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Free cash flow versus net income

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Can you please explain the difference and why one is better than the other?

What is free cash flow? If you were an investor, why might you be more interested in free cash flow than net income?

I know that if free cash flow is increased the company will be more valuable.

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Free cash flow is the amount of cash generated by the business after meeting all its obligations for interest, tax and dividends and after all capital investment, excluding share sales or purchases by the Employee Trust while net income is ...

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