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Free Cash Flow (FCF) is considered more critical for credit analysis than accounting earnings because FCF represents:

  1. The cash flow a company receives from selling newly issued equity to the public.
  2. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are deducted.
  3. The actual cash available to service and repay debt after necessary capital expenditures.
  4. The total amount of idle cash the company currently holds across its various bank accounts.

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