Latest: Q2 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$6.5M in Q2 FY27 · $66.5M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$11.1M
Capital spending−$4.5M
Free cash flow+$6.5M
Cash / net income1.8×
Cash conversion cycle168 days
Analysis
In Q2 FY27, Shoe Station Group generated $11.1M of operating cash flow and spent $4.5M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $6.5M.
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, operating cash flow was $102M; the largest uses were capital spending ($35.3M), dividends ($17.9M), buybacks ($7.0M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($173K); the cash balance rose by $39.3M.
Operating cash flow was $11.1M against net income of $6.3M — 1.8× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables +$11.6M, inventory −$9.4M, other operating capital −$8.6M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 168 days (receivables 2 + inventory 198 − payables 32).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 FY27): Operating cash flow $11.1M, Capital spending $4.5M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $495M; the largest uses were capital spending ($243M) and acquisitions ($115M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$132M
Debtnone
Net cash$132M
Shoe Station Group funds itself: free cash flow was $66.5M over the last twelve months, with $132M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
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
2
198
32
168
Q1 FY27
2
216
36
182
Q4 FY26
2
241
40
203
Q3 FY26
2
217
33
186
Q2 FY26
3
213
33
183
Q1 FY26
3
204
30
177
Q4 FY25
3
210
29
184
Q3 FY25
2
193
30
164
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 FY27
$11.1M
−$4.5M
—
—
−$4.6M
$52K
−$1.9M
$6.5M
Q1 FY27
$23.1M
−$10.4M
—
−$7.0M
−$5.0M
$46K
$991K
$12.6M
Q4 FY26
$34.0M
−$6.4M
—
—
−$4.1M
$37K
−$22.7M
$27.7M
Q3 FY26
$33.6M
−$13.9M
—
—
−$4.1M
$38K
−$15.7M
$19.7M
Q2 FY26
$13.3M
−$11.1M
—
—
−$4.1M
$49K
−$243K
$2.2M
Q1 FY26
−$9.6M
−$13.3M
—
—
−$4.4M
$48K
$30.2M
−$23.0M
Q4 FY25
$44.5M
−$8.4M
−$378K
—
−$3.7M
$37K
−$31.4M
$36.2M
Q3 FY25
$17.3M
−$9.1M
—
—
−$3.7M
$40K
−$5.6M
$8.3M
Shoe Station Group: income statement and cash flow
Shoe Station Group, Q2 FY27: revenue $284M (-7% year over year), operating margin 2.7%. 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.