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Gerdau (BUE:GGB) Cash Flow from Investing : ARS-353,319 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gerdau Cash Flow from Investing?

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 Dec. 2023, Gerdau spent ARS113,488 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained ARS2,234 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent ARS0 Mil on purchasing business. It gained ARS0 Mil from selling business. It spent ARS0 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained ARS0 Mil from selling investments. It paid ARS2,666Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid ARS31,499 Mil for other investing activities. In all, Gerdau spent ARS145,419 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Dec. 2023.


Gerdau Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gerdau's Cash Flow from Investing 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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Gerdau Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Gerdau Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Investing
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Gerdau Quarterly Data
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Cash Flow from Investing 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 -55,404.98 -40,702.90 -59,945.96 -107,251.07 -145,418.73

Gerdau 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.

Gerdau's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gerdau's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing 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 ARS-353,319 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.


Gerdau  (BUE:GGB) 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.

Gerdau's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS-113,488 Mil. It means Gerdau spent ARS113,488 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.

Gerdau's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS2,234 Mil. It means Gerdau gained ARS2,234 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

Gerdau's purchase of business for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS0 Mil. It means Gerdau spent ARS0 Mil on purchasing business.

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

Gerdau's sale of business for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS0 Mil. It means Gerdau gained ARS0 Mil from selling business.

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

Gerdau's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS0 Mil. It means Gerdau spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}0 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

Gerdau's sale of investment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS0 Mil. It means Gerdau gained ARS0 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.

Gerdau's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS-2,666 Mil. It means Gerdau paid ARS2,666 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.

Gerdau's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0 Mil. It means Gerdau paid ARS0 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.

Gerdau's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS-31,499 Mil. It means Gerdau paid ARS31,499 Mil for other investing activities.


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Gerdau (BUE:GGB) Business Description

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Avenida Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8,501 - 8th Floor, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 05425-070
Gerdau SA produces steel and steel products. The company operates in civil construction, agriculture, automotive, iron ore, exports, research and development, and home steel products sectors. It offers products such as nails, rebar, columns, billets, slabs, tribar tutor, mechanical construction bars, reinforced steel locks. The company's geographical segment includes Brazil Operations; North America Operations; South America Operations as well as Special Steel Operations. It derives most of the revenue from the Brazil Operations segment.

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