Question

Free cash flow (FCF) and net income (NI) differ in the following ways:
I) net income is the return to shareholders, calculated after interest expense; free cash flow is calculated before interest.
II) net income is calculated after various non-cash expenses, including depreciation; we add back depreciation when we calculate free cash flow.
III) capital expenditures and investments in working capital do not appear in net income calculations; they do reduce free cash flows.
IV) net income is never negative; free cash flows can be negative for rapidly growing firms, even if the firm is profitable, because investments exceed cash flows from operations.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II, III and IV

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