NKGN (NKGen Biotech) Cash Flow from Financing: $19.49 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)

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What is NKGen Biotech Cash Flow from Financing?

NKGen Biotech NKGN -4.76% Cash Flow from Financing is $19.49 Mil as of Mar. 2025.

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 Mar. 2025, NKGen Biotech received $1.75 Mil more from issuing new shares than it paid to buy back shares. It received $0.89 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid $0.00 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It received $0.00 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders. It received $0.01 Mil on other financial activities. In all, NKGen Biotech earned $2.65 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025.


NKGen Biotech  (OTCPK:NKGN) 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.

NKGen Biotech's issuance of stock for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.75 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.

NKGen Biotech's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $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.

NKGen Biotech's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.89 Mil. NKGen Biotech received $0.89 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.

NKGen Biotech's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. NKGen Biotech paid $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.

NKGen Biotech's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. NKGen Biotech received $0.00 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

NKGen Biotech's other financing for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.01 Mil. NKGen Biotech received $0.01 Mil on other financial activities.


NKGen Biotech Cash Flow from Financing Related Terms


NKGen Biotech Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

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The historical data trend for NKGen Biotech's Cash Flow from Financing can be seen below:

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NKGen Biotech Cash Flow from Financing Chart

NKGen Biotech Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Flow from Financing
20.16 22.49 22.16 20.85

NKGen Biotech Quarterly Data
Dec21 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cash Flow from Financing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.01 6.06 3.82 6.97 2.65

NKGen Biotech 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.

NKGen Biotech's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

NKGen Biotech's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $19.49 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 $19.49 Mil mean?
NKGen Biotech (NKGN) has a Cash Flow from Financing of $19.49 Mil as of Mar. 2025. Cash Flow from Financing is the amount of cash earned or paid from financing operations. View historical data for NKGen Biotech and its competitors.
Is NKGen Biotech's Cash Flow from Financing too high?
NKGen Biotech's current Cash Flow from Financing is $19.49 Mil.
How does NKGen Biotech's Cash Flow from Financing compare to CALC and CLGN?
NKGen Biotech's Cash Flow from Financing of $19.49 Mil can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Cash Flow from Financing depends on the Biotechnology 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 NKGen Biotech and its competitors. NKGen Biotech's current Cash Flow from Financing is $19.49 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is NKGen Biotech stock overvalued right now?
NKGen Biotech (NKGN) has a current Cash Flow from Financing of $19.49 Mil. The current Cash Flow from Financing is $19.49 Mil. 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 NKGen Biotech (NKGN), the current Cash Flow from Financing is $19.49 Mil as of Mar. 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.

NKGen Biotech Business Description

Address 3001 Daimler Street, Santa Ana, CA, USA, 92705
NKGen Biotech Inc is a biotechnology company developing cell therapies for neurodegenerative and oncological diseases based on activated NK cells. NK cells are part of the human innate immune response system that can selectively identify and destroy abnormal or diseased cells. Its product candidates are based on a proprietary manufacturing and cryopreservation process that produces SuperNKTM (SNK) cells that have shown increased activity as compared to the starting population of NK cells, based on the results of in vitro experiments performed by NKMAX, as defined by parameters such as cytotoxicity, cytokine production and activating receptor expression. SNK cells can be produced in large quantities and cryopreserved while maintaining high levels of cytotoxicity.