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Post Holdings (Post Holdings) Cash Flow from Operations

: $826 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, Post Holdings's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $88 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $112 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-62 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $1 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $19 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $16 Mil. In all, Post Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $174 Mil.


Post Holdings Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Post Holdings'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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Post Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cash Flow from Operations
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 688.00 625.60 588.20 382.60 750.30

Post Holdings 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 98.30 100.00 282.20 269.80 174.40

Post Holdings 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.

Post Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Post Holdings'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 $826 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.


Post Holdings  (NYSE:POST) 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.

Post Holdings's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $88 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

Post Holdings's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $112 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.

Post Holdings's change in working capital for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-62 Mil. It means Post Holdings's working capital declined by $62 Mil from Sep. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

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

Post Holdings's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1 Mil.

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

Post Holdings'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.

Post Holdings'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.

Post Holdings's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $19 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).

Post Holdings's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $16 Mil.


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Post Holdings (Post Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2503 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63144
Post Holdings Inc is an consumer packaged goods holding company. It operates in Post Consumer Brands which Includes branded and private label ready-to-eat cereals, Weetabix it Includes the businesses of Weetabix Limited, which Post acquired in July 2017 and which produces and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal, hot cereals and other cereal-based food products, Foodservice which Includes primarily egg and potato products in the foodservice and food ingredient channels from the businesses of MFI Holding Corporation, lastly Refrigerated Retail segment Provides refrigerated retail products, inclusive of side dishes, eggs and egg products, sausage, cheese and other dairy and refrigerated products.
Executives
Ellen F Harshman director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Dorothy M Burwell director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63021
Bradly A Harper officer: SVP, CHIEF ACCTING OFFICER C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Thomas C Erb director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Nicolas Catoggio officer: PRES & CEO, PCB C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
David P Skarie director RALCORP HOLDINGS INC, 800 MARKET STREET STE 2900, ST LOUIS MO 63101
Diedre J Gray officer: SVP, GEN. COUNSEL & SEC'Y C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Matthew J Mainer officer: SVP, CFO & TREASURER C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Robert E Grote director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Gregory L Curl director
Jennifer Kuperman Johnson director C/O BELLRING BRANDS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Mark W Westphal officer: PRES., MICHAEL FOODS C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
David W Kemper director PO BOX 419248, KANSAS CITY MO 64141-6248
Jay W Brown director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
Robert V Vitale officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144