| (3) | Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow | ||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 24, 2022 | September 25, 2021 | September 24, 2022 | September 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| GAAP net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 965 | $ | 849 | $ | 2,998 | $ | 2,699 | ||||||||
| Operating cash flow margin % | 17 | % | 20 | % | 17 | % | 23 | % | ||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | $ | (123 | ) | $ | (85 | ) | $ | (326 | ) | $ | (215 | ) | ||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 842 | $ | 764 | $ | 2,672 | $ | 2,484 | ||||||||
| Free cash flow margin % | 15 | % | 18 | % | 15 | % | 21 | % | ||||||||
| The Company also presents free cash flow as a supplemental Non-GAAP measure of its performance. Free cash flow is determined by adjusting GAAP net cash provided by operating activities for capital expenditures. The Company calculates and communicates free cash flow in the financial earnings press release because management believes it is of importance to investors to understand the nature of these cash flows. The Company’s calculation of free cash flow may or may not be consistent with the calculation of this measure by other companies in the same industry. Investors should not view free cash flow as an alternative to GAAP liquidity measures of cash flows from operating activities. | ||||||||||||||||
