Expedia Group’s (NASDAQ:EXPE) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

Expedia Group, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:EXPE) strong earnings report was rewarded with a positive stock price move. Our analysis found some more factors that we think are good for shareholders.

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As finance nerds would already know, the accrual ratio from cashflow is a key measure for assessing how well a company’s free cash flow (FCF) matches its profit. To get the accrual ratio we first subtract FCF from profit for a period, and then divide that number by the average operating assets for the period. You could think of the accrual ratio from cashflow as the ‘non-FCF profit ratio’.

That means a negative accrual ratio is a good thing, because it shows that the company is bringing in more free cash flow than its profit would suggest. While having an accrual ratio above zero is of little concern, we do think it’s worth noting when a company has a relatively high accrual ratio. To…