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AT&T (BUE:T) Cash Flow from Financing : ARS-11,059,340 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is AT&T 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, AT&T paid ARS132,273 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It spent ARS3,586,523 Mil paying down its debt. It paid ARS0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent ARS1,713,645 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent ARS1,151,698 Mil on other financial activities. In all, AT&T spent ARS6,584,138 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024.


AT&T Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for AT&T'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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AT&T Cash Flow from Financing Chart

AT&T 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 -1,499,301.21 -2,604,729.57 159,362.22 -3,980,178.54 -5,636,654.01

AT&T 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 -733,108.07 523,440.00 -2,713,512.38 -2,285,130.00 -6,584,137.61

AT&T 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.

AT&T's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Flow from Financing(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Issuance of Stock+Repurchase of Stock+Net Issuance of Debt+Net Issuance of Preferred Stock+Cash Flow for Dividends+Other Financing
=1083+-70034+-394573+656298.001+-2937096.003+-2892332.003
=-5,636,654

AT&T'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+-132272.502+-3586522.561+0+-1713645.029+-1151697.52
=-6,584,138

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 ARS-11,059,340 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.


AT&T  (BUE:T) 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.

AT&T's issuance of stock for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS0 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.

AT&T's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS-132,273 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.

AT&T's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS-3,586,523 Mil. AT&T spent ARS3,586,523 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.

AT&T's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS0 Mil. AT&T paid ARS0 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.

AT&T's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS-1,713,645 Mil. AT&T spent ARS1,713,645 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

AT&T's other financing for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS-1,151,698 Mil. AT&T spent ARS1,151,698 Mil on other financial activities.


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AT&T (BUE:T) Business Description

Address
208 S. Akard Street, Dallas, TX, USA, 75202
The wireless business contributes about two thirds of AT&T's revenue following the spinoff of Warner Media. The firm is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, connecting 70 million postpaid and 18 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 18% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access service. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, serving 22 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm still holds a 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV but does not consolidate this business in its financial statements.