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Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Cash Flow from Financing : A$-3,063 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Wesfarmers Cash Flow from Financing?

Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.

For the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Wesfarmers paid A$0 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It received A$444 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid A$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent A$1,032 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent A$594 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Wesfarmers spent A$1,182 Mil on financial activities for the six months ended in Jun. 2024.


Wesfarmers Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wesfarmers's Cash Flow from Financing 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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Wesfarmers Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Wesfarmers Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cash Flow from Financing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3,070.00 -2,631.00 -3,428.00 -3,659.00 -3,063.00

Wesfarmers Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Cash Flow from Financing 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 -79.00 -1,438.00 -2,221.00 -1,881.00 -1,182.00

Wesfarmers Cash Flow from Financing Calculation

This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.

Wesfarmers's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Wesfarmers's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$-3,063 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.


Wesfarmers  (ASX:WES) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation

Cash from financing contains six items:

1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.

Wesfarmers's issuance of stock for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$0 Mil.

2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

Wesfarmers's repurchase of stock for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$0 Mil.

3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.

Wesfarmers's net issuance of debt for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$444 Mil. Wesfarmers received A$444 Mil from issuing more debt.

4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.

Wesfarmers's net issuance of preferred for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$0 Mil. Wesfarmers paid A$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.

5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.

Wesfarmers's cash flow for dividends for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$-1,032 Mil. Wesfarmers spent A$1,032 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.

Wesfarmers's other financing for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$-594 Mil. Wesfarmers spent A$594 Mil on other financial activities.


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Wesfarmers Business Description

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Address
123 St Georges Terrace, Level 14, Brookfield Place Tower 2, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Wesfarmers is Australia's largest conglomerate. Its retail operations include the Bunnings hardware chain (number one in market share), discount department stores Kmart and Target (number one and three) and Officeworks in office supplies (number one). These activities account for the vast majority of group earnings before taxes. Other operations include chemicals, fertilizers, industrial and medical gases, LPG production and distribution, and industrial and safety supplies. Management is focused on generating cash and creating shareholder wealth in the long term.