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Quantum (Quantum) Cash Flow from Operations : $2.8 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Quantum 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 three months ended in Jun. 2023, Quantum's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $-10.6 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $2.8 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-6.5 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 $1.9 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $1.8 Mil. In all, Quantum's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-10.7 Mil.


Quantum Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quantum'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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Quantum Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Quantum Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Flow from Operations
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -16.86 -1.18 -0.77 -33.73 -4.89

Quantum Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
Cash Flow from Operations 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 -18.35 0.41 -1.66 14.70 -10.66

Quantum 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.

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

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


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.8 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.


Quantum  (NAS:QMCO) 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.

Quantum's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-10.6 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

Quantum's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $2.8 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.

Quantum's change in working capital for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-6.5 Mil. It means Quantum's working capital declined by $6.5 Mil from Mar. 2023 to Jun. 2023 .

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

Quantum's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.0 Mil.

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

Quantum's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 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.

Quantum's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 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.

Quantum's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $1.9 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).

Quantum's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $1.8 Mil.


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Quantum (Quantum) Business Description

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224 Airport Parkway, Suite 550, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110
Quantum Corp is a United States-based company engaged in providing scale-out storage, archive, and data protection for small businesses and large multinational enterprises. Its solutions capture, share, manage and preserve digital assets throughout the data lifecycle. The scale-out portfolio offerings enable customers to manage large unstructured data sets, provide ingest capabilities, real-time collaboration, scalability, and protection. It derives primary revenues from the products based on tape technology. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the Americas, with the rest coming from Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Executives
Brian E Cabrera officer: Chief Legal & Ofcr; Corp Secy CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC., 160 W. SANTA CLARA STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN JOSE CA 95113
James J Lerner director, officer: Pres. & CEO, Chairman of Board C/O SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC, 10200 S. DEANZA BLVD., CUPERTINO CA 95014
Laura A. Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
John Hurley officer: Chief Revenue Officer 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Kenneth P. Gianella officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC., 230 W. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Hugues Meyrath director 1745 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Don Jaworksi director 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 550, C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Lewis W. Moorehead officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
J Michael Dodson officer: Senior Vice President, CFO 1220 N. SIMON CIRCLE, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Christopher D. Neumeyer director 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Pacific Investment Management Co Llc 10 percent owner 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Yue Zhou White director C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Marc E Rothman director 1303 E ALGONQUIN ROAD, SCHAUMBURG X1 60196
Raghavendra Rau director C/O XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION, 3025 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Fichthorn director C/O DIALECTIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 17 STATE STREET, SUITE 3930, NEW YORK NY 10004