XCOMQ (Xtera Communications) Cash Flow from Financing: $27.06 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2016)

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What is Xtera Communications Cash Flow from Financing?

Xtera Communications XCOMQ -99.00% Cash Flow from Financing is $27.06 Mil as of Jun. 2016.

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 Jun. 2016, Xtera Communications paid $0.00 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It spent $2.80 Mil paying down its 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 $0.00 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Xtera Communications spent $2.80 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Jun. 2016.


Xtera Communications  (OTCPK:XCOMQ) 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.

Xtera Communications's issuance of stock for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 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.

Xtera Communications's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 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.

Xtera Communications's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $-2.80 Mil. Xtera Communications spent $2.80 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.

Xtera Communications's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 Mil. Xtera Communications 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.

Xtera Communications's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 Mil. Xtera Communications received $0.00 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders.

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

Xtera Communications's other financing for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 Mil. Xtera Communications received $0.00 Mil on other financial activities.


Xtera Communications Cash Flow from Financing Related Terms


Xtera Communications Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

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

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* 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.

Xtera Communications Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Xtera Communications Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15
Cash Flow from Financing
18.27 7.12 7.06

Xtera Communications Quarterly Data
Sep13 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16
Cash Flow from Financing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.24 6.16 20.14 3.57 -2.80

Xtera Communications 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.

Xtera Communications's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

Xtera Communications's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $27.06 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 $27.06 Mil mean?
Xtera Communications (XCOMQ) has a Cash Flow from Financing of $27.06 Mil as of Jun. 2016. Cash Flow from Financing is the amount of cash earned or paid from financing operations. View historical data for Xtera Communications and its competitors.
Is Xtera Communications' Cash Flow from Financing too high?
Xtera Communications' current Cash Flow from Financing is $27.06 Mil.
How does Xtera Communications' Cash Flow from Financing compare to TAIT and AEY?
Xtera Communications' Cash Flow from Financing of $27.06 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Cash Flow from Financing depends on the Hardware 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 Xtera Communications and its competitors. Xtera Communications's current Cash Flow from Financing is $27.06 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Xtera Communications stock overvalued right now?
Xtera Communications (XCOMQ) has a current Cash Flow from Financing of $27.06 Mil. The current Cash Flow from Financing is $27.06 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 Xtera Communications (XCOMQ), the current Cash Flow from Financing is $27.06 Mil as of Jun. 2016. 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.

Xtera Communications Business Description

Address 500 West Bethany Drive, Suite 100, Allen, TX, USA, 75013
Xtera Communications Inc is a provider of optical transport solutions. It sells its optical transport solutions to telecommunications service providers, content service providers, enterprises and government entities across the world to support their deployments of long-haul terrestrial and submarine optical cable networks. Its optical networking solutions are designed to offer reach and capacity for intermediate sites between end-points of long-haul networks. Its primary service offerings include services, installation and deployment services, on-site hardware replacement services, system maintenance services, extended hardware warranty services and training across a spectrum of products within the optical networking industry. The company offers hardware, software and turnkey solutions.