PRLB (Proto Labs) Cash Flow from Investing: $-21.8 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

Proto Labs  (NYSE:PRLB) 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.

Proto Labs's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $-6.2 Mil. It means Proto Labs spent $6.2 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.

Proto Labs's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. It means Proto Labs gained $0.0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

Proto Labs's purchase of business for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. It means Proto Labs spent $0.0 Mil on purchasing business.

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

Proto Labs's sale of business for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. It means Proto Labs gained $0.0 Mil from selling business.

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

Proto Labs's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $-7.0 Mil. It means Proto Labs spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}7.0 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

Proto Labs's sale of investment for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $6.0 Mil. It means Proto Labs gained $6.0 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.

Proto Labs's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. It means Proto Labs 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.

Proto Labs's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.0 Mil. It means Proto Labs 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.

Proto Labs's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. It means Proto Labs paid $0.0 Mil for other investing activities.

Proto Labs Cash Flow from Investing Related Terms

The historical data trend for Proto Labs'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.

Proto Labs Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Proto Labs Annual Data
	Trend	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23	Dec24	Dec25
Cash Flow from Investing		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-94.66	-43.09	-4.55	-13.58	-13.41

Proto Labs Quarterly Data
	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25	Jun25	Sep25	Dec25	Mar26	Jun26
Cash Flow from Investing	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.64	-4.25	-5.61	-4.77	-7.20

Proto Labs 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.

Proto Labs's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Proto Labs's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-21.8 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.

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