Warner Bros. Discovery
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 Warner Bros. Discovery generated cash of $7,477,000,000, which is more than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$5,837,000,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore $389,000,000.
Cash Flow
| 2014 | 1.31B | -568M | -734M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.27B | -301M | -902M |
| 2016 | 1.37B | -256M | -1.17B |
| 2017 | 1.62B | -633M | 5.95B |
| 2018 | 2.57B | -8.59B | -283M |
| 2019 | 3.39B | -438M | -2.35B |
| 2020 | 2.73B | -703M | -1.54B |
| 2021 | 2.79B | -56M | -853M |
| 2022 | 4.30B | 3.52B | -7.74B |
| 2023 | 7.47B | -1.25B | -5.83B |
DISCB Cash Flow Statement (2014 – 2023)
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash at beginning of period | 3.93B | 3.90B | 2.12B | 1.55B | 986M | 7.30B | 300M | 390M | 367M | 408M |
Operating activities | ||||||||||
Net income | -3.12B | -7.29B | 1.19B | 1.35B | 2.21B | 681M | -313M | 1.21B | 1.04B | 1.13B |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities: | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 24.00B | 21.35B | 5.08B | 4.31B | 4.2B | 4.68B | 2.24B | 2.09B | 2.03B | 1.88B |
Stock-based compensation expense | 500M | 412M | 178M | 110M | 142M | 0 | 39M | 69M | 35M | 78M |
| Deferred income tax benefit | 500M | 412M | 178M | 110M | 142M | 0 | 39M | 69M | 35M | 78M |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 312M | 181M | 47M | 105M | -7M | -84M | -258M | -25M | -44M | 6M |
Inventories | 0 | -181M | -47M | -105M | 4M | 57M | 20M | -36M | -89M | -41M |
Accounts payable | -820M | 1.52B | 185M | -131M | 122M | -74M | 265M | -12M | 11M | 138M |
Cash generated by operating activities | 7.47B | 4.30B | 2.79B | 2.73B | 3.39B | 2.57B | 1.62B | 1.37B | 1.27B | 1.31B |
Investing activities | ||||||||||
Purchases Of Investments | 0 | -168M | -373M | -250M | -125M | -63M | -545M | -272M | -220M | 0 |
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment | -1.31B | -987M | -373M | -402M | -289M | -147M | -135M | -88M | -103M | -120M |
Acquisitions Net | -50M | 3.44B | -2M | -151M | -202M | -8.45B | -31M | 19M | -80M | -504M |
Cash generated by investing activities | -1.25B | 3.52B | -56M | -703M | -438M | -8.59B | -633M | -256M | -301M | -568M |
Financing activities | ||||||||||
Common Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54M | 0 | 46M | 0 | 0 |
Payments for dividends | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Repurchases of common stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -969M | -633M | 0 | -603M | -1.43B | -951M | -1.42B |
Repayments of term debt | -5.37B | -7.31B | -574M | -2.69B | -1.46B | -2.26B | 6.68B | -863M | 675M | -19M |
Cash used in financing activities | -5.83B | -7.74B | -853M | -1.54B | -2.35B | -283M | 5.95B | -1.17B | -902M | -734M |
Net Change In Cash | 389M | 25M | 1.78B | 570M | 566M | -6.32B | 7.00B | -90M | 23M | -41M |
Cash at end of period | 4.31B | 3.93B | 3.90B | 2.12B | 1.55B | 986M | 7.30B | 300M | 390M | 367M |
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