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Stericycle (Stericycle) Cash Flow from Operations

: $243 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Stericycle's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $15 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $54 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-20 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-5 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $1 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $5 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $1 Mil. In all, Stericycle's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $50 Mil.


Stericycle Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stericycle's Cash Flow from Operations 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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Stericycle Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Operations
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 248.00 530.20 303.10 200.20 243.30

Stericycle Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Flow from Operations 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 157.10 49.50 105.40 38.40 50.00

Stericycle Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Stericycle's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Stericycle's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $243 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.


Stericycle  (NAS:SRCL) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Stericycle's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $15 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Stericycle's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $54 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Stericycle's change in working capital for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20 Mil. It means Stericycle's working capital declined by $20 Mil from Sep. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Stericycle's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Stericycle's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Stericycle's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Stericycle's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Stericycle's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1 Mil.


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Stericycle (Stericycle) Business Description

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Address
2355 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, IL, USA, 60015
Stericycle is the largest provider of medical waste disposal and data destruction (primarily paper shredding) services in the United States. Its next closest national competitor in the medical waste disposal space is Sharps Compliance, which generated $76 million of sales in fiscal 2021 before its 2022 acquisition (about 4% of Stericycle's global regulated waste and compliance revenue). Stericycle's data destruction business (Shred-It) is about twice the size of its closest competitor (Iron Mountain's information destruction segment). Stericycle has a global presence, with about 20% of its revenue earned outside North America.
Executives
Joseph Anthony Reuter officer: EVP & Chief People Officer 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Victoria L Dolan director C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Naren K Gursahaney director 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
White Stephen Cory officer: EVP C&RS 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Daniel Ginnetti officer: Chief Financial Officer 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
David W. Stahl officer: EVP and CIO 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
James L Welch director 5550 SW MACADAM AVENUE, SUITE 200, PORTLAND OR 97239
James J Martell director 314 RINGLING POINT DRIVE, SARASOTA FL 34234
Janet Zelenka officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Dominic Culotta officer: EVP Engineering 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Mark C Miller officer: CEO C/O STERICYCLE INC., 28161 N KEITH DRIVE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Stephen C Hooley director 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Hackney Jesse Joel Jr director 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
William J. Seward officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer 28161 N. KEITH DRIVE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Richard Michael Moore officer: EVP North America Operations 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015

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