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Bel Fuse (Bel Fuse) Cash Flow from Investing : $-55.4 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Bel Fuse Cash Flow from Investing?

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

For the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Bel Fuse spent $2.9 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained $0.2 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent $0.0 Mil on purchasing business. It gained $0.0 Mil from selling business. It spent $42.7 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained $30.4 Mil from selling investments. It paid $0.0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid $0.5 Mil for other investing activities. In all, Bel Fuse spent $15.6 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Mar. 2024.


Bel Fuse Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bel Fuse's Cash Flow from Investing can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Bel Fuse Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Bel Fuse Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Investing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -33.09 -1.52 -18.88 -7.00 -53.54

Bel Fuse Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash Flow from Investing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -13.71 7.09 -4.45 -42.46 -15.62

Bel Fuse Cash Flow from Investing Calculation

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

If a company spends cash on property, plant and equipment (PPE), this will reduce their cash position. This is called Capital Expenditures (CPEX).

Likewise, if a company buys another company for cash, this will reduce their cash position.

Bel Fuse's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Bel Fuse's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-55.4 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Bel Fuse  (NAS:BELFA) Cash Flow from Investing Explanation

Cash flow from investing contains nine items:

1. Purchase Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Purchase of PPE indicates the amount used to purchase property, plant, and equipment.

Bel Fuse's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.9 Mil. It means Bel Fuse spent $2.9 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.

In the capital spending for property, plant and equipment (PPE), some part of spending may be from the expansion of business. The business needs more property, plant and equipment (PPE) as it grows. Another part may be from replacement of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of existing business. For some companies, the cash spent on replacing of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business will be close to the depreciation of property, plant and equipment (PPE) reported in the income statement.

In Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, he deducts the estimate of the cost of replacing the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business from cash flow from operations. The cash spent on the new property, plant, and equipment is not deducted. The reason is because these are not costs of the existing business. In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote this about owner earnings:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

2. Sale Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Sale of PPE indicates the amount gained from selling property, plant, and equipment.

Bel Fuse's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.2 Mil. It means Bel Fuse gained $0.2 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

3.Purchase Of Business:
Purchase of business indicates the amount used to purchase business.

Bel Fuse's purchase of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.0 Mil. It means Bel Fuse spent $0.0 Mil on purchasing business.

4. Sale Of Business:
Sale of business indicates the amount gained from selling business.

Bel Fuse's sale of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. It means Bel Fuse gained $0.0 Mil from selling business.

5. Purchase Of Investment:
Purchase of Investments represents cash outflow on the purchase of investments in securities.

Bel Fuse's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-42.7 Mil. It means Bel Fuse spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}42.7 Mil on purchasing investments.

6. Sale Of Investment:
Sale of Investments represents cash inflow on the sale of investments in securities.

Bel Fuse's sale of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $30.4 Mil. It means Bel Fuse gained $30.4 Mil from selling investments.

7. Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale:
Net Intangibles purchase and sale means the net cash inflow received by a company that comes from the purchase and sale of intangibles. It equals the cash received from sale of intangibles minus the cash spent on purchasing intangibles.

Bel Fuse's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. It means Bel Fuse paid $0.0 Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.

8. Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities:
Cash from discontinued investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from the discontinued investing activities.

Bel Fuse's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.0 Mil. It means Bel Fuse paid $0.0 Mil for discontinued investing activities.

9. Cash From Other Investing Activities:
Cash from other investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from other investing activities.

Bel Fuse's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.5 Mil. It means Bel Fuse paid $0.5 Mil for other investing activities.


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Bel Fuse (Bel Fuse) Business Description

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Address
206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07302
Bel Fuse Inc designs and manufactures electronic components that protect and connect electronic circuits. Its product portfolio is divided into three categories: magnetic solutions, power solutions & protection, and connectivity solutions. These products are used for the computer, networking, telecommunications, transportation and defense/aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer electronics industries. Its geographical segments are the United States, Macao, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, and All other foreign countries. Majority of the revenue is derived from United States.
Executives
Daniel Bernstein director, officer: President and CEO
Avi D Eden director
Mark B Segall director 251 WEST 89TH STREET APT 20, NEW YORK NY 10024
Thomas E Dooley director 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Bittner Peter G. Iii officer: Vice President C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Vincent Vellucci director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Rita V Smith director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Craig Brosious officer: Vice President of Finance C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Peter E Gilbert director
John F Tweedy director
Robert H Simandl director
Dennis Ackerman officer: Vice President - Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC, 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY NJ 07302
Eric M Nowling director STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORP, 80 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Norman L. Yeung director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Raymond Cheung officer: Vice President-Asia Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302