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,
Meta Platforms paid$5,942 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares.
It spent$307 Mil paying down its debt.
It paid$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
It received$0 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders.
It spent$2,152 Mil on other financial activities.
In all, Meta Platforms
spent$8,401 Mil on financial activities for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023.
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.
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:
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 $-19,500 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 (NAS:META) 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 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.
Meta Platforms's repurchase of stock for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5,942 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 Dec. 2023 was $-307 Mil.
Meta Platforms spent$307 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 Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.
Meta Platforms 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.
Meta Platforms's cash flow for dividends for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.
Meta Platforms received$0 Mil from 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 Dec. 2023 was $-2,152 Mil.
Meta Platforms spent$2,152 Mil on other financial activities.
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Meta Platforms (Meta Platforms) Business Description
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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