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BHP Group (BHP Group) Cash Flow from Operations : $31,142 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2021)


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What is BHP Group 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. 2021, BHP Group's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $14,493 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $2,851 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-2,184 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $0 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $1,748 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $38 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $0 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $-3,669 Mil. In all, BHP Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $13,277 Mil.


BHP Group Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for BHP Group'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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BHP Group Cash Flow from Operations Chart

BHP Group Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21
Cash Flow from Operations
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16,804.00 18,461.00 17,871.00 15,706.00 27,234.00

BHP Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21
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 7,442.00 8,264.00 9,369.00 17,865.00 13,277.00

BHP Group 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.

BHP Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as:

BHP Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $31,142 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.


BHP Group  (NYSE:BBL) 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.

BHP Group's net income from continuing operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $14,493 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

BHP Group's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $2,851 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.

BHP Group's change in working capital for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-2,184 Mil. It means BHP Group's working capital declined by $2,184 Mil from Jun. 2021 to Dec. 2021 .

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

BHP Group's cash flow from deferred tax for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $0 Mil.

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

BHP Group's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $1,748 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.

BHP Group's asset impairment charge for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $38 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.

BHP Group's stock based compensation for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $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).

BHP Group's cash flow from others for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-3,669 Mil.


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BHP Group (BHP Group) Business Description

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160 Victoria Street, Nova South, London, GBR, SW1E 5LB
BHP is a leading global diversified miner supplying iron ore, copper, oil, gas, and metallurgical. The merger of BHP Limited (now BHP Ltd.) and Billiton PLC (now BHP PLC) created the present-day BHP. Shareholders in each company have equivalent economic and voting rights in BHP as a whole and in 2022 voted to reunify the dual listed structure. Major assets include Pilbara iron ore, Queensland coking coal, Escondida copper and conventional petroleum assets, principally in Australia and the Gulf of Mexico. Onshore U.S. oil and gas assets were sold in 2018 and the remaining Petroleum assets are likely to be spun off and merged with Woodside.

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