National Begin Period Cash Flow vs Free Cash Flow Analysis

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National Fuel financial indicator trend analysis is infinitely more than just investigating National Fuel Gas recent accounting drivers to predict future trends. We encourage investors to analyze account correlations over time for multiple indicators to determine whether National Fuel Gas is a good investment. Please check the relationship between National Fuel Begin Period Cash Flow and its Free Cash Flow accounts. Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in National Fuel Gas. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

Begin Period Cash Flow vs Free Cash Flow

Begin Period Cash Flow vs Free Cash Flow Correlation Analysis

The overlapping area represents the amount of trend that can be explained by analyzing historical patterns of National Fuel Gas Begin Period Cash Flow account and Free Cash Flow. At this time, the significance of the direction appears to have almost no relationship.

The correlation between National Fuel's Begin Period Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow is 0.16. Overlapping area represents the amount of variation of Begin Period Cash Flow that can explain the historical movement of Free Cash Flow in the same time period over historical financial statements of National Fuel Gas, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical values of National Fuel's Begin Period Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these accounts tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which Begin Period Cash Flow of National Fuel Gas are associated (or correlated) with its Free Cash Flow. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when Free Cash Flow has no effect on the direction of Begin Period Cash Flow i.e., National Fuel's Begin Period Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow go up and down completely randomly.

Correlation Coefficient

0.16

Relationship Direction	Positive
Relationship Strength	Insignificant

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Begin Period Cash Flow

The amount of cash a company has at the beginning of a financial reporting period. It serves as the starting point for calculating the period's cash flow from operations, investing, and financing activities.

Free Cash Flow

The amount of cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets.

Most indicators from National Fuel's fundamental ratios are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamental ratios indicators one by one will only give a small insight into National Fuel Gas current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamental ratios indicators, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in National Fuel Gas. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

At this time, National Fuel's Enterprise Value Multiple is most likely to increase in the upcoming years. The National Fuel's current Enterprise Value is estimated to increase to about 8.7 B, while Discontinued Operations is projected to decrease to roughly 5.4 M.

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Gross Profit	903.0M	847.8M	817.7M	679.7M
Total Revenue	2.2B	2.2B	1.9B	1.7B

Gross Profit Total Revenue

National Fuel fundamental ratios Correlations

	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Total Assets	Short Long Term Debt Total	Other Current Liab	Total Current Liabilities	Total Stockholder Equity	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Cash	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Cash And Short Term Investments	Net Receivables	Common Stock Total Equity	Non Current Liabilities Total	Inventory	Other Current Assets	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Property Plant And Equipment Gross	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Common Stock
Common Stock Shares Outstanding		0.92	0.85	0.44	0.4	0.74	0.88	-0.82	0.83	0.68	0.73	0.07	0.9	-0.04	0.07	0.39	0.97	0.93	0.43	0.62	0.01	0.92	0.48	0.43	0.17	0.99
Total Assets	0.92		0.87	0.55	0.53	0.86	0.99	-0.62	0.9	0.82	0.79	-0.08	0.99	0.07	-0.08	0.44	0.93	0.92	0.45	0.63	0.26	0.97	0.51	0.33	0.19	0.91
Short Long Term Debt Total	0.85	0.87		0.55	0.5	0.57	0.85	-0.59	0.96	0.47	0.81	0.12	0.85	-0.27	0.12	0.43	0.86	0.88	0.44	0.61	0.43	0.92	0.41	0.45	0.12	0.85
Other Current Liab	0.44	0.55	0.55		0.93	0.22	0.55	-0.03	0.65	0.42	0.58	-0.22	0.52	-0.28	-0.22	0.89	0.38	0.34	0.89	0.8	0.59	0.65	0.21	0.44	0.37	0.39
Total Current Liabilities	0.4	0.53	0.5	0.93		0.26	0.52	0.07	0.57	0.46	0.59	-0.13	0.49	-0.21	-0.13	0.84	0.39	0.25	0.86	0.78	0.56	0.61	0.31	0.49	0.64	0.35
Total Stockholder Equity	0.74	0.86	0.57	0.22	0.26		0.88	-0.45	0.64	0.94	0.56	-0.18	0.88	0.39	-0.18	0.14	0.78	0.74	0.14	0.39	0.12	0.71	0.62	0.03	0.17	0.72
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.88	0.99	0.85	0.55	0.52	0.88		-0.55	0.91	0.85	0.76	-0.17	1.0	0.12	-0.17	0.43	0.9	0.9	0.43	0.63	0.34	0.95	0.55	0.23	0.16	0.86
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.82	-0.62	-0.59	-0.03	0.07	-0.45	-0.55		-0.51	-0.33	-0.47	-0.17	-0.6	0.03	-0.17	-0.05	-0.78	-0.81	-0.07	-0.28	0.42	-0.64	-0.16	-0.3	0.18	-0.86
Net Debt	0.83	0.9	0.96	0.65	0.57	0.64	0.91	-0.51		0.58	0.78	-0.13	0.9	-0.12	-0.13	0.51	0.85	0.86	0.52	0.68	0.53	0.94	0.47	0.28	0.13	0.82
Retained Earnings	0.68	0.82	0.47	0.42	0.46	0.94	0.85	-0.33	0.58		0.56	-0.29	0.84	0.38	-0.29	0.36	0.69	0.62	0.36	0.53	0.13	0.69	0.56	0.1	0.27	0.64
Accounts Payable	0.73	0.79	0.81	0.58	0.59	0.56	0.76	-0.47	0.78	0.56		-0.03	0.76	-0.01	-0.03	0.51	0.72	0.72	0.49	0.7	0.29	0.82	0.43	0.48	0.28	0.71
Cash	0.07	-0.08	0.12	-0.22	-0.13	-0.18	-0.17	-0.17	-0.13	-0.29	-0.03		-0.15	-0.59	1.0	-0.21	0.05	0.04	-0.2	-0.22	-0.26	-0.02	-0.24	0.67	-0.01	0.08
Non Current Assets Total	0.9	0.99	0.85	0.52	0.49	0.88	1.0	-0.6	0.9	0.84	0.76	-0.15		0.14	-0.15	0.4	0.93	0.92	0.41	0.61	0.27	0.95	0.53	0.23	0.16	0.89
Non Currrent Assets Other	-0.04	0.07	-0.27	-0.28	-0.21	0.39	0.12	0.03	-0.12	0.38	-0.01	-0.59	0.14		-0.59	-0.37	0.01	0.0	-0.31	-0.15	-0.19	-0.08	0.43	-0.6	0.12	-0.05
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.07	-0.08	0.12	-0.22	-0.13	-0.18	-0.17	-0.17	-0.13	-0.29	-0.03	1.0	-0.15	-0.59		-0.21	0.05	0.04	-0.2	-0.22	-0.26	-0.02	-0.24	0.67	-0.01	0.08
Net Receivables	0.39	0.44	0.43	0.89	0.84	0.14	0.43	-0.05	0.51	0.36	0.51	-0.21	0.4	-0.37	-0.21		0.3	0.25	0.95	0.7	0.41	0.54	0.09	0.51	0.37	0.36
Common Stock Total Equity	0.97	0.93	0.86	0.38	0.39	0.78	0.9	-0.78	0.85	0.69	0.72	0.05	0.93	0.01	0.05	0.3		0.93	0.35	0.55	0.07	0.92	0.5	0.34	0.2	0.97
Non Current Liabilities Total	0.93	0.92	0.88	0.34	0.25	0.74	0.9	-0.81	0.86	0.62	0.72	0.04	0.92	0.0	0.04	0.25	0.93		0.26	0.46	0.09	0.92	0.34	0.3	-0.1	0.94
Inventory	0.43	0.45	0.44	0.89	0.86	0.14	0.43	-0.07	0.52	0.36	0.49	-0.2	0.41	-0.31	-0.2	0.95	0.35	0.26		0.76	0.39	0.55	0.17	0.53	0.47	0.39
Other Current Assets	0.62	0.63	0.61	0.8	0.78	0.39	0.63	-0.28	0.68	0.53	0.7	-0.22	0.61	-0.15	-0.22	0.7	0.55	0.46	0.76		0.37	0.69	0.42	0.43	0.41	0.55
Other Stockholder Equity	0.01	0.26	0.43	0.59	0.56	0.12	0.34	0.42	0.53	0.13	0.29	-0.26	0.27	-0.19	-0.26	0.41	0.07	0.09	0.39	0.37		0.3	0.31	-0.05	0.19	-0.02
Total Liab	0.92	0.97	0.92	0.65	0.61	0.71	0.95	-0.64	0.94	0.69	0.82	-0.02	0.95	-0.08	-0.02	0.54	0.92	0.92	0.55	0.69	0.3		0.41	0.44	0.18	0.91
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	0.48	0.51	0.41	0.21	0.31	0.62	0.55	-0.16	0.47	0.56	0.43	-0.24	0.53	0.43	-0.24	0.09	0.5	0.34	0.17	0.42	0.31	0.41		-0.02	0.6	0.41
Total Current Assets	0.43	0.33	0.45	0.44	0.49	0.03	0.23	-0.3	0.28	0.1	0.48	0.67	0.23	-0.6	0.67	0.51	0.34	0.3	0.53	0.43	-0.05	0.44	-0.02		0.33	0.42
Short Term Debt	0.17	0.19	0.12	0.37	0.64	0.17	0.16	0.18	0.13	0.27	0.28	-0.01	0.16	0.12	-0.01	0.37	0.2	-0.1	0.47	0.41	0.19	0.18	0.6	0.33		0.1
Common Stock	0.99	0.91	0.85	0.39	0.35	0.72	0.86	-0.86	0.82	0.64	0.71	0.08	0.89	-0.05	0.08	0.36	0.97	0.94	0.39	0.55	-0.02	0.91	0.41	0.42	0.1

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National Fuel Account Relationship Matchups

National Fuel fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	88.0M	91.7M	92.1M	92.3M	92.3M	84.7M
Total Assets	7.0B	7.5B	7.9B	8.3B	8.3B	5.4B
Short Long Term Debt Total	2.7B	2.8B	2.7B	2.7B	2.8B	1.8B
Other Current Liab	290.3M	901.9M	1.1B	366.6M	340.1M	208.1M
Total Current Liabilities	459.6M	1.2B	1.9B	806.3M	1.1B	655.1M
Total Stockholder Equity	2.0B	1.8B	2.1B	3.0B	2.8B	1.7B
Property Plant And Equipment Net	6.0B	6.4B	6.6B	7.3B	7.3B	4.3B
Current Deferred Revenue	32.5M	36.5M	50.4M	49.8M	44.8M	39.7M
Net Debt	2.6B	2.8B	2.6B	2.6B	2.7B	1.7B
Retained Earnings	991.6M	1.2B	1.6B	1.9B	1.7B	1.0B
Accounts Payable	134.1M	171.7M	178.9M	152.2M	165.1M	137.5M
Cash	20.5M	31.5M	46.0M	55.4M	38.2M	36.3M
Non Current Assets Total	6.7B	6.9B	7.1B	7.9B	8.0B	4.9B
Non Currrent Assets Other	209.6M	60.1M	(230.1M)	489.1M	537.5M	564.3M
Cash And Short Term Investments	20.5M	31.5M	46.0M	55.4M	38.2M	36.3M
Net Receivables	179.0M	238.6M	412.0M	177.2M	142.7M	176.6M
Common Stock Total Equity	86.3M	91.0M	91.2M	91.5M	105.2M	80.4M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	7.0B	7.5B	7.9B	8.3B	8.3B	5.4B
Non Current Liabilities Total	4.5B	4.4B	3.9B	4.5B	4.4B	3.0B
Inventory	85.2M	120.4M	172.3M	81.5M	82.7M	94.9M
Other Current Assets	33.3M	132.0M	130.8M	86.1M	92.2M	83.4M
Other Stockholder Equity	1.0B	1.0B	1.0B	1.0B	1.0B	783.0M
Total Liab	5.0B	5.7B	5.8B	5.3B	5.5B	3.6B
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	6.0B	6.4B	6.6B	13.6B	14.5B	15.3B
Total Current Assets	314.2M	522.4M	761.1M	414.4M	355.9M	474.1M
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(114.8M)	(513.6M)	(625.7M)	(55.1M)	(15.5M)	(16.2M)
Short Term Debt	34.9M	162.5M	623.2M	287.5M	590.7M	620.2M
Common Stock	91.0M	91.2M	91.5M	91.8M	91.0M	81.7M
Other Liab	1.9B	1.8B	1.8B	2.1B	2.4B	2.5B
Other Assets	514.8M	7.2B	468.2M	486.5M	559.5M	815.7M
Long Term Debt	2.6B	2.6B	2.1B	2.4B	2.2B	1.7B
Property Plant Equipment	53.4M	6.4B	6.6B	7.3B	8.4B	4.5B
Net Tangible Assets	4.6B	1.8B	2.1B	3.0B	2.7B	2.7B
Retained Earnings Total Equity	1.3B	991.6M	1.2B	1.6B	1.8B	1.2B
Long Term Debt Total	2.6B	2.6B	2.1B	2.4B	2.7B	2.1B
Capital Surpluse	1.0B	1.0B	1.0B	1.0B	1.2B	908.4M
Deferred Long Term Liab	835.2M	252.7M	259.7M	191.2M	172.1M	163.5M

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

0.176

Dividend Share

2.02

Earnings Share

0.84

Revenue Per Share

21.187

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.008

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Non Current Assets Total	+ 1.0	Property Plant And Equipment Net
Cash And Short Term Investments	+ 1.0	Cash
Common Stock	+ 0.99	Common Stock Shares Outstanding
Property Plant And Equipment Net	+ 0.99	Total Assets
Non Current Assets Total	+ 0.99	Total Assets
Common Stock Total Equity	+ 0.97	Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Common Stock	- 0.86	Current Deferred Revenue
Current Deferred Revenue	- 0.82	Common Stock Shares Outstanding
Non Current Liabilities Total	- 0.81	Current Deferred Revenue
Common Stock Total Equity	- 0.78	Current Deferred Revenue
Total Liab	- 0.64	Current Deferred Revenue
Current Deferred Revenue	- 0.62	Total Assets