The European Smaller Companies Trust
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 The European Smaller Companies Trust generated cash of $27,719,000, which is more than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$27,489,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore $230,000.
Cash Flow
| 2012 | -7.8M | 0 | -4.25M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17.85M | 14.12M | -4.74M |
| 2018 | 8.34M | -704K | -8.28M |
| 2020 | 20.05M | 17.57M | -20M |
| 2021 | -33.04M | 0 | 32.98M |
| 2023 | -8.79M | -15.90M | 8.78M |
| 2024 | 27.71M | 0 | -27.48M |
ESCT.L Cash Flow Statement (2012 – 2023)
| 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash at beginning of period | 2K | 11K | 3K | 3K | 57K | -40.32M | -8.35M |
Operating activities | |||||||
Net income | 86.26M | 106.47M | 329.90M | 14.25M | 10.99M | 45.17M | -75.14M |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stock-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred income tax benefit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 96K | 334K | 0 | 524K | 1.90M | -89K | 0 |
Inventories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accounts payable | 81K | -636K | 0 | -1.46M | 3.73M | -153K | 0 |
Cash generated by operating activities | 27.71M | -8.79M | -33.04M | 20.05M | 8.34M | 17.85M | -7.8M |
Investing activities | |||||||
Purchases Of Investments | -340.28M | -290.53M | 0 | -324.35M | -390.04M | -232.01M | 0 |
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Acquisitions Net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash generated by investing activities | 0 | -15.90M | 0 | 17.57M | -704K | 14.12M | 0 |
Financing activities | |||||||
Common Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.96M | 0 | 0 |
Payments for dividends | -18.80M | -18.22M | -11.22M | -11.17M | -9.76M | -4.74M | -2.15M |
Repurchases of common stock | -6.14M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Repayments of term debt | -2.54M | 27.00M | -44.21M | 0 | -3.47M | 0 | 0 |
Cash used in financing activities | -27.48M | 8.78M | 32.98M | -20M | -8.28M | -4.74M | -4.25M |
Net Change In Cash | 230K | -9K | -60K | 54K | 64K | 6.87M | -10.41M |
Cash at end of period | 232K | 2K | -57K | 57K | 121K | -33.45M | -18.77M |
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