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Cash Flow
Cash Flow Breakdown
Figures in US$OperatingInvestingFinancing
How to read this: the three bars show where cash moved each year. Operating is cash from the core business (you generally want this positive and growing). Investing is usually negative — money spent on assets or acquisitions. Financing shows money raised from, or returned to, lenders and shareholders. Bars above the line are cash in; bars below are cash out.
Operating Cash Flow vs Capex
Figures in US$Operating Cash FlowCapital Expenditure
How to read this: operating cash flow is the cash the business generated; capital expenditure is what it spent on long-term assets like plant and equipment. The gap between them is roughly free cash flow — the cash left over. A wide gap (operating well above capex) means the business funds its investment comfortably from its own earnings.
| Period | Operating Cash Flow | Investing Cash Flow | Financing Cash Flow | Capital Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2014 | $398.16M | $-505.22M | $107.76M | $545.19M |
| FY2015 | $802.19M | $-504.33M | $-287.13M | $524.38M |
| FY2016 | $867.31M | $-679.75M | $-157.41M | $512.53M |
| FY2017 | $1.05B | $-678.48M | $-288.69M | $552.73M |
| FY2018 | $1.05B | $-2.87B | $1.79B | $628.60M |
| FY2019 | $984.23M | $-209.52M | $-734.89M | $503.09M |
| FY2020 | $176.68M | $-361.12M | $2.44B | $418.51M |
| FY2021 | $657.08M | $-634.39M | $-2.01B | $407.82M |
| FY2022 | $694.50M | $-831.29M | $-37.69M | $311.95M |
| FY2023 | $766.43M | $208.91M | $653.65M | $383.54M |
| FY2024 | $726.51M | $-415.86M | $-1.56B | $427.43M |
| FY2025 | $921.04M | $-722.42M | $-234.63M | $489.24M |
Figures in USD. Educational data only.
Understanding these terms
Plain-English explanations of each figure in the table above, and what a beginner typically looks at. These are educational descriptions only, not advice.
- Operating Cash Flow
- Cash produced by the company's core operations during the period. The US equivalent of "Cash from Operating Activity".How a beginner reads it: A beginner uses this as a reality check on profit, since it reflects cash actually collected. Healthy, consistent operating cash flow underpins a company's ability to invest and repay debt.
- Investing Cash Flow
- Cash used for or generated by buying and selling long-term assets and investments. The US equivalent of "Cash from Investing Activity".How a beginner reads it: A beginner expects this to be negative for companies investing in growth. Reading it next to operating cash flow shows whether the business funds its investments from its own earnings.
- Financing Cash Flow
- Cash flows with lenders and shareholders — borrowing, repaying, issuing shares, buybacks, and dividends. The US equivalent of "Cash from Financing Activity".How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads this to understand whether the company is taking in money (borrowing/issuing) or paying it out (repaying/dividends), and how that fits the operating picture.
- Capital Expenditure
- Money spent on buying or upgrading long-lived assets like plant, equipment, and buildings. Often shortened to "capex".How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads capex against operating cash flow to see whether a company funds its investment from its own earnings. Operating cash flow minus capex is roughly free cash flow.