This paper examines an investment strategy based on free cash flows. The strategy selects securities into a “long” portfolio that outperforms the market index, returns of similar size securities, and returns of similar risk (beta and book-to-market) securities. The portfolio includes firms that are consistent free cash flow generators, that have low financial leverage, and that sell at low free cash flow multiples.
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