May 22- Boeing Co said on Wednesday that it plans to return about 80 percent of its free cash flow to shareholders through dividends and share buy-backs. Speaking at an investor conference, Boeing Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith said the cash deployment move, a step up from current levels of cash return, won't reduce its cash balance of about $11 billion.
*Adjusted net income $156 mln vs $150 mln year earlier. *Free cash flow usage $590 mln vs $695 mln a year earlier. May 9- Bombardier Inc said its CSeries jetliner was on track to make its first flight in June, and the world's No. 4 commercial aircraft maker reported a 25 percent jump in first-quarter revenue on robust growth at its aerospace unit.
LONDON, May 07 Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton's commitment to progressive dividend policies limits their options for cutting cash outgoings and makes it harder to maintain positive free cash flow in the current soft commodity price environment, Fitch Ratings says.
OSLO, May 6- Statoil will see its cash flow for this year lowered by 500 million crowns after Norway announced on Sunday it would raise taxes for the country's vast oil and gas sector, the oil firm said on Monday.
*46 pct of UK SMEs have suffered cash flow disruptions. Nearly half of Britain's small and medium-sized businesses are concerned about managing their cash flow over the next year, a survey of 451 companies with a turnover of over 50,000 pounds showed on Tuesday.
April 25- Time Warner Cable Inc:. *CFO says company sees full-year 2013 revenue growth in the 4 percent to 5. *CFO says company sees free cash flow to be around $2.3 billion in 2013.
SINGAPORE, April 25- Olam International Ltd, propped up by Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings after worries mounted over its high debt, said it will halve its capital spending in 2014 to 2016, cut its stake in an urea plant in Gabon and reduce its debt levels. Olam plans to become free cash flow positive by the year ending June 2014.
*Sees Q2 operating cash flow of C $250 mln- C $350 mln from refining. CALGARY, Alberta, April 24- Cenovus Energy, Canada's No. 2 independent oil producer, said on Wednesday that the sale of some of its Saskatchewan oil properties put on the block earlier this year has been delayed by a "down draft" in the country's capital markets.
*2012 net profit shrinks 80 pct on Poland impairment charge. PARIS, Feb 20- France Telecom predicted no let-up in a price war squeezing its home market and said it would focus on costs to return to cash-flow growth next year.
PARIS, Feb 20- France Telecom predicted no let up in the price war shaking its home market and promised to focus on costs to return to cash-flow growth next year. "But we still aim for a slight improvement to operating free cash flow next year, and since prices may not stabilise in France, we will work more on our cost structure to get there."
*Olam to review targets including free cash flow. SINGAPORE, Feb 7- Singapore commodities firm Olam International Ltd, under attack by short-seller Muddy Waters LLC for its aggressive spending and high debt, has begun a review of its business priorities and free cash flow targets.
*TNK-BP's $55 bln takeover to be closed in H1. MOSCOW, Feb 1- Rosneft came in slightly below forecasts with a 7 percent rise in 2012 net profit on Friday while free cash flow halved ahead of its $55 billion takeover of TNK-BP, sending shares in Russia's top oil producer lower.
DETROIT, Jan 30- Chrysler Group LLC's forecast of reduced free cash flow in 2013 is the result of a slower rate of growth of auto sales and higher capital expenditures, Chief Financial Officer Richard Palmer said on Wednesday. Chrysler said that both its 2013 and 2014 free cash flow would be about $1 billion, down from $2.2 billion last year.
Jan 30- Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority owned by Italy's Fiat, said its 2013 profit would come in toward the low end of its initial business plan, and it cut its 2014 free cash flow forecast by two-thirds.
WASHINGTON, Jan 24- Raytheon Co Chief Financial Officer David Wajsgras said the company is "very confident" about its ability to generate strong earnings and cash flow over the next three years, despite its forecast for lower earnings in 2013..
Jan 11- Best Buy Co Inc on Friday showed a bit of a turnaround in its U.S. stores, with flat same-store sales during the key holiday season, but slashed its expectations for free cash flow after it had to pay for some inventory earlier than expected.