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Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Cash Flow from Financing : €-287 Mil (TTM As of May. 2015)


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What is Family Dollar Stores 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 three months ended in May. 2015, Family Dollar Stores paid €0 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It spent €112 Mil paying down its debt. It paid €0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It received €0 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders. It received €7 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Family Dollar Stores spent €105 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in May. 2015.


Family Dollar Stores Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Family Dollar Stores'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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Family Dollar Stores Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Family Dollar Stores Annual Data
Trend Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14
Cash Flow from Financing
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Family Dollar Stores Quarterly Data
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Family Dollar Stores 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.

Family Dollar Stores's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as:

Family Dollar Stores's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-287 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.


Family Dollar Stores  (FRA:FAY) 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.

Family Dollar Stores's issuance of stock for the three months ended in May. 2015 was €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.

Family Dollar Stores's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in May. 2015 was €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.

Family Dollar Stores's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in May. 2015 was €-112 Mil. Family Dollar Stores spent €112 Mil paying down its 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.

Family Dollar Stores's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in May. 2015 was €0 Mil. Family Dollar Stores paid €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.

Family Dollar Stores's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in May. 2015 was €0 Mil. Family Dollar Stores received €0 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

Family Dollar Stores's other financing for the three months ended in May. 2015 was €7 Mil. Family Dollar Stores received €7 Mil on other financial activities.


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Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Business Description

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Family Dollar Stores Inc was incorporated in November 1959. The Company provides consumers with a selection of competitively priced merchandise in convenient neighbourhood stores. Its merchandise assortment includes Consumables, Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics. It classifies the combination of Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics as Discretionary. It operates general merchandise retail discount stores in 46 states, serving the basic needs of customers primarily in the low- and middle-income brackets. The stores are supported by 11 distribution centers and one Store Support Center. It competes for sales and store locations in varying degrees with international, national, regional and local retailing establishments, other discount stores, department stores, variety stores, dollar stores, discount clothing stores, drug stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, outlet stores, warehouse stores and other stores. The Company's trademark includes Family Dollar and Family Dollar Stores. Its business is subject to federal, state, local, and international laws, rules, and regulations, such as state and local wage and hour laws, anti-corruption laws, import and export laws, unclaimed property laws, and many others.

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