Optasia (JSE:OPA) Cash Flow from Financing: R859 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Optasia Cash Flow from Financing?

Optasia JSE:OPA +2.57% 22 Cash Flow from Financing is R859 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates JSE:OPA with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

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. 2025, Optasia paid R0 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It spent R13 Mil paying down its debt. It paid R0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent R27 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It received R1,042 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Optasia earned R1,002 Mil on financial activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2025.


Optasia  (JSE:OPA) 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.

Optasia's issuance of stock for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R0 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.

Optasia's repurchase of stock for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R0 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.

Optasia's net issuance of debt for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R-13 Mil. Optasia spent R13 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.

Optasia's net issuance of preferred for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R0 Mil. Optasia paid R0 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.

Optasia's cash flow for dividends for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R-27 Mil. Optasia spent R27 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

Optasia's other financing for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R1,042 Mil. Optasia received R1,042 Mil on other financial activities.


Optasia Cash Flow from Financing Related Terms


Optasia Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Optasia'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.

Optasia Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Optasia Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cash Flow from Financing
-293.90 -15.00 -146.98 866.70

Optasia Semi-Annual Data
Dec22 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Cash Flow from Financing Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -161.86 13.03 -137.71 996.78
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Optasia 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.

Optasia's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Optasia's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R859 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.

What does a Cash Flow from Financing of R859 Mil mean?
Optasia (JSE:OPA) has a Cash Flow from Financing of R859 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Cash Flow from Financing is the amount of cash earned or paid from financing operations. View historical data for Optasia and its competitors.
Is Optasia's Cash Flow from Financing too high?
Optasia's current Cash Flow from Financing is R859 Mil. Overall, Optasia has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Optasia's Cash Flow from Financing compare to V and MA?
Optasia's Cash Flow from Financing of R859 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Flow from Financing for a Credit Services company?
A good Cash Flow from Financing depends on the Credit Services industry context. However, Cash Flow from Financing should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Flow from Financing mean?
A high Cash Flow from Financing can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cash Flow from Financing is the amount of cash earned or paid from financing operations. View historical data for Optasia and its competitors. Optasia's current Cash Flow from Financing is R859 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Optasia stock overvalued right now?
Optasia (JSE:OPA) has a current Cash Flow from Financing of R859 Mil. The current Cash Flow from Financing is R859 Mil. Optasia's overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Flow from Financing calculated?
Cash Flow from Financing is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Optasia (JSE:OPA), the current Cash Flow from Financing is R859 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Optasia Business Description

Address Jumeirah Lake Towers, Office No 806, Cluster N, Dubai, ARE
Optasia is an AI-powered fintech platform operating a B2B2X model that enables financial institutions, mobile network operators, wallets and digital distributors to offer digital credit products through their customer channels. The Group provides AI-driven decisioning, technology integration and risk management capabilities across emerging markets. Its core business lines are Micro Financing Solutions (MFS), which provides short-duration digital lending through mobile wallet ecosystems, and Airtime Credit Solutions (ACS), which offers airtime, data and bundle advance solutions through mobile network operator channels. Products include XTRA Cash, XTRA Balance, XTRA Time, XTRA, XTRA Bundle and XTRA Buy. It operates across Africa, the Middle East and other countries.
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