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MetLife (MEX:MET) Cash Flow from Investing : MXN-246,951 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is MetLife 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. 2025, MetLife spent MXN0 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained MXN0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent MXN5,687 Mil on purchasing business. It gained MXN6,158 Mil from selling business. It spent MXN487,928 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained MXN398,403 Mil from selling investments. It paid MXN0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it received MXN21,092 Mil from other investing activities. In all, MetLife spent MXN67,962 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Mar. 2025.


MetLife Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetLife'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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MetLife Cash Flow from Investing Chart

MetLife Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Flow from Investing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -369,374.55 -229,490.12 -51,079.52 -173,918.15 -239,694.56

MetLife Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -43,598.36 -24,548.94 -42,570.43 -111,869.98 -67,962.14

MetLife 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.

MetLife's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

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


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN-246,951 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.


MetLife  (MEX:MET) 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.

MetLife's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN0 Mil. It means MetLife spent MXN0 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.

MetLife's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN0 Mil. It means MetLife gained MXN0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

MetLife's purchase of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN-5,687 Mil. It means MetLife spent MXN5,687 Mil on purchasing business.

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

MetLife's sale of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN6,158 Mil. It means MetLife gained MXN6,158 Mil from selling business.

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

MetLife's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN-487,928 Mil. It means MetLife spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}487,928 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

MetLife's sale of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN398,403 Mil. It means MetLife gained MXN398,403 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.

MetLife's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN0 Mil. It means MetLife paid MXN0 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.

MetLife's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0 Mil. It means MetLife paid MXN0 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.

MetLife's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN21,092 Mil. It means MetLife received MXN21,092 Mil from other investing activities.


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MetLife Business Description

Address
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10166-0188
MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the us by assets and provides a variety of insurance and financial-services products. It is organized into five segments: us, Asia, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and MetLife Holdings. The us business contributes around 50% of earnings and is broken into the group benefits segment and the retirement solutions segment. The Asia segment contributes around 22% of earnings and is mainly composed of the Japan business, with increasing contributions from India, China, and Bangladesh. The company also holds leading market positions in Mexico and Chile, with the Latin America segment contributing around 13% of earnings. The EMEA and MetLife Holdings segments contribute around 4% and 11% of earnings, respectively.