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Meta Platforms (BSP:M1TA34) Cash Flow from Financing : R$-142,928 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Meta Platforms Cash Flow from Financing?

Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.

For the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Meta Platforms paid R$74,737 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It spent R$1,569 Mil paying down its debt. It paid R$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent R$6,339 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent R$15,791 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Meta Platforms spent R$98,436 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024.


Meta Platforms Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meta Platforms's Cash Flow from Financing 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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Meta Platforms Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Meta Platforms Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -29,958.75 -52,949.25 -286,861.77 -116,112.17 -95,546.10

Meta Platforms Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash Flow from Financing 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 -54,773.64 25,685.78 -29,014.86 -41,163.22 -98,435.71

Meta Platforms Cash Flow from Financing Calculation

This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.

Meta Platforms's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Meta Platforms's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is:

Cash Flow from Financing(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Issuance of Stock+Repurchase of Stock+Net Issuance of Debt+Net Issuance of Preferred Stock+Cash Flow for Dividends+Other Financing
=0+-74736.838+-1568.637+0+-6339.285+-15790.947
=-98,436

Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R$-142,928 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.


Meta Platforms  (BSP:M1TA34) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation

Cash from financing contains six items:

1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.

Meta Platforms's issuance of stock for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$0 Mil.

2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

Meta Platforms's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-74,737 Mil.

3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.

Meta Platforms's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-1,569 Mil. Meta Platforms spent R$1,569 Mil paying down its debt.

4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.

Meta Platforms's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$0 Mil. Meta Platforms paid R$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.

5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.

Meta Platforms's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-6,339 Mil. Meta Platforms spent R$6,339 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.

Meta Platforms's other financing for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-15,791 Mil. Meta Platforms spent R$15,791 Mil on other financial activities.


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Meta Platforms (BSP:M1TA34) Business Description

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1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Meta is the world's largest online social network, with 3.8 billion family of apps monthly active users. Users engage with each other in different ways, exchanging messages and sharing news events, photos, and videos. The firm's ecosystem consists mainly of the Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and many features surrounding these products. Users can access Facebook on mobile devices and desktops. Advertising revenue represents more than 90% of the firm's total revenue, with more than 45% coming from the U.S. and Canada and over 20% from Europe.

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