Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$1.3M in Q3 FY26 · −$3.0M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$1.4M
Capital spending−$2.8M
Free cash flow−$1.3M
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Mays J W generated $1.4M of operating cash flow and spent $2.8M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$1.3M. That is $2.2M less than in Q3 FY25 ($868K).
Over the twelve months to Apr 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.8M; the largest uses were capital spending ($4.8M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($3.3M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($6.1M); the cash balance fell by $154K.
Operating cash flow was $1.4M against net income of −$217K. The largest differences: prepaid and other assets +$1.2M, payables −$517K, depreciation & amortization +$472K.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $1.4M, Capital spending $2.8M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $8.9M; the largest uses were capital spending ($9.9M) and net borrowing ($5.6M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$2.1M
Debt$6.2M
Net debt$4.1M
Due within a year$165K
Mays J W's operations bring cash in ($1.8M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $3.0M funded from its $2.1M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($6.2M of debt, $165K due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $2.1M 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 FY26
$1.4M
−$2.8M
−$3.2M
−$1.7M
−$1.3M
Q2 FY26
−$730K
−$984K
−$41K
$1.8M
−$1.7M
Q1 FY26
$1.9M
−$411K
−$41K
−$1.5M
$1.5M
Q4 FY25
−$827K
−$669K
−$40K
$1.5M
−$1.5M
Q3 FY25
$1.9M
−$1.1M
−$40K
−$829K
$868K
Q2 FY25
−$383K
−$203K
−$239K
$825K
−$586K
Q1 FY25
$1.8M
−$460K
−$336K
−$1.0M
$1.3M
Q4 FY24
−$1.4M
−$421K
−$332K
−$74K
−$1.8M
Mays J W: income statement and cash flow
Mays J W, Q3 FY26: revenue $5.3M (-6% year over year), operating margin -6.1%. 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.