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International Business Machines (BSP:IBMB34) Cash Flow from Investing : R$-16,680 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is International Business Machines 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, International Business Machines spent R$1,798 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained R$0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent R$408 Mil on purchasing business. It gained R$3,501 Mil from selling business. It spent R$0 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained R$0 Mil from selling investments. It paid R$0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid R$22,260 Mil for other investing activities. In all, International Business Machines spent R$20,965 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Mar. 2024.


International Business Machines Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Business Machines'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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International Business Machines Cash Flow from Investing Chart

International Business Machines Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Investing
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International Business Machines Quarterly Data
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International Business Machines 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.

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

International Business Machines'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 R$-16,680 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.


International Business Machines  (BSP:IBMB34) 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.

International Business Machines's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-1,798 Mil. It means International Business Machines spent R$1,798 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.

International Business Machines's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$0 Mil. It means International Business Machines gained R$0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

International Business Machines's purchase of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-408 Mil. It means International Business Machines spent R$408 Mil on purchasing business.

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

International Business Machines's sale of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$3,501 Mil. It means International Business Machines gained R$3,501 Mil from selling business.

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

International Business Machines's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$0 Mil. It means International Business Machines 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.

International Business Machines's sale of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$0 Mil. It means International Business Machines gained R$0 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.

International Business Machines's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$0 Mil. It means International Business Machines paid R$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.

International Business Machines's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0 Mil. It means International Business Machines paid R$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.

International Business Machines's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-22,260 Mil. It means International Business Machines paid R$22,260 Mil for other investing activities.


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International Business Machines (BSP:IBMB34) Business Description

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One New Orchard Road, Armonk, NY, USA, 10504
IBM looks to be a part of every aspect of an enterprise's IT needs. The company primarily sells software, IT services, consulting, and hardware. IBM operates in 175 countries and employs approximately 350,000 people. The company has a robust roster of 80,000 business partners to service 5,200 clients—which includes 95% of all Fortune 500. While IBM is a B2B company, IBM's outward impact is substantial. For example, IBM manages 90% of all credit card transactions globally and is responsible for 50% of all wireless connections in the world.

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