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SoftBank Group (FRA:SFT) Cash Flow from Investing : €-5,412 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is SoftBank Group 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 Mar. 2024, SoftBank Group spent €648 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained €0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent €0 Mil on purchasing business. It gained €0 Mil from selling business. It spent €2,208 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained €2,711 Mil from selling investments. It paid €0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it received €622 Mil from other investing activities. In all, SoftBank Group gained €477 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Mar. 2024.


SoftBank Group Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for SoftBank Group'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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SoftBank Group Cash Flow from Investing Chart

SoftBank Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cash Flow from Investing
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SoftBank Group 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 589.52 -2,009.73 -2,912.72 -966.81 477.24

SoftBank Group 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.

SoftBank Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

SoftBank Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-5,412 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.


SoftBank Group  (FRA:SFT) 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.

SoftBank Group's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-648 Mil. It means SoftBank Group spent €648 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.

SoftBank Group's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. It means SoftBank Group gained €0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

SoftBank Group's purchase of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. It means SoftBank Group spent €0 Mil on purchasing business.

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

SoftBank Group's sale of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. It means SoftBank Group gained €0 Mil from selling business.

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

SoftBank Group's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-2,208 Mil. It means SoftBank Group spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}2,208 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

SoftBank Group's sale of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €2,711 Mil. It means SoftBank Group gained €2,711 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.

SoftBank Group's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. It means SoftBank Group paid €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.

SoftBank Group's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0 Mil. It means SoftBank Group paid €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.

SoftBank Group's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €622 Mil. It means SoftBank Group received €622 Mil from other investing activities.


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SoftBank Group (FRA:SFT) Business Description

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1-9-1 Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-7303
SoftBank is a Japan-based telecom and e-commerce conglomerate that has expanded mainly through acquisitions, and its key assets include a 40%-owned mobile and fixed broadband telecom operator business in Japan. It also owns 90% of semiconductor chip designer ARM Holdings following the 2023 IPO of this business, and has a vast portfolio of mainly internet- and e-commerce-focused early stage investments. It is also general partner of the $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund 1 and sole investor in SoftBank Vision Fund 2, both of which primarily invest in pre-IPO internet companies.

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