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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 | $550.95M | $-497.25M | $-73.69M | $103.28M |
| FY2015 | $495.16M | $-559.63M | $-62.07M | $86.97M |
| FY2016 | $586.64M | $-142.68M | $-306.94M | $66.91M |
| FY2017 | $632.48M | $-189.28M | $-373.12M | $70.33M |
| FY2018 | $424.40M | $-743.53M | $5.14M | $98.98M |
| FY2019 | $800.51M | $-235.88M | $-561.89M | $198.13M |
| FY2020 | $991.31M | $-360.42M | $-140.61M | $154.72M |
| FY2021 | $1.49B | $-549.03M | $-748.75M | $93.76M |
| FY2022 | $1.74B | $-572.62M | $-1.12B | $136.59M |
| FY2023 | $1.70B | $-482.10M | $-1.20B | $189.62M |
| FY2024 | $1.41B | $1.22B | $-181.30M | $139.50M |
| FY2025 | $1.52B | $-15.88B | $13.36B | $169.45M |
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.