Latest: Q1 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$147M in Q1 FY27 · −$353K over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$146M
Capital spending−$666K
Free cash flow−$147M
Analysis
In Q1 FY27, MSG Knickerbockers generated −$146M of operating cash flow and spent $666K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$147M. That is $61.6M less than in Q1 FY26 (−$85.3M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.3M; the largest uses were other financing ($37.6M), taxes on employees’ shares ($19.3M), capital spending ($1.7M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($40.0M), other investing ($113K); the cash balance fell by $17.2M.
Operating cash flow was −$146M against net income of −$31.1M. The largest differences: deferred revenue +$201M, accrued liabilities −$184M, prepaid and other assets −$78.7M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q1 FY27): Operating cash flow −$146M, Capital spending $666K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $577M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($202M) and dividends ($173M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$40.0M
Debt$298M
Net debt$258M
MSG Knickerbockers's operations bring cash in ($1.3M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $353K funded from its $40.0M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($298M of debt). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
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
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q1 FY27
−$146M
−$666K
—
$40.0M
$124M
−$147M
Q4 FY26
$57.7M
−$36K
—
—
−$57.5M
$57.6M
Q3 FY26
$57.5M
−$143K
—
—
−$25.7M
$57.4M
Q2 FY26
$32.4M
−$857K
−$132K
—
−$24.0M
$31.6M
Q1 FY26
−$85.0M
−$371K
−$340K
—
$95.9M
−$85.3M
Q4 FY25
$49.7M
−$373K
—
—
−$48.2M
$49.4M
Q3 FY25
$6.3M
−$2.4M
−$33K
−$8.0M
$10.8M
$3.9M
Q2 FY25
$61.8M
−$533K
−$160K
—
−$57.8M
$61.2M
MSG Knickerbockers: income statement and cash flow
MSG Knickerbockers, Q1 FY27: revenue $45.5M (+15% year over year), operating margin -56.0%. 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.