It's the cash generation BEFORE any financing decisions. That is why you add back Interest because you want to know how much casn generation occurred even before the bond holders get paid interest.
jgrandits Wrote:
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> But due to the tax shield wouldn't some of the
> additional interest exp flow back to the firm?
NI = (Sales - COGS - int) (1-t)
NI = (Sales - COGS) (1-t) - int * (1-t)
Then FCFF = NI + int(1-t) + ...
FCFF = (Sales - COGS) (1-t) - int * (1-t) + int(1-t)
so you see you are subtracting after-tax interest then adding it back, so if you increase int exp or not, it doesn't matter.