hellotayssir/FinQA_TAT-QA_financial_finetuning_dataset huggingface dataset:
FREE CASH FLOW AND DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO
The terms free cash flow and dividend payout ratio do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS. Therefore, they are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.
We define free cash flow as cash flows from operating activities, excluding acquisition and other costs paid (which include significant litigation costs) and voluntary pension funding, less capital expenditures, preferred share dividends and dividends paid by subsidiaries to NCI. We exclude acquisition and other costs paid and voluntary pension funding because they affect the comparability of our financial results and could potentially distort the analysis of trends in business performance. Excluding these items does not imply they are non-recurring.
We consider free cash flow to be an important indicator of the financial strength and performance of our businesses because it shows how much cash is available to pay dividends on common shares, repay debt and reinvest in our company. We believe that certain investors and analysts use free cash flow to value a business and its underlying assets and to evaluate the financial strength and performance of our businesses. The most comparable IFRS financial measure is cash flows from operating activities.
We define dividend payout ratio as dividends paid on common shares divided by free cash flow. We consider dividend payout ratio to be an important indicator of the financial strength and performance of our businesses because it shows the sustainability of the company’s dividend payments.
The following table is a reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities to free cash flow on a consolidated basis.
Table:
 | 2019 | 2018
Cash flows from operating activities | 7,958 | 7,384
Capital expenditures | (3,988) | (3,971)
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares | (147) | (149)
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to NCI | (65) | (16)
Acquisition and other costs paid | 60 | 79
Voluntary DB pension plan contribution | – | 240
Free cash flow | 3,818 | 3,567


Question: What is  Cash flows from operating activities for 2018?
Answer: 7,384
During the year, we passed an additional 12,400 addresses in the Greater Cincinnati area with Fioptics, which included a focus on Fiber to the Premise ("FTTP") addresses as FTTP has become a more relevant solution for our customers. As of December 31, 2019, the Fioptics products are now available to approximately 623,400 customer locations or 75% of the Greater Cincinnati operating territory. During 2019, we passed an additional 5,900 addresses in Hawaii.  The Consumer/SMB Fiber products are now available to approximately 246,400 addresses, or 50% of the operating territory in Hawaii, including Oahu and the neighbor islands
In 2019, the Company also invested $24.0 million in Enterprise Fiber products, which includes fiber and IP-ased core network technology.  These investments position the Company to meet increased business and carrier demand within Greater Cincinnati and in contiguous markets in the Midwest region.  In Hawaii, expenditures are for high-bandwidth data transport products, such as metro-ethernet, including the Southeast Asia to United States ("SEA-US") cable.  We continue to evolve and optimize network assets to support the migration of legacy products to new technology, and as of December 31, 2019, the Company has:
increased the total number of commercial addresses with fiber-based services (referred to as a lit address) to 28,800 in Greater Cincinnati and 20,300 in Hawaii by connecting approximately 2,200 additional lit addresses in Greater Cincinnati and 1,200 additional lit addresses in Hawaii during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019;
expanded the fiber network to span more than 12,500 route miles in Greater Cincinnati and 4,700 route miles in Hawaii; and
provided cell site back-haul services to approximately 90% of the 1,000 cell sites in the Greater Cincinnati market, of which approximately 97% of these sites are lit with fiber, and 80% of the 1,100 cell sites in Hawaii, all of which are lit with fiber.
As a result of our investments, we have generated year-over-year Entertainment and Communications revenue growth each year since 2013.  The Company's expanding fiber assets allow us to support the ever-increasing demand for data, video and internet devices with speed, agility and security.  We believe our fiber investments are a long-term solution for our customers' bandwidth needs
Table:
Hawaii Operating Territory | 2018 | 2019
Consumer / SMB Fiber Revenue (in millions): | $87.2 | $42.3
Subscribers (in thousands): |  | 
High-speed internet | 68.2 | 65.9
Video | 42.7 | 48.8
Voice | 30.0 | 30.3


Question: What is the fiber network expansion in Hawaii?
Answer: 4,700
18. Reconciliation of net cash flow from operating activities
The table below shows how our (loss)/profit for the year from continuing operations translates into cash flows generated from our operating activities.
Table:
 |  | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
 | Notes | €m | €m | €m
(Loss)/profit for the financial year |  | (7,644) | 2,788 | (6,079)
Loss from discontinued operations | 7 | 3,535 | 1,969 | 4,107
(Loss)/profit for the financial year from continuing operations |  | (4,109) | 4,757 | (1,972)
Non-operating expense |  | 7 | 32 | 1
Investment income |  | (433) | (685) | (474)
Financing costs |  | 2,088 | 1,074 | 1,406
Income tax expense/(credit) | 6 | 1,496 | (879) | 4,764
Operating (loss)/profit |  | (951) | 4,299 | 3,725
Adjustments for: |  |  |  | 
Share-based payments and other non-cash charges |  | 147 | 128 | 95
Depreciation and amortisation | 10, 11 | 9,795 | 10,409 | 11,086
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 3 | 33 | 36 | 22
Share of result of equity accounted associates and joint ventures |  | 908 | 59 | (47)
Impairment losses | 4 | 3,525 | – | –
Other expense/(income) |  | 148 | (213) | (1,052)
(Increase)/decrease in inventory |  | (131) | (26) | 117
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables | 14 | (31) | (1,118) | 308
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables | 15 | 739 | 286 | (473)
Cash generated by operations |  | 14,182 | 13,860 | 13,781
Net tax paid |  | (1,131) | (1,118) | (761)
Cash flows from discontinued operations |  | (71) | 858 | 1,203
Net cash flow from operating activities |  | 12,980 | 13,600 | 14,223


Question: What does the table below show?
Answer: how our (loss)/profit for the year from continuing operations translates into cash flows generated from our operating activities
Results of Operations
Historically, revenues and earnings may or may not be representative of future operating results due to various economic and other factors. The following table sets forth the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):
(1) Fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 adjusted due to the adoption of ASC 606.
Table:
 |  | Fiscal Years Ended March 31, | 
 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Net sales (1) | $1,382,818 | $1,200,181 | $757,338
Operating costs and expenses: |  |  | 
Cost of sales (1) | 924,276 | 860,744 | 571,944
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 202,642 | 173,620 | 107,658
Research and development (1) | 44,612 | 39,114 | 26,693
Restructuring charges | 8,779 | 14,843 | 5,404
(Gain) loss on write down and disposal of long-lived assets | 1,660 | (992) | 10,671
Total operating costs and expenses | 1,181,969 | 1,087,329 | 722,370
Operating income (1) | 200,849 | 112,852 | 34,968
Non-operating (income) expense: |  |  | 
Interest income | (2,035) | (809) | (24)
Interest expense | 21,239 | 32,882 | 39,755
Acquisition (gain) loss | — | (130,880) | —
Change in value of TOKIN options | — | — | (10,700)
Other (income) expense, net (1) | 11,214 | 24,592 | (3,871)
Income before income taxes and equity income (loss) from equity method investments (1) | 170,431 | 187,067 | 9,808
Income tax expense (benefit) (1) | (39,460) | 9,132 | 4,294
Income before equity income (loss) from equity method investments (1) | 209,891 | 177,935 | 5,514
Equity income (loss) from equity method investments | (3,304) | 76,192 | 41,643
Net income (1) | $206,587 | $254,127 | $47,157


Question: What was the percentage change in the net income between 2018 and 2019?
Answer: -18.71
Calculation: (206,587-254,127)/254,127
16. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS continued
c. Employee Share Option Plan
The Employee Share Option Plan (the Option Plan) was approved by shareholders at the Company’s AGM on 9 November 2001 and reaffirmed at the AGM on 24 November 2011.The Employee Share Option Plan (the Option Plan) was approved by shareholders at the Company’s AGM on 9 November 2001 and reaffirmed at the AGM on 24 November 2011. Under the Option Plan, awards are made to eligible executives and other management personnel who have an impact on the Group’s performance. Option Plan awards are delivered in the form of options over shares, which vest over a period of three years subject to meeting performance measures and continuous employment with the Company. Each option is to subscribe for one ordinary share when the option is exercised and, when issued, the shares will rank equally with other shares.
Unless the terms on which an option was offered specified otherwise, an option may be exercised at any time after the vesting date on satisfaction of the relevant performance criteria.
Options issued under the Employee Share Option Plan are valued on the same basis as those issued to KMP, which is described in Note 16(d).
There were no new options issued under the Option Plan during the 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2018 financial years, as the Option Plan was replaced with the Rights Plan as described in Note 16(b).
Movement of options during the year ended 30 June 2019:
1. The original expiry date for this tranche of options was 2 July 2018. However, due to extraordinary circumstances, the remaining 75,000 options could not be exercised during the prior financial year. Therefore, the Board had exercised its discretion during the year to extend the expiry date for the remaining options to 30 September 2018.
2. Options associated with an EPS hurdle are not expected to vest on 31 August 2019 as the minimum performance target will not be met. Options associated with a TSR hurdle will vest on 31 August 2019 in accordance with accounting standards. However, because the minimum target was not met, these options will be restricted and unexercisable. Refer to Section 3b) of the audited Remuneration Report for further details.
Table:
Grant Date | Vesting Date | Expiry Date | Exercise Price $ | No. of Options at Beg. of Year | Options Exercised or Lapsed | No. of Options at End of Year
2 Jul 2013 | 2 Jul 2016 | 30 Sept 2018 1 | 0.92 | 75,000 | (75,000) | -
2 Jul 2014 | 2 Jul 2017 | 2 Jul 2019 | 1.30 | 470,000 | (205,000) | 265,000
2 Jul 2015 | 2 Jul 2018 | 2 Jul 2020 | 2.67 | 1,000,000 | (75,000) | 925,000
22 Dec 2016 | 31 Aug 2019 2 | 22 Dec 2021 | 3.59 | 1,323,730 | - | 1,323,730
Total |  |  |  | 2,868,730 | (355,000) | 2,513,730
Weighted average exercise price |  |  |  |  | $1.51 | $3.01


Question: What was the total percentage change in exercise price for options granted between 2013 and 2016?
Answer: 290.22
Calculation: (3.59 - 0.92) / 0.92
stock performance graph : the graph below shows the cumulative total shareholder return assuming the investment of $ 100 , on december 31 , 2013 , and the reinvestment of dividends thereafter , if any , in the company 2019s common stock versus the standard and poor 2019s s&p 500 retail index ( 201cs&p 500 retail index 201d ) and the standard and poor 2019s s&p 500 index ( 201cs&p 500 201d ) . .

Table:
company/index | december 31 , 2013 | december 31 , 2014 | december 31 , 2015 | december 31 , 2016 | december 31 , 2017 | december 31 , 2018
o 2019reilly automotive inc . | $ 100 | $ 150 | $ 197 | $ 216 | $ 187 | $ 268
s&p 500 retail index | 100 | 110 | 137 | 143 | 184 | 208
s&p 500 | $ 100 | $ 111 | $ 111 | $ 121 | $ 145 | $ 136
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Question: did the five year return on o 2019reilly automotive inc . outperform the s&p 500 retail index?
Answer: yes
Calculation: greater(268, 208)
management 2019s discussion and analysis 74 jpmorgan chase & co./2017 annual report treasury and cio overview treasury and cio is predominantly responsible for measuring , monitoring , reporting and managing the firm 2019s liquidity , funding and structural interest rate and foreign exchange risks , as well as executing the firm 2019s capital plan . the risks managed by treasury and cio arise from the activities undertaken by the firm 2019s four major reportable business segments to serve their respective client bases , which generate both on- and off-balance sheet assets and liabilities . treasury and cio seek to achieve the firm 2019s asset-liability management objectives generally by investing in high- quality securities that are managed for the longer-term as part of the firm 2019s investment securities portfolio . treasury and cio also use derivatives to meet the firm 2019s asset- liability management objectives . for further information on derivatives , see note 5 . the investment securities portfolio primarily consists of agency and nonagency mortgage- backed securities , u.s . and non-u.s . government securities , obligations of u.s . states and municipalities , other abs and corporate debt securities . at december 31 , 2017 , the investment securities portfolio was $ 248.0 billion , and the average credit rating of the securities comprising the portfolio was aa+ ( based upon external ratings where available and where not available , based primarily upon internal ratings that correspond to ratings as defined by s&p and moody 2019s ) . see note 10 for further information on the details of the firm 2019s investment securities portfolio . for further information on liquidity and funding risk , see liquidity risk management on pages 92 201397 . for information on interest rate , foreign exchange and other risks , see market risk management on pages 121-128 . selected income statement and balance sheet data as of or for the year ended december 31 , ( in millions ) 2017 2016 2015 .

Table:
as of or for the year ended december 31 ( in millions ) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
securities gains/ ( losses ) | $ -78 ( 78 ) | $ 132 | $ 190
afs investment securities ( average ) | 219345 | 226892 | 264758
htm investment securities ( average ) | 47927 | 51358 | 50044
investment securities portfolio ( average ) | 267272 | 278250 | 314802
afs investment securities ( period-end ) | 200247 | 236670 | 238704
htm investment securities ( period-end ) | 47733 | 50168 | 49073
investment securities portfolio ( period 2013end ) | 247980 | 286838 | 287777
afs investment securities ( average ) 219345 226892 264758 htm investment securities ( average ) 47927 51358 50044 investment securities portfolio ( average ) 267272 278250 314802 afs investment securities ( period-end ) 200247 236670 238704 htm investment securities ( period-end ) 47733 50168 49073 investment securities portfolio ( period 2013end ) 247980 286838 287777 .

Question: in 2017 what was the ratio of the afs investment securities at period-end to the average
Answer: 0.913
Calculation: divide(200247, 219345)
Net finance cost was £47.2m for the year; a decrease of £1.2m on 2017/18. Net regular interest in the year was £40.5m, a decrease of £3.9m compared to the prior year. Consistent with recent years, the largest component of finance costs in the year was interest due to holders of the Group’s senior secured notes, which was £31.7m.
The interest on the senior secured notes was £0.5m lower compared to the prior year following the re-financing of the June 2021 £325m fixed rate notes at a coupon of 6.5% to the October 2023 £300m fixed rate notes to the slightly lower coupon of 6.25%. Bank debt interest of £5.1m was £2.1m lower in the year due to lower levels of average debt and a lower margin on the revolving credit facility following the refinancing completed in May 2018. Amortisation of debt issuance costs was £3.7m, £1.3m lower than the prior year due to lower transaction costs associated with the issue of the £300m 6.25% Fixed rate notes compared with the retired £325m 6.5% Fixed rate notes.
Write-off of financing costs and early redemption fees of £11.3m include a £5.7m fee related to the write-off of transaction costs associated with the senior secured fixed rate notes due March 2021, which were repaid during the year, and a £5.6m redemption fee associated with the early call of the March 2021 bond.
In the prior year, a £0.4m discount unwind credit relating to long-term property provisions held by the Group due to an increase in gilt yields was reflected in reported Net finance cost. In 2018/19, a discount unwind charge of £3.0m was included in the Net finance cost of £47.2m. Other interest income of £7.6m in the year relates to monies received from the Group’s associate Hovis Holdings Limited ('Hovis') and reflects the reversal of a previous impairment.
Table:
£m | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | Change
Senior secured notes interest | 31.7 | 32.2 | 0.5
Bank debt interest | 5.1 | 7.2 | 2.1
 | 36.8 | 39.4 | 2.6
Amortisation of debt issuance costs | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.3
Net regular interest5 | 40.5 | 44.4 | 3.9
Fair value movements on interest rate financial instruments | – | (0.4) | (0.4)
Write-off of financing costs and early redemption fees | 11.3 | 4.0 | (7.3)
Discount unwind | 3.0 | (0.4) | (3.4)
Other finance income | (7.6) | – | 7.6
Other interest cost | – | 0.8 | 0.8
Net finance cost | 47.2 | 48.4 | 1.2


Question: What is the average Senior secured notes interest, for the year 2018/19 to 2017/18?
Answer: 31.95
Calculation: (31.7+32.2) / 2
4. Debt, Capital Lease Obligations and Other Financing
Debt and capital lease obligations as of September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018, consisted of the following (in thousands):
On June 15, 2018, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “2018 NPA”) pursuant to which it issued an aggregate of$ 150.0 million in principal amount of unsecured senior notes, consisting of $100.0 million in principal amount of 4.05% Series A Senior Notes, due on June 15, 2025, and $50.0 million in principal amount of 4.22% Series B Senior Notes, due on June 15, 2028 (collectively, the “2018 Notes”), in a private placement. The 2018 NPA includes customary operational and financial covenants with which the Company is required to comply, including, among others, maintenance of certain financial ratios such as a total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. The 2018 Notes may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, subject to payment of a makewhole amount; interest on the 2018 Notes is payable semiannually. At September 28, 2019, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the 2018 NPA.
In connection with the issuance of the 2018 Notes, on June 15, 2018, the Company repaid, on maturity $175.0 million in principal amount of its previous 5.20% Senior Notes.
On May 15, 2019, the Company refinanced its then-existing senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Prior Credit Facility") by entering into a new5 -year senior unsecured revolving credit facility (collectively with the Prior Credit Facility, referred to as the "Credit Facility"), which expanded the maximum commitment from $300.0 million to $350.0 million and extended the maturity from July 5, 2021 to May 15, 2024. The maximum commitment under the Credit Facility may be further increased to $600.0 million, generally by mutual agreement of the Company and the lenders, subject to certain customary conditions. During fiscal 2019, the highest daily borrowing was $250.0 million; the average daily borrowings were $140.7 million. The Company borrowed $1,084.5 million and repaid $989.5 million of revolving borrowings under the Credit Facility during fiscal 2019. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants relating to the Credit Agreement, which are generally consistent with those in the 2018 NPA discussed above. The Company is required to pay a commitment fee on the daily unused revolver credit commitment based on the Company's leverage ratio; the fee was 0.125% as of September 28, 2019.
Table:
 | 2019 | 2018
4.05% Senior Notes, due June 15, 2025 | $100,000 | $100,000
4.22% Senior Notes, due June 15, 2028  | 50,000 | 50,000
Borrowings under the credit facility | 95,000 | —
Capital lease and other financing obligations | 44,492 | 39,857
Unamortized deferred financing fees | (1,512) | (1,240)
Total obligations | 287,980 | 188,617
Less: current portion  | (100,702) | (5,532)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion | 187,278 | 183,085


Question: How many years did Capital lease and other financing obligations exceed $40,000 thousand?
Answer: 1
Calculation: 2019
Note 13 – Income Taxes
A summary of the components of the expense (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
Table:
(In thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Current |  |  | 
Federal | $(518) | $(8,001) | $466
State | (1,065) | (476) | (150)
International | (282) | 11,705 | 6,458
Total Current | (1,865) | 3,228 | 6,774
Deferred |  |  | 
Federal | 24,801 | (14,448) | 8,024
State | 5,815 | (3,390) | 1,882
International | (546) | 581 | 4,167
Total Deferred | 30,070 | (17,257) | 14,073
Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | $28,205 | $(14,029) | $20,847


Question: Which periods are included in the summary of the components of the expense (benefit) for income taxes in the table?
Answer: the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
14. Earnings per share
1 Adjustment of previous year according to explanation in notes.
Earnings per share are determined by dividing profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG by the weighted number of no-par-value shares. In the calculation of earnings per ordinary share, an additional dividend for preference shares is generally deducted from profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG. There was no dilution in the reporting period or the year before from so-called potential shares.
Earnings per preference share correspond to earnings per share.
Table:
 | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019
Weighted number of no-par-value shares | 363,097,253 | 363,097,253
Profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METROAG (€million) | 333 | −126
Earnings per share in € (basic = diluted) | 0.92 | −0.35
from continuing operations | (0.98) | (1.12)
from discontinued operations | (−0.06) | (−1.46)


Question: How are earnings per share determined?
Answer: by dividing profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG by the weighted number of no-par-value shares