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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 Dec. 2023, MetLife paid $859 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It received $200 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid $0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent $419 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It received $902 Mil on other financial activities. In all, MetLife spent $176 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023.
The historical data trend for MetLife'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.
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.
MetLife'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 |
= | 0 | + | -3103 | + | 791 | + | 0 | + | -1764 | + | 1136 |
= | -2,940 |
MetLife's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is:
Cash Flow from Financing | (Q: Dec. 2023 ) | ||||||||||
= | Issuance of Stock | + | Repurchase of Stock | + | Net Issuance of Debt | + | Net Issuance of Preferred Stock | + | Cash Flow for Dividends | + | Other Financing |
= | 0 | + | -859 | + | 200 | + | 0 | + | -419 | + | 902 |
= | -176 |
Cash Flow from Financing 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 $-2,940 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.
MetLife (NYSE:MET) 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.
MetLife's issuance of stock for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $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.
MetLife's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-859 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.
MetLife's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $200 Mil. MetLife received $200 Mil from issuing more 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.
MetLife's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. MetLife paid $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.
MetLife's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-419 Mil. MetLife spent $419 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.
MetLife's other financing for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $902 Mil. MetLife received $902 Mil on other financial activities.
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Marlene Debel | officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer | METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166 |
Jeh C. Johnson | director | 77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177 |
Bill Pappas | officer: EVP, Global Tech. & Ops. | METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166 |
Robert Glenn Hubbard | director | 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809 |
Susan M Podlogar | officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer | 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166 |
Steven J Goulart | officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer | 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166 |
Michel Khalaf | director, officer: President & CEO | 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166 |
Carla A Harris | director | 702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716 |
William E Kennard | director | METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166 |
Catherine R Kinney | director | C/O QTS REALTY TRUST INC., 12851 FOSTER STREET, OVERLAND PARK KS 66213 |
Cheryl W Grise | director | NORTHEAST UTILITIES, 107 SELDEN STREET, BERLIN CT 06037 |
Gerald L Hassell | director | |
Mark A Weinberger | director | METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166 |
David L Herzog | director | 180 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK NY 10038 |
Denise M Morrison | director | METLIFE, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166 |
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