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To: thatsnotluck who wrote (47330)	4/4/2012 9:23:54 PM
From: Paul Senior	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78751

I always seem to have trouble with fcf --- sometimes it seems to be inconsistent the way people report or define it. Here: advfn.com free cash flow per share is $2.32 per share (reported under "solvency ratios"), which does seem like a Very attractive number ---- resulting in a "screaming bargain" though, I don't know. And then down that link's "per share" numbers, long-term debt per share is $29.94, so from that I don't have such a positive view that the company can or could pay off its debt in just a few (3-5) years with just a fcf number of $2.32. Not that it or any company would necessarily want to pay off debt. Rather, that these numbers don't give me a lot of confidence that the company is both safe and cheap. Other people with better knowledge of the financial numbers or analysis, may have a different (and better) opinion than I have. I'm still considering if SVU is worth making a small bet on. A large bet --- that'd be too tough (risky) for me right now.