Ashland
Cash Flow
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Cash flow statement presents a set of outflows and inflows of cash within a company through operating, investing and financing activities. Over the last year, operating activities of Ashland generated cash of $462,000,000, which is more than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$479,000,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore -$117,000,000.
Cash Flow
| 2015 | 334M | -393M | -30M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 663M | -332M | -394M |
| 2017 | 365M | -1.11B | 137M |
| 2018 | 297M | -202M | -368M |
| 2019 | 241M | 849M | -1.14B |
| 2020 | 203M | 8M | 9M |
| 2021 | 560M | -381M | -426M |
| 2022 | -213M | 1.55B | -896M |
| 2023 | 243M | -109M | -371M |
| 2024 | 462M | -102M | -479M |
ASH Cash Flow Statement (2015 – 2024)
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash at beginning of period | 417M | 646M | 210M | 454M | 232M | 294M | 566M | 1.01B | 1.25B | 1.39B |
Operating activities | ||||||||||
Net income | 169M | 178M | 927M | 220M | -508M | 505M | 114M | 28M | -28M | 309M |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities: | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 274M | 243M | 241M | 244M | 247M | 289M | 312M | 301M | 337M | 341M |
Stock-based compensation expense | 15M | 22M | 18M | 15M | 14M | 21M | 28M | 20M | 30M | 30M |
| Deferred income tax benefit | 15M | 22M | 18M | 15M | 14M | 21M | 28M | 20M | 30M | 30M |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 96M | -23M | -23M | 72M | 7M | 38M | -70M | -64M | 55M | 261M |
Inventories | 79M | -141M | -141M | 41M | 65M | -4M | -29M | -23M | 44M | 39M |
Accounts payable | 0 | -112M | 34M | 3M | -50M | -79M | 85M | 60M | -59M | -229M |
Cash generated by operating activities | 462M | 243M | -213M | 560M | 203M | 241M | 297M | 365M | 663M | 334M |
Investing activities | ||||||||||
Purchases Of Investments | -53M | -47M | -87M | -149M | -21M | -350M | -29M | -22M | -15M | -322M |
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment | -137M | -170M | -113M | -105M | -138M | -154M | -185M | -199M | -300M | -265M |
Acquisitions Net | 0 | 11M | 51M | -295M | 9M | -2M | -5M | -662M | -67M | 148M |
Cash generated by investing activities | -102M | -109M | 1.55B | -381M | 8M | 849M | -202M | -1.11B | -332M | -393M |
Financing activities | ||||||||||
Common Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534M | 7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 712M | 0 |
Payments for dividends | -78M | -76M | -70M | -70M | -66M | -64M | -60M | -77M | -97M | -98M |
Repurchases of common stock | -380M | -300M | -200M | -450M | -7M | -200M | -10M | -15M | -500M | -397M |
Repayments of term debt | -16M | 16M | -615M | -427M | -826M | -797M | -311M | 185M | -1.75B | 465M |
Cash used in financing activities | -479M | -371M | -896M | -426M | 9M | -1.14B | -368M | 137M | -394M | -30M |
Net Change In Cash | -117M | -229M | 436M | -244M | 222M | -62M | -272M | -451M | -69M | -136M |
Cash at end of period | 300M | 417M | 646M | 210M | 454M | 232M | 294M | 566M | 1.18B | 1.25B |
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