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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $163.48M | $-324.40M | $205.48M | $32.31M |
| FY2016 | $149.05M | $20.24M | $-76.90M | $41.57M |
| FY2017 | $369.75M | $-69.87M | $-117.51M | $41.85M |
| FY2018 | $318.71M | $-184.72M | $-249.56M | $55.18M |
| FY2019 | $206.69M | $-54.66M | $-171.46M | $31.62M |
| FY2020 | $295.82M | $-100.22M | $-119.65M | $15.66M |
| FY2021 | $348.95M | $-77.68M | $-121.23M | $18.25M |
| FY2022 | $124.75M | $-18.37M | $-178.73M | $26.14M |
| FY2023 | $339.57M | $-33.33M | $-230.27M | $35.09M |
| FY2024 | $421.67M | $-163.01M | $-201.68M | $37.65M |
| FY2025 | $444.37M | $-124.28M | $-283.23M | $22.78M |
| FY2026 | $650.60M | $-75.12M | $-314.17M | $13.99M |
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.