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Nasdaq (Nasdaq) Cash Flow from Operations

: $1,696 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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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 Dec. 2023, Nasdaq's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $196 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $125 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $33 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $24 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $32 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $7 Mil. In all, Nasdaq's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $417 Mil.


Nasdaq Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nasdaq'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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Nasdaq Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Operations
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 963.00 1,252.00 1,083.00 1,706.00 1,696.00

Nasdaq Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Flow from Operations 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 494.00 565.00 414.00 300.00 417.00

Nasdaq 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.

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

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


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,696 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.


Nasdaq  (NAS:NDAQ) 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.

Nasdaq's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $196 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

Nasdaq's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $125 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.

Nasdaq's change in working capital for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $33 Mil. It means Nasdaq's working capital increased by $33 Mil from Sep. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

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

Nasdaq's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $24 Mil.

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

Nasdaq's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $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.

Nasdaq's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $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.

Nasdaq's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $32 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).

Nasdaq's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7 Mil.


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Nasdaq (Nasdaq) Business Description

Address
151 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Executives
Adenza Parent, Lp director, 10 percent owner ONE MARKET PLAZA, SPEAR TOWER, SUITE 2400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94150
Spaht Paul Holden Jr. director 600 MONTGOMERY STREET, 20TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Thoma Bravo Ugp, Llc director, 10 percent owner 110 N. WACKER DRIVE, 32ND FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ann M Dennison officer: Controller and Prin Acctg Ofcr ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10006
Johan Torgeby director 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jeffery W Yabuki director 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Adena T Friedman officer: Executive Vice President 1801 K STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20006
Michael R Splinter director
Steven D Black director C/O JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Bryan Everard Smith officer: Executive Vice President 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Michelle Lynn Daly officer: Controller and Prin Acctg Ofcr 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Brendan Brothers officer: Interim Head of AFC 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jeremy Skule officer: Executive Vice President ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, NEW YORK MD 20850
Bradley J Peterson officer: Executive Vice President ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10006
Pc Nelson Griggs officer: Executive Vice President ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10006