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Sun Life Financial (PHS:SLF) Cash Flow from Financing

: ₱-131,111 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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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, Sun Life Financial paid ₱0 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It received ₱938 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid ₱0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent ₱22,206 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent ₱5,967 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Sun Life Financial spent ₱27,236 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023.


Sun Life Financial Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Life Financial'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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Sun Life Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -102,605.38 -103,212.39 -11,615.09 -2,988.53 -131,532.20

Sun Life Financial 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 Financing 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 -32,200.38 -11,032.70 -32,537.69 -60,305.00 -27,235.61

Sun Life Financial 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.

Sun Life Financial'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+-7927.735+-25999.56+0+-80215.036+-17389.869
=-131,532

Sun Life Financial's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is:


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 ₱-131,111 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.


Sun Life Financial  (PHS:SLF) 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.

Sun Life Financial'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.

Sun Life Financial's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₱0 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.

Sun Life Financial's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₱938 Mil. Sun Life Financial received ₱938 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.

Sun Life Financial's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₱0 Mil. Sun Life Financial 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.

Sun Life Financial's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₱-22,206 Mil. Sun Life Financial spent ₱22,206 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

Sun Life Financial's other financing for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₱-5,967 Mil. Sun Life Financial spent ₱5,967 Mil on other financial activities.


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Sun Life Financial (PHS:SLF) Business Description

Address
1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0B6
Sun Life provides life insurance, retirement, and asset management products to individuals and corporate customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. The company's investment management business contributes approximately 38% of its adjusted earnings and has around CAD 1 trillion in assets under management as of the second quarter of 2023. The Canada business contributes about 32% of adjusted earnings and provides individual life and health insurance, group insurance, retirement services, and wealth management solutions. The U.S. business contributes approximately 14% of earnings and is mainly focused on providing group insurance products and managing the in-force life insurance policies. Finally, the Asia segment contributes around 16% of earnings.