Latest: Q1 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$7.5M in Q1 FY27 · $12.1M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$7.8M
Capital spending−$242K
Free cash flow+$7.5M
Cash / net income17.0×
Cash conversion cycle183 days
Analysis
In Q1 FY27, Taylor Devices generated $7.8M of operating cash flow and spent $242K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $7.5M. That is $7.2M more than in Q1 FY26 ($299K).
Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, operating cash flow was $14.3M; the largest uses were other investing ($11.3M), capital spending ($2.2M), buybacks ($1.3M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($1.9M); the cash balance rose by $1.4M.
Operating cash flow was $7.8M against net income of $457K — 17.0× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: contract assets +$5.7M, deferred revenue +$3.2M, inventory −$1.7M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 183 days (receivables 46 + inventory 151 − payables 14).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q1 FY27): Operating cash flow $7.8M, Capital spending $242K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $38.7M; the largest uses were buybacks ($11.5M) and capital spending ($10.6M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$49.1M
Debtnone
Net cash$49.1M
Taylor Devices funds itself: free cash flow was $12.1M over the last twelve months, with $49.1M 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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q1 FY27
$7.8M
−$242K
—
$56K
−$2.7M
$7.5M
Q4 FY26
−$103K
−$130K
—
$640K
$1.6M
−$233K
Q3 FY26
$897K
−$515K
—
$1.2M
−$574K
$382K
Q2 FY26
$5.7M
−$1.3M
—
$34K
$197K
$4.4M
Q1 FY26
$484K
−$185K
−$31K
$48K
−$962K
$299K
Q4 FY25
$1.9M
−$1.4M
—
$123K
$1.1M
$491K
Q3 FY25
$9.0M
−$187K
—
$10K
$54K
$8.8M
Q2 FY25
$103K
−$724K
—
$219K
−$192K
−$620K
Taylor Devices: income statement and cash flow
Taylor Devices, Q1 FY27: revenue $7.3M (-26% year over year), operating margin 0.5%. 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.