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SGSOF (SGS AG) Cash Flow from Financing : $-707 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2024)


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What is SGS AG 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 Jun. 2024, SGS AG paid $22 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It spent $214 Mil paying down its debt. It paid $0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent $232 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent $50 Mil on other financial activities. In all, SGS AG spent $518 Mil on financial activities for the six months ended in Jun. 2024.


SGS AG Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for SGS AG'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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SGS AG Cash Flow from Financing Chart

SGS AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1,326.07 -203.74 -981.54 -480.89 -970.17

SGS AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Cash Flow from Financing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -457.64 -4.29 -845.18 -90.19 -616.47

SGS AG 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.

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

SGS AG's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-707 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.


SGS AG  (OTCPK:SGSOF) 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.

SGS AG's issuance of stock for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 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.

SGS AG's repurchase of stock for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-22 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.

SGS AG's net issuance of debt for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-214 Mil. SGS AG spent $214 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.

SGS AG's net issuance of preferred for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $0 Mil. SGS AG 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.

SGS AG's cash flow for dividends for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-232 Mil. SGS AG spent $232 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

SGS AG's other financing for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-50 Mil. SGS AG spent $50 Mil on other financial activities.


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SGS AG Business Description

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1 Place des Alpes, P.O. Box 2152, Geneva, CHE, CH-1211
Switzerland-listed SGS is the largest and one of the oldest companies in the testing, inspection, and certification industry. The company's primary activities involve testing products and materials, inspecting sites/industrial equipment, and certifying products and systems to ensure global/company standards. SGS is one of only four TIC companies that operate globally across numerous industries, including agriculture, food and life science, and transport services. SGS was first listed in 1981 and employs almost 100,000 people worldwide.

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