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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (49271)	11/29/2001 5:42:48 PM
From: Pirah Naman	Respond to of 54805

uf: >> Operational cash flow by itself would have made Enron look OK. Also companies have been slipping non-operational items in that section. So I think it would be to your advantage to calculate the free cash flow. But wouldn't fcf, if done by the method you propose: freeedgar.com. Negative FCF, marginally positive the next - does not look good to me. A good ROT for first looks - you want D&A > capex. Or when you break out your calculator, you want the highest ratio possible of (net income + D&A)/capex. Just for fun, take a look at some of our favorites this way. - Pirah