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Lonrho (LSE:LONR) Cash Flow from Operations : £-33.1 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Lonrho Cash Flow from Operations?

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.

For the six months ended in Dec. 2012, Lonrho's Net Income From Continuing Operations was £-5.0 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was £5.3 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was £-5.1 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was £0.0 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was £0.0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was £0.0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was £1.5 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was £-15.8 Mil. In all, Lonrho's Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £-19.1 Mil.


Lonrho Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lonrho's Cash Flow from Operations 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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Lonrho Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Lonrho Annual Data
Trend Sep03 Sep04 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Dec12
Cash Flow from Operations
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Lonrho Semi-Annual Data
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Lonrho 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.

Lonrho's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Lonrho's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-33.1 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.


Lonrho  (LSE:LONR) 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.

Lonrho's net income from continuing operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £-5.0 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

Lonrho's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £5.3 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.

Lonrho's change in working capital for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £-5.1 Mil. It means Lonrho's working capital declined by £5.1 Mil from Jun. 2012 to Dec. 2012 .

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

Lonrho's cash flow from deferred tax for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £0.0 Mil.

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

Lonrho's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 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.

Lonrho's asset impairment charge for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 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.

Lonrho's stock based compensation for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £1.5 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).

Lonrho's cash flow from others for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was £-15.8 Mil.


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Lonrho (LSE:LONR) Business Description

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Lonrho PLC is engaged in providing the infrastructure and services required for the growing oil, mineral and agricultural sectors in Africa. The Company has a diverse portfolio of investments across Sub-Saharan Africa in four core operating sectors: Agribusiness, Infrastructure, Hotels and Support Services. Agribusiness vertically integrates the production, sourcing, logistics, processing and distribution of agricultural products from Sub-Saharan Africa to the consumer. The division supplies to its retailers in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, the USA, Middle East, Scandinavia and the Far East. The division also distributes agricultural and heavy machinery. Infrastructure division develops and manages oil logistics terminals. Luba Freeport, the oil service terminal in the Gulf of Guinea, has attracted oil service companies to be long term tenants at the port to service offshore exploration and production rigs. The Company's Hotel division includes hotels centred on the commercial, conference and business related markets across the Continent. It owns or manages hotels in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maputo in Mozambique, Gaborone in Botswana and Mutare in Zimbabwe. IT business is a full systems integrator and manager that designs, builds, develops and integrates IT solutions for large corporate clients, banks and governments and then undertakes management contracts to run and manage installations. The IT division is a distributor for Cisco, Microsoft, Dell and Hewlett Packard systems and equipment.

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