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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Cash Flow from Investing : රු-704 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Watawala Plantations 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 Dec. 2023, Watawala Plantations spent රු124 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained රු0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent රු0 Mil on purchasing business. It gained රු0 Mil from selling business. It spent රු0 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained රු500 Mil from selling investments. It paid රු6Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid රු390 Mil for other investing activities. In all, Watawala Plantations spent රු20 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Dec. 2023.


Watawala Plantations Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watawala Plantations'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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Watawala Plantations Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Watawala Plantations Annual Data
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Watawala Plantations Quarterly Data
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Watawala Plantations 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.

Watawala Plantations's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Watawala Plantations's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing 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 රු-704 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.


Watawala Plantations  (COL:WATA.N0000) 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.

Watawala Plantations's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු-124 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations spent රු124 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.

Watawala Plantations's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු0 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations gained රු0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

Watawala Plantations's purchase of business for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු0 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations spent රු0 Mil on purchasing business.

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

Watawala Plantations's sale of business for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු0 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations gained රු0 Mil from selling business.

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

Watawala Plantations's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු0 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}0 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

Watawala Plantations's sale of investment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු500 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations gained රු500 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.

Watawala Plantations's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු-6 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations paid රු6 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.

Watawala Plantations's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations paid රු0 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.

Watawala Plantations's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු-390 Mil. It means Watawala Plantations paid රු390 Mil for other investing activities.


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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Business Description

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No 60, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo, LKA, 03
Watawala Plantations PLC engages in the provision of agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Palm Oil, Dairy, and others. Its Dairy segment provides various dairy products. The Palm Oil segment includes producing crude and kernel palm oil and generates the majority of revenue for the company. It is also involved in the marketing of tea products.

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