BASE (Couchbase) Cash Flow from Investing: $-9.9 Mil (TTM As of Jul. 2025)

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What is Couchbase Cash Flow from Investing?

Couchbase BASE 17 Cash Flow from Investing is $-9.9 Mil as of Jul. 2025. GuruFocus rates BASE with a GF Score™ of 17/100.

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

For the three months ended in Jul. 2025, Couchbase spent $3.8 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained $0.0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent $0.0 Mil on purchasing business. It gained $0.0 Mil from selling business. It spent $10.9 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained $26.6 Mil from selling investments. It paid $0.0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it received $0.0 Mil from other investing activities. In all, Couchbase gained $11.8 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Jul. 2025.


Couchbase  (NAS:BASE) Cash Flow from Investing Explanation

Cash flow from investing contains nine items:

1. Purchase Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Purchase of PPE indicates the amount used to purchase property, plant, and equipment.

Couchbase's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was $-3.8 Mil. It means Couchbase spent $3.8 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.

In the capital spending for property, plant and equipment (PPE), some part of spending may be from the expansion of business. The business needs more property, plant and equipment (PPE) as it grows. Another part may be from replacement of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of existing business. For some companies, the cash spent on replacing of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business will be close to the depreciation of property, plant and equipment (PPE) reported in the income statement.

In Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, he deducts the estimate of the cost of replacing the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business from cash flow from operations. The cash spent on the new property, plant, and equipment is not deducted. The reason is because these are not costs of the existing business. In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote this about owner earnings:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

2. Sale Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Sale of PPE indicates the amount gained from selling property, plant, and equipment.

Couchbase's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was $0.0 Mil. It means Couchbase gained $0.0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

3.Purchase Of Business:
Purchase of business indicates the amount used to purchase business.

Couchbase's purchase of business for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was $0.0 Mil. It means Couchbase spent $0.0 Mil on purchasing business.

4. Sale Of Business:
Sale of business indicates the amount gained from selling business.

Couchbase's sale of business for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was $0.0 Mil. It means Couchbase gained $0.0 Mil from selling business.

5. Purchase Of Investment:
Purchase of Investments represents cash outflow on the purchase of investments in securities.

Couchbase's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was $-10.9 Mil. It means Couchbase spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}10.9 Mil on purchasing investments.

6. Sale Of Investment:
Sale of Investments represents cash inflow on the sale of investments in securities.

Couchbase's sale of investment for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was $26.6 Mil. It means Couchbase gained $26.6 Mil from selling investments.

7. Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale:
Net Intangibles purchase and sale means the net cash inflow received by a company that comes from the purchase and sale of intangibles. It equals the cash received from sale of intangibles minus the cash spent on purchasing intangibles.

Couchbase's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was $0.0 Mil. It means Couchbase paid $0.0 Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.

8. Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities:
Cash from discontinued investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from the discontinued investing activities.

Couchbase's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was 0.0 Mil. It means Couchbase paid $0.0 Mil for discontinued investing activities.

9. Cash From Other Investing Activities:
Cash from other investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from other investing activities.

Couchbase's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Jul. 2025 was $0.0 Mil. It means Couchbase received $0.0 Mil from other investing activities.


Couchbase Cash Flow from Investing Related Terms


Couchbase Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Couchbase's Cash Flow from Investing can be seen below:

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* 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.

Couchbase Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Couchbase Annual Data
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Cash Flow from Investing
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Couchbase Quarterly Data
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Couchbase Cash Flow from Investing Calculation

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

If a company spends cash on property, plant and equipment (PPE), this will reduce their cash position. This is called Capital Expenditures (CPEX).

Likewise, if a company buys another company for cash, this will reduce their cash position.

Couchbase's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

Couchbase's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2025 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-9.9 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.

What does a Cash Flow from Investing of $-9.9 Mil mean?
Couchbase (BASE) has a Cash Flow from Investing of $-9.9 Mil as of Jul. 2025. Cash Flow from Investing is the amount of cash earned or paid from investing operations. View historical data for Couchbase and its competitors.
Is Couchbase's Cash Flow from Investing too high?
Couchbase's current Cash Flow from Investing is $-9.9 Mil. Overall, Couchbase has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Couchbase's Cash Flow from Investing compare to ATEN and SUPX?
Couchbase's Cash Flow from Investing of $-9.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Flow from Investing for a Software company?
A good Cash Flow from Investing depends on the Software industry context. However, Cash Flow from Investing should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Flow from Investing mean?
A high Cash Flow from Investing can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cash Flow from Investing is the amount of cash earned or paid from investing operations. View historical data for Couchbase and its competitors. Couchbase's current Cash Flow from Investing is $-9.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Couchbase stock overvalued right now?
Couchbase (BASE) has a current Cash Flow from Investing of $-9.9 Mil. The current Cash Flow from Investing is $-9.9 Mil. Couchbase's overall GF Score™ is 17/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Flow from Investing calculated?
Cash Flow from Investing is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Couchbase (BASE), the current Cash Flow from Investing is $-9.9 Mil as of Jul. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Couchbase Business Description

Address 3250 Olcott Street, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
Couchbase Inc provides a modern cloud database that offers the robust capabilities required for business-critical applications on a scalable and available platform. It empower developers and architects to build, deploy and run mission-critical applications. Couchbase delivers a high-performance, flexible and scalable modern database that runs across the data center and any cloud. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States.
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