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British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) Cash Flow from Operations : £16.0 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2015)


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What is British Polythene Industries Cash Flow from Operations?

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 six months ended in Dec. 2015, British Polythene Industries's Net Income From Continuing Operations was £6.1 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was £7.4 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was £0.0 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was £0.0 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was £0.0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was £0.0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was £0.0 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was £-6.3 Mil. In all, British Polythene Industries's Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £7.2 Mil.


British Polythene Industries Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for British Polythene Industries'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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British Polythene Industries Cash Flow from Operations Chart

British Polythene Industries Annual Data
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British Polythene Industries Semi-Annual Data
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British Polythene Industries 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.

British Polythene Industries's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

British Polythene Industries's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £16.0 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.


British Polythene Industries  (LSE:BPI) 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.

British Polythene Industries's net income from continuing operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £6.1 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

British Polythene Industries's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £7.4 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.

British Polythene Industries's change in working capital for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £0.0 Mil. It means British Polythene Industries's working capital {id_Q12} from Jun. 2015 to Dec. 2015 .

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

British Polythene Industries's cash flow from deferred tax for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £0.0 Mil.

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

British Polythene Industries's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £0.0 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.

British Polythene Industries's asset impairment charge for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £0.0 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.

British Polythene Industries's stock based compensation for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £0.0 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).

British Polythene Industries's cash flow from others for the six months ended in Dec. 2015 was £-6.3 Mil.


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British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) Business Description

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British Polythene Industries PLC was incorporated on March 16, 1910. It manufactures and supplies polythene films and related products for packaging for the protection of food and other goods. Its products are in use across different market sectors with a focus on agriculture, retail food chain, healthcare and waste services. The Company also engages in recycling of waste polythene film in Europe. The Company has three reportable segments: UK and Ireland, Mainland Europe and North America. UK & Ireland includes all of the UK manufacturing and merchanting activities along with the Irish sales operation which distributes predominately UK manufactured products.It also includes the manufacturing operations in China. Mainland Europe comprises the manufacturing and merchanting activities located in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. North America comprises the manufacturing business in Canada with sales throughout North America and Canada.

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