Boise Cascade
S&P 600
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 | $101.84M | $-56.40M | $-139.00K | $61.22M |
| FY2015 | $80.33M | $-84.39M | $25.01M | $87.53M |
| FY2016 | $151.91M | $-298.84M | $66.41M | $83.58M |
| FY2017 | $151.57M | $-73.21M | $-5.19M | $75.45M |
| FY2018 | $163.61M | $-89.26M | $-59.82M | $79.99M |
| FY2019 | $245.65M | $-94.07M | $-58.02M | $82.72M |
| FY2020 | $294.52M | $-78.72M | $-95.66M | $79.43M |
| FY2021 | $666.98M | $-105.59M | $-217.87M | $106.52M |
| FY2022 | $1.04B | $-625.46M | $-166.33M | $114.12M |
| FY2023 | $687.46M | $-375.55M | $-360.68M | $215.44M |
| FY2024 | $438.32M | $-237.82M | $-436.81M | $229.57M |
| FY2025 | $254.15M | $-263.26M | $-226.93M | $241.43M |
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.