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CenterPoint Energy (FRA:HOU) Cash Flow from Financing : €1,396 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2024)


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What is CenterPoint Energy 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 Sep. 2024, CenterPoint Energy received €223 Mil more from issuing new shares than it paid to buy back shares. It received €690 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid €0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent €117 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent €12 Mil on other financial activities. In all, CenterPoint Energy earned €784 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Sep. 2024.


CenterPoint Energy Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for CenterPoint Energy'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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CenterPoint Energy Cash Flow from Financing Chart

CenterPoint Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing
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CenterPoint Energy Quarterly Data
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CenterPoint Energy 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.

CenterPoint Energy's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

CenterPoint Energy's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1,396 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.


CenterPoint Energy  (FRA:HOU) 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.

CenterPoint Energy's issuance of stock for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €223 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.

CenterPoint Energy's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 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.

CenterPoint Energy's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €690 Mil. CenterPoint Energy received €690 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.

CenterPoint Energy's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0 Mil. CenterPoint Energy 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.

CenterPoint Energy's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-117 Mil. CenterPoint Energy spent €117 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

CenterPoint Energy's other financing for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-12 Mil. CenterPoint Energy spent €12 Mil on other financial activities.


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CenterPoint Energy Business Description

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1111 Louisiana, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio. The company has natural gas distribution systems serving approximately 4 million customers.

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