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Westfield Trust (ASX:WFT) Cash Flow from Financing : A$1,135.90 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2003)


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What is Westfield Trust 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 Dec. 2003, Westfield Trust paid A$0.00 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It received A$0.00 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid A$0.00 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent A$501.40 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It received A$1,148.90 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Westfield Trust earned A$1,135.90 Mil on financial activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2003.


Westfield Trust Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westfield Trust'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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Westfield Trust Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Westfield Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02
Cash Flow from Financing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 225.90 1,027.20 308.90 111.40 -376.00

Westfield Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03
Cash Flow from Financing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1,027.20 308.90 111.40 -376.00 1,135.90

Westfield Trust 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.

Westfield Trust's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as:

Westfield Trust's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 is:


For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2003 was A$1,135.90 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.


Westfield Trust  (ASX:WFT) 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.

Westfield Trust's issuance of stock for the six months ended in Dec. 2003 was A$488.40 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.

Westfield Trust's repurchase of stock for the six months ended in Dec. 2003 was A$0.00 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.

Westfield Trust's net issuance of debt for the six months ended in Dec. 2003 was A$0.00 Mil. Westfield Trust received A$0.00 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.

Westfield Trust's net issuance of preferred for the six months ended in Dec. 2003 was A$0.00 Mil. Westfield Trust paid A$0.00 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.

Westfield Trust's cash flow for dividends for the six months ended in Dec. 2003 was A$-501.40 Mil. Westfield Trust spent A$501.40 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

Westfield Trust's other financing for the six months ended in Dec. 2003 was A$1,148.90 Mil. Westfield Trust received A$1,148.90 Mil on other financial activities.


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Westfield Trust (ASX:WFT) Business Description

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Westfield Trust (WFT) comprises interests in 50 shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand, with 3.1m sqm2 of gross lettable area servicing more than 9,400 retailers who generate in excess of $13.9 billion of retail sales.

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