Nichols Cash Flow Quality Index
Nichols cash flow quality index. Nichols (NICL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.64x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of GBX18.14 Million exceeds net income of GBX11.06 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See financial flexibility index of Nichols to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Nichols (1991–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Nichols from 1991 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Nichols across 33 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore NICL operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Nichols Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1991–2025)
Nichols cash flow quality index by year from 1991 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Nichols. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Nichols (NICL) cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (GBX) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.73x | GBX15.61 Million | GBX21.44 Million | ▼ -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.95x | GBX16.90 Million | GBX17.84 Million | ▼ -13.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09x | GBX20.01 Million | GBX18.36 Million | ▼ -22.4% |
| 2022 | 1.40x | GBX16.34 Million | GBX11.63 Million | ▼ -68.3% |
| 2020 | 4.43x | GBX21.51 Million | GBX4.85 Million | ▲ +321.8% |
| 2019 | 1.05x | GBX28.19 Million | GBX26.84 Million | ▲ +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.91x | GBX23.26 Million | GBX25.52 Million | ▲ +19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.77x | GBX17.74 Million | GBX23.17 Million | ▼ -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.79x | GBX20.16 Million | GBX25.48 Million | ▼ -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.81x | GBX18.11 Million | GBX22.23 Million | ▼ -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.84x | GBX11.90 Million | GBX14.15 Million | ▼ -28.3% |
| 2013 | 1.17x | GBX16.54 Million | GBX14.11 Million | ▲ +40.6% |
| 2012 | 0.83x | GBX12.72 Million | GBX15.26 Million | ▲ +18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.71x | GBX12.81 Million | GBX18.15 Million | ▼ -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.77x | GBX11.45 Million | GBX14.82 Million | ▼ -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.90x | GBX11.02 Million | GBX12.21 Million | ▼ -48.8% |
| 2008 | 1.76x | GBX6.81 Million | GBX3.86 Million | ▲ +154.5% |
| 2007 | 0.69x | GBX5.37 Million | GBX7.76 Million | ▼ -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.76x | GBX4.12 Million | GBX5.42 Million | ▼ -28.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06x | GBX7.07 Million | GBX6.67 Million | ▲ +49.7% |
| 2004 | 0.71x | GBX4.89 Million | GBX6.90 Million | ▲ +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.71x | GBX2.37 Million | GBX3.35 Million | ▲ +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.62x | GBX4.45 Million | GBX7.15 Million | ▲ +28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.48x | GBX4.13 Million | GBX8.53 Million | ▼ -53.2% |
| 1999 | 1.04x | GBX8.53 Million | GBX8.24 Million | ▲ +330.3% |
| 1998 | 0.24x | GBX2.21 Million | GBX9.20 Million | ▼ -72.0% |
| 1997 | 0.86x | GBX8.79 Million | GBX10.22 Million | ▲ +73.0% |
| 1996 | 0.50x | GBX4.70 Million | GBX9.46 Million | ▼ -15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.59x | GBX5.17 Million | GBX8.83 Million | ▼ -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.61x | GBX5.20 Million | GBX8.45 Million | ▲ +38.4% |
| 1993 | 0.44x | GBX3.52 Million | GBX7.93 Million | ▼ -29.5% |
| 1992 | 0.63x | GBX4.71 Million | GBX7.48 Million | ▼ -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.64x | GBX4.53 Million | GBX7.06 Million | — |