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Noble (NE) Cash Flow from Operations

: $574 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, Noble's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $150 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $72 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $127 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-56 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $10 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $-15 Mil. In all, Noble's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $287 Mil.


Noble Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noble'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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Noble Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Operations
273.20 - 280.99 574.34

Noble Quarterly Data
Dec20 Sep21 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 171.18 -63.08 211.16 138.77 287.49

Noble 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.

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

Noble'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 $574 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.


Noble  (NYSE:NE) 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.

Noble's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $150 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

Noble's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $72 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.

Noble's change in working capital for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $127 Mil. It means Noble's working capital increased by $127 Mil from Sep. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

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

Noble's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-56 Mil.

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

Noble'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.

Noble'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.

Noble's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $10 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).

Noble's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15 Mil.


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Noble (NE) Business Description

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Address
13135 Dairy Ashford, Suite 800, Sugar Land, TX, USA, 77478
Noble Corp PLC is an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry that provides contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry with its fleet of mobile offshore drilling units. The company focuses on a high-specification fleet of floating and jackup rigs and the deployment of its drilling rigs in oil and gas basins around the world.
Executives
Noble Corp Plc officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 13135 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Caroline Alting officer: See Remarks C/O NOBLE CORP., 13135 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Joey M Kawaja officer: See Remarks 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Blake Denton officer: See Remarks 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Robert W. Eifler director, officer: See Remarks 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Richard B. Barker officer: See Remarks 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Jennie Howard officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. 13135 DAIRY ASHFORD ROAD, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Pacific Investment Management Co Llc 10 percent owner 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Mikkel Ipsen officer: See Remarks C/O NOBLE CORP., 13135 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Kristin Holth director C/O NOBLE CORP., 13135 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Claus Hemmingsen director C/O NOBLE CORP., 13135 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Alastair Maxwell director C/O NOBLE CORP., 13135 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Apmh Invest A/s 10 percent owner ESPLANADEN 50, COPENHAGEN G7 1263
Laura D. Campbell officer: See Remarks 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Charles M Sledge director 1611 SCENIC MOUNTAIN COURT, KINGWOOD TX 77345