Houston Wire & Cable Co (Houston Wire & Cable Co) Cash Flow from Operations : $43.2 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2021)

Houston Wire & Cable Co Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Houston Wire & Cable Co Annual Data
	Trend	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20
Cash Flow from Operations		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					17.24	-11.34	5.34	-5.61	36.88

Houston Wire & Cable Co Quarterly Data
	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21
Cash Flow from Operations	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-1.96	8.34	14.55	15.95	4.32

Houston Wire & Cable Co Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Houston Wire & Cable Co's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as:

Houston Wire & Cable Co's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is:

Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $43.2 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.

Houston Wire & Cable Co  (NAS:HWCC) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Houston Wire & Cable Co's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.2 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Houston Wire & Cable Co's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.9 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Houston Wire & Cable Co's change in working capital for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $2.0 Mil. It means Houston Wire & Cable Co's working capital increased by $2.0 Mil from Dec. 2020 to Mar. 2021 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Houston Wire & Cable Co's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.0 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Houston Wire & Cable Co's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Houston Wire & Cable Co's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.0 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Houston Wire & Cable Co's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.1 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Houston Wire & Cable Co's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $1.1 Mil.

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