EX-99.4 5 dex994.htm FREE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION Free Cash Flow Reconciliation

Exhibit 99.4

 

FREE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION

NDCHealth Corporation and Subsidiaries

 

Free cash flow is defined as net cash from operations less capital expenditures and dividends paid. Free cash flow is not a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measurement and may not be comparable to free cash flow reported by other companies. In light of the company’s goal to reduce its levels of senior debt and interest expense, management believes free cash flow is useful to investors, analysts and others because it provides a meaningful measure of the company's ability to generate cash and reduce its debt.

 

Reconciliation of free cash flow to Net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended May 27, 2005 and the twelve-month period ended May 28, 2004 is provided below. Non-GAAP measures should be evaluated with, and are not a substitute for, GAAP financial measures.

 

(In Thousands)             
     Three Months Ended

 
     May 27,
2005


       

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   $ 23,994          

Capital Expenditures

   $ (6,783 )        

Dividends Paid

   $ —            
    


       

Free Cash Flow

   $ 17,211          
    


       
                  
                  
     Fiscal Year Ended

 
     May 27,
2005


    May 28,
2004


 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   $ 39,960     $ 98,419  

Capital Expenditures

   $ (31,200 )   $ (38,441 )

Dividends Paid

   $ (2,880 )   $ (5,694 )
    


 


Free Cash Flow

   $ 5,880     $ 54,284