Ciena (CIEN) Change In Working Capital : $-35 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Ciena Change In Working Capital?

Ciena's change in working capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $-8 Mil.

Ciena's change in working capital for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 was $103 Mil.

It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement. Not by calculating the number changes in each periods' working capital (Total Current Assets minus Total Current Liabilities).

Ciena Change In Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ciena's Change In Working Capital can be seen below:

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Ciena Change In Working Capital Chart

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Change In Working Capital

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-199.86

-68.15

-572.11

-396.75

102.76

Ciena Quarterly Data
	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25
Change In Working Capital	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															130.00	-17.31	-251.72	241.79	-7.99

Ciena Change In Working Capital Calculation

Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-35 Mil.

Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities.

Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement.

Use Wal-Mart Stores Inc (Jan 2014, Annual Data) as an example: Source: Wal-Mart Stores Inc 2014-01-31 10-K from SEC

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Fiscal Years Ended	January 31,	(Amounts in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:	2014	2013	2012
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(566)	(614)	(796)
Inventories	(1,667)	(2,759)	(3,727)
Accounts payable	531	1,061	2,687
Accrued liabilities	103	271	(935)
Accrued income taxes	(1,224)	981	994

For 2014-01-31, add all the items under 2014 collum together, Change in Working Capital was (566) + (1,667) + 531 + 103 + (1,224) = $ (2,823) Mil.

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Address

7035 Ridge Road, Hanover, MD, USA, 21076

Website

https://www.ciena.com

Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms which generates maximum revenue; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the Americas, and the rest from the Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.

Executives

Brodie Gage	officer: SVP Global Products & Supply	2351 ALFRED-NOBEL BLVD, SUITE N-300, SAINT LAURENT A8 H4S 2A9
Dino Diperna	officer: SVP Global R&D	385 TERRY FOX DR, OTTAWA A6 K2K OL1
David M Rothenstein	officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel	7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Gary B Smith	director, officer: President, CEO	C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Sheela Kosaraju	officer: SVP, General Counsel	43-51 WORSHIP ST, LONDON X0 EC2A 2DX
Jason Phipps	officer: SVP Global Sales and Marketing	7410 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Bruce L. Claflin	director	7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Joseph Cumello	officer: SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet	7035 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Scott Mcfeely	officer: SVP, Networking Platforms	7035 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Mary G Puma	director	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Andrew C Petrik	officer: VP, CONTROLLER	7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Stephen B Alexander	officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer	C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Rick Hamilton	officer: SVP, Software and Services	9500 AMBERGIEN, AUSTIN TX 78729
Moylan James E Jr	officer: SVP Finance, CFO	CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Judith M Obrien	director	855 MAUDE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043