FOREFRONT GROUP INC/DE

EDGAR

10 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1996-05-13 to 1998-05-14. Explore the available filing history and original sources.

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Latest quarter

Revenue

5.9 million USD

1998-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

16.47%

1998-03-31 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 972004 USD Source
  • Revenue: 5903139 USD Source

Operating cash flow

826 thousand USD

1998-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 825818 USD Source

Free cash flow

727 thousand USD

1998-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 825818 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 98634 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
8 million USD Source
Exact value

7999989 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
Not available

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Revenue

20.2 million USD

1997-04-01 – 1998-03-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 4166747 USD · 1997-04-01 – 1997-06-30 Source
  • Revenue: 4723411 USD · 1997-07-01 – 1997-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 18407770 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31 Source
  • Revenue: 13042065 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 5903139 USD · 1998-01-01 – 1998-03-31 Source

Net income

-1.72 million USD

1997-04-01 – 1998-03-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: -2407781 USD · 1997-04-01 – 1997-06-30 Source
  • Net income: -1173390 USD · 1997-07-01 – 1997-09-30 Source
  • Net income: -4128571 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31 Source
  • Net income: -4965793 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-09-30 Source
  • Net income: 1028361 USD · 1998-01-01 – 1998-03-31 Source

Operating cash flow

1.66 million USD

1997-04-01 – 1998-03-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: -2313477 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: -1305280 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: -1493780 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: -2313477 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: -472213 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: -1493780 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 825818 USD · 1998-01-01 – 1998-03-31 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 1998-05-14.

Financial data available through: 1997-12-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • Operating income: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • Net income: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • Operating cash flow: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • Capital expenditure: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • Total assets: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • Total liabilities: 1 of 11 periods available· newest 1995-12-31
  • Current assets: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1997-12-31
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +33.4%

    Prior period

    USD 13.8 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 18.41 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    18407770 − 13798466 = 4609304 USD

    13798466 USD · 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31

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    18407770 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31

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  • Net income

    +USD 3.2 million

    Prior period

    −USD 7.33 million

    –

    Current period

    −USD 4.13 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -4128571 − -7332588 = 3204017 USD

    -7332588 USD · 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31

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    -4128571 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +USD 4.31 million

    Prior period

    −USD 4.79 million

    –

    Current period

    −USD 472,213

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -472213 − -4785053 = 4312840 USD

    -4785053 USD · 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31

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    -472213 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31

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  • Capital expenditure

    -87%

    Prior period

    USD 1.01 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 131,119

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    131119 − 1009574 = -878455 USD

    1009574 USD · 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31

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    131119 USD · 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31

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Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31

  • Revenue USD 18.41 million 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 24.65 million 134% of revenue
  • Operating income −USD 6.24 million −34% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived −USD 2.11 million −11% of revenue
  • Net income −USD 4.13 million −22% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow −USD 472,213 −2.6% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 131,119 0.7% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived −USD 603,332 −3.3% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 1995 Operating loss: operating costs were 108% of revenue.
  • 1996 Operating loss: operating costs were 157% of revenue.
  • 1997 Operating loss: operating costs were 134% of revenue.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
1995 1995-01-01 – 1995-12-316052786 6509479 Derived -456693 -4862 Derived -451831 303021 Derived
Source
1996 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-3113798466 21656309 Derived -7857843 -525255 Derived -7332588 -5794627 Derived
Source
1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-3118407770 24648265 Derived -6240495 -2111924 Derived -4128571 -603332 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 18.4M 1997
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.19.9M14.9M9.9M5.0M0.0199519961997
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Revenue6052786
1996Revenue13798466
1997Revenue18407770

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

33.4% 1997
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.138%104%69%35%0%199519961997
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Year over yearNo prior comparable period
1996Year over year128%
1997Year over year33.4%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin -33.9% 1997
Net margin -22.4% 1997
Free cash flow margin -3.3% 1997
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.10%-8%-26%-44%-62%199519961997
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Operating margin-7.5%
1996Operating margin-56.9%
1997Operating margin-33.9%
1995Net margin-7.5%
1996Net margin-53.1%
1997Net margin-22.4%
1995Free cash flow margin5%
1996Free cash flow margin-42%
1997Free cash flow margin-3.3%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD -472.2K 1997
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.770.7K-721.1K-2.2M-3.7M-5.2M199519961997
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Operating cash flow359187
1996Operating cash flow-4785053
1997Operating cash flow-472213

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD -603.3K 1997
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.790.8K-977.5K-2.7M-4.5M-6.3M199519961997
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Free cash flow303021
1996Free cash flow-5794627
1997Free cash flow-603332

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

8.6% 1995
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.9.3%7.0%4.7%2.3%0.0%19951996-12-311997-12-31
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Liabilities / assets8.6%
1996-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1997-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

2.48× 1997
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.12.33×9.25×6.16×3.08×0.00×199519961997
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Current assets / current liabilities11.42×
1996Current assets / current liabilities3.24×
1997Current assets / current liabilities2.48×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
1995 1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31
−USD 451,831
Exact value

Exact value: -451831 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: -451831 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 359,187
Exact value

Exact value: 359187 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: 359187 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 56,166
Exact value

Exact value: 56166 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: 56166 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 303,021
Calculation and evidence

359187 − 56166 USD

Exact free cash flow: 303021 USD

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1996 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31
−USD 7.33 million
Exact value

Exact value: -7332588 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: -7332588 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 4.79 million
Exact value

Exact value: -4785053 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: -4785053 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 1.01 million
Exact value

Exact value: 1009574 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: 1009574 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 5.79 million
Calculation and evidence

-4785053 − 1009574 USD

Exact free cash flow: -5794627 USD

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1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31
−USD 4.13 million
Exact value

Exact value: -4128571 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: -4128571 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 472,213
Exact value

Exact value: -472213 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: -472213 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 131,119
Exact value

Exact value: 131119 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: 131119 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 603,332
Calculation and evidence

-472213 − 131119 USD

Exact free cash flow: -603332 USD

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

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10 filings · 0 latest values · 0 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 0001002040, 1002040, edgar:1002040