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AFG (American Financial Group) Cash Flow from Investing : $273 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is American Financial Group 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. 2025, American Financial Group spent $0 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained $0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent $500 Mil on purchasing business. It gained $718 Mil from selling business. It spent $605 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained $473 Mil from selling investments. It paid $0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid $63 Mil for other investing activities. In all, American Financial Group gained $23 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Mar. 2025.


American Financial Group Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Financial Group'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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American Financial Group Cash Flow from Investing Chart

American Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Flow from Investing
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American Financial Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cash Flow from Investing 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 -155.00 149.00 122.00 -21.00 23.00

American Financial Group 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.

American Financial Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

American Financial Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $273 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.


American Financial Group  (NYSE:AFG) 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.

American Financial Group's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. It means American Financial Group spent $0 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.

American Financial Group's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. It means American Financial Group gained $0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

American Financial Group's purchase of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-500 Mil. It means American Financial Group spent $500 Mil on purchasing business.

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

American Financial Group's sale of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $718 Mil. It means American Financial Group gained $718 Mil from selling business.

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

American Financial Group's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-605 Mil. It means American Financial Group spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}605 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

American Financial Group's sale of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $473 Mil. It means American Financial Group gained $473 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.

American Financial Group's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. It means American Financial Group paid $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.

American Financial Group's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0 Mil. It means American Financial Group paid $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.

American Financial Group's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-63 Mil. It means American Financial Group paid $63 Mil for other investing activities.


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American Financial Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
301 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202
American Financial Group Inc is a holding company that is engaged in property and casualty insurance services. The company has a focus on specialized commercial products for businesses. The Company operates through two segments: Property & Casualty Insurance and Other. The Property & Casualty segment includes Property & Transportation, covering buses, trucks, marine, agriculture, and commercial property; Specialty Casualty, offering excess & surplus, liability, and professional insurance; and Specialty Financial, providing risk management for lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety products, and trade credit insurance. The company's insurance operations are conducted through the Great American Insurance Group.
Executives
Von Lehman John I director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, 38TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Gregory G Joseph director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Amy Y Murray director 3429 ARNOLD STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
James E Evans director, officer: Sr. V. Pres. & Gen. Counsel 301 E FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mark A Weiss officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Brian S. Hertzman other: principal financial officer 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Michelle A Gillis officer: Sr. Vice President 301 E. FOURTH STREET, 39TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
William W Verity director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Terry S Jacobs director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
John B Berding director 301 E. FOURTH ST., 27TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Thompson David Lawrence Jr officer: President of Subsidiary 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Lindner Carl H Iii director, officer: Co-President 14TH FLOOR PROVIDENT TOWER, ONE EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
S Craig Lindner director, officer: Co-President ONE EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Vito C Peraino officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Evans N Nwankwo director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, 38TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202