What is Gabelli Equity 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. 2024,
Gabelli Equity Trust received$13.6 Mil more from issuing new shares than it paid to buy back shares.
It received$0.0 Mil from issuing more debt.
It paid$11.0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
It spent$91.7 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
It received$0.4 Mil on other financial activities.
In all, Gabelli Equity Trustspent$88.7 Mil on financial activities for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024.
Gabelli Equity Trust Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data
The historical data trend for Gabelli Equity 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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Gabelli Equity Trust Cash Flow from Financing Chart
Gabelli Equity 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.
Gabelli Equity Trust's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:
Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-231.2 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.
Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) 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.
Gabelli Equity Trust's issuance of stock for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $13.6 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.
Gabelli Equity Trust's repurchase of stock for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.0 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.
Gabelli Equity Trust's net issuance of debt for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.0 Mil.
Gabelli Equity Trust received$0.0 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.
Gabelli Equity Trust's net issuance of preferred for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-11.0 Mil.
Gabelli Equity Trust paid$11.0 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.
Gabelli Equity Trust's cash flow for dividends for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-91.7 Mil.
Gabelli Equity Trust spent$91.7 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.
Gabelli Equity Trust's other financing for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.4 Mil.
Gabelli Equity Trust received$0.4 Mil on other financial activities.
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Gabelli Equity Trust Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is the long-term growth of capital with income as a secondary objective. The Fund invests at least its assets in equity securities under normal market conditions. Its equity portfolio includes common stock, preferred stock, convertible or exchangeable securities, and warrants and rights to purchase such securities selected by the Investment Adviser. The company invests in various sectors, of which Food & Beverage, Financial Services, Equipment and Supplies, Entertainment, Consumer Products, Health Care, Diversified Industrial, Business Services, Consumer Services and others.
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