TD Synnex
S&P 400
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 | $-234.77M | $-441.65M | $701.93M | $57.38M |
| FY2015 | $641.34M | $-59.45M | $-355.07M | $100.11M |
| FY2016 | $324.70M | $-531.88M | $180.15M | $123.23M |
| FY2017 | $176.76M | $-654.26M | $638.65M | $97.55M |
| FY2018 | $100.71M | $-1.18B | $1.00B | $125.31M |
| FY2019 | $549.92M | $-146.84M | $-631.70M | $137.42M |
| FY2020 | $1.83B | $-209.50M | $-291.70M | $26.63M |
| FY2021 | $809.79M | $-952.35M | $-392.62M | $39.69M |
| FY2022 | $-49.60M | $-115.51M | $-275.59M | $65.29M |
| FY2023 | $1.41B | $-156.41M | $-785.88M | $150.01M |
| FY2024 | $1.22B | $-193.84M | $-953.10M | $175.11M |
| FY2025 | $1.53B | $-221.17M | $-32.87M | $142.28M |
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.