7.2M
−$4.5M
−$338K
$877K
−$4.1M
$9.2M
Q4 FY26
$24.8M
−$3.2M
−$4.2M
−$383K
$195K
−$17.2M
$21.7M
Q3 FY26
$11.9M
−$5.3M
−$4.6M
−$284K
$466K
$51K
$6.6M
Q2 FY26
$6.6M
−$11.7M
−$2.8M
−$257K
$936K
$7.2M
−$5.1M
Q1 FY26
$15.7M
−$7.6M
−$2.8M
−$292K
$2.4M
−$7.3M
$8.0M
Q4 FY25
$27.9M
−$5.2M
−$1.6M
−$19.4M
$773K
−$2.4M
$22.8M
Q3 FY25
$8.8M
−$5.3M
−$25.1M
$11.3M
$2.8M
$7.2M
$3.6M
Q2 FY25
$1.1M
−$4.3M
−$46.6M
$7.3M
$342K
$42.1M
−$3.2M
Ibex: income statement and cash flow
Ibex, Q1 FY27: revenue $175M (+16% year over year), operating margin 10.4%. 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.