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Luna Innovations (Luna Innovations) Cash Flow from Operations : $-13.4 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Luna Innovations 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 Sep. 2023, Luna Innovations's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $0.5 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $1.4 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $0.3 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-0.8 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0.0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0.0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $1.1 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $-0.0 Mil. In all, Luna Innovations's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $2.3 Mil.


Luna Innovations Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Luna Innovations'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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Luna Innovations Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Luna Innovations Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash Flow from Operations
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.31 4.80 2.86 4.48 -8.57

Luna Innovations Quarterly Data
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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 3.78 -5.28 -4.51 -5.96 2.33

Luna Innovations 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.

Luna Innovations's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

Luna Innovations's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-13.4 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.


Luna Innovations  (NAS:LUNA) 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.

Luna Innovations's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.5 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

Luna Innovations's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.4 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.

Luna Innovations's change in working capital for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.3 Mil. It means Luna Innovations's working capital increased by $0.3 Mil from Jun. 2023 to Sep. 2023 .

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

Luna Innovations's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.8 Mil.

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

Luna Innovations's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Sep. 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.

Luna Innovations's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Sep. 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.

Luna Innovations's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.1 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).

Luna Innovations's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.0 Mil.


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Luna Innovations (Luna Innovations) Business Description

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Address
301 1st Street South West, Suite 200, Roanoke, VA, USA, 24011
Luna Innovations Inc is engaged in optical technology, providing high-performance fiber optic test, measurement, and control products for the telecommunications, and photonics industries, and distributed fiber optic sensing solutions that measure and monitor materials and structures for applications in aerospace, automotive, oil, and gas, security, and infrastructure. Its Lightwave segment develops, manufactures, and markets optical measurements technologies like Sensing including short, medium, and long-range distributed fiber optic sensing solutions and Terahertz measurement products, and Communications test and photonic control including test equipment for communications devices and networks and specialty laser and photonic components. It derives a majority of its revenue from the U.S.
Executives
George Gomez-quintero officer: Chief Financial Officer LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED, 301 FIRST STREET SW, SUITE 200, ROANOKE VA 24011
Pamela L Coe director C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Brian Soller officer: Chief Operating Officer 301 1ST STREET, SW, SUITE 200, ROANOKE VA 24011
Gene Nestro officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LUNA INNOVATIONS, INC., 301 1ST STREET, SW, SUITE 200, ROANOKE VA 24011
Clinic Carilion 10 percent owner EDWARD MURPHY, M.D., 213 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 807, ROANOKE VA 24011
Mary Beth Vitale director 821 17TH STREET, DENVER CO 80202
Dale E Messick officer: Chief Financial Officer LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED, 2851 COMMERCE STREET, BLACKSBURG VA 24060
Scott A Graeff officer: CFO, Executive VP Corp. Dev. LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED, 2851 COMMERCE STREET, BLACKSBURG VA 24060
Barry Phelps director 26750 AGOURA RD, CALABASAS CA 91302
Michael W. Wise director C/O LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED, 1 RIVERSIDE CIRCLE, SUITE 400, ROANOKE VA 24016
Richard Roedel director 164 WEST RD, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
Donald Pastor director 2925 BOARDWALK, ANN ARBOR MI 48104
Gary Spiegel director
Coringrato Edward J Jr. director 301 1ST STREET, SW, SUITE 200, ROANOKE VA 24011
Wilkin Neil D Jr director

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