Latest: Q2 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$44.5M in Q2 FY27 · $48.6M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$46.3M
Capital spending−$1.7M
Free cash flow+$44.5M
Cash / net income2.8×
Cash conversion cycle43 days
Analysis
In Q2 FY27, J.Jill generated $46.3M of operating cash flow and spent $1.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $44.5M.
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, operating cash flow was $65.4M; the largest uses were capital spending ($16.8M), buybacks ($8.2M), dividends ($5.1M); the cash balance rose by $31.4M.
Operating cash flow was $46.3M against net income of $16.8M — 2.8× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: inventory +$11.3M, prepaid and other assets +$5.3M, depreciation & amortization +$5.1M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 43 days (receivables 4 + inventory 148 − payables 110).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 FY27): Operating cash flow $46.3M, Capital spending $1.7M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $320M; the largest uses were capital spending ($53.3M) and net borrowing ($44.6M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$76.9M
Debt$72.5M
Net cash$4.4M
Due within a year$1.3M
J.Jill funds itself: free cash flow was $48.6M over the last twelve months, and $76.9M of cash and investments stands against $72.5M of debt ($1.3M due within a year, 58.6× 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
Q2 FY27
4
148
110
43
Q1 FY27
4
133
101
36
Q4 FY26
3
122
100
25
Q3 FY26
3
127
105
25
Q2 FY26
5
108
86
27
Q1 FY26
4
128
101
31
Q4 FY25
4
116
97
23
Q3 FY25
3
120
100
23
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 FY27
$46.3M
−$1.7M
−$1.5M
−$1.3M
−$469K
−$40.6M
$44.5M
Q1 FY27
$1.7M
−$2.6M
−$794K
−$1.3M
−$469K
$4.7M
−$881K
Q4 FY26
−$1.6M
−$9.4M
−$3.8M
−$1.2M
—
$17.0M
−$11.0M
Q3 FY26
$19.1M
−$3.0M
−$2.0M
−$1.2M
—
−$12.5M
$16.0M
Q2 FY26
$19.4M
−$2.3M
−$1.0M
−$1.2M
—
−$14.3M
$17.1M
Q1 FY26
$5.3M
−$2.2M
−$3.5M
−$1.2M
—
$4.2M
$3.1M
Q4 FY25
$8.1M
−$6.7M
—
−$1.1M
—
$3.3M
$1.4M
Q3 FY25
$19.1M
−$4.4M
—
−$1.1M
−$2.2M
−$10.3M
$14.6M
J.Jill: income statement and cash flow
J.Jill, Q2 FY27: revenue $155M (+0.5% year over year), operating margin 15.7%. 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.