News
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 News generated cash of $1,098,000,000, which is more than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$441,000,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore $127,000,000.
Cash Flow
| 2015 | 831M | -1.74B | -190M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 952M | -1.12B | 150M |
| 2017 | 494M | -105M | -217M |
| 2018 | 757M | -321M | -398M |
| 2019 | 928M | -677M | -610M |
| 2020 | 780M | -427M | -472M |
| 2021 | 1.23B | -1.29B | 699M |
| 2022 | 1.35B | -2.07B | 404M |
| 2023 | 1.09B | -574M | -501M |
| 2024 | 1.09B | -524M | -441M |
NWS Cash Flow Statement (2015 – 2024)
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash at beginning of period | 1.83B | 1.82B | 2.23B | 1.51B | 1.64B | 2.03B | 2.01B | 1.83B | 1.95B | 3.14B |
Operating activities | ||||||||||
Net income | 266M | 187M | 760M | 389M | -1.54B | 228M | -1.44B | -643M | 235M | -78M |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities: | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 734M | 714M | 688M | 680M | 644M | 659M | 472M | 449M | 505M | 530M |
Stock-based compensation expense | 98M | 92M | 59M | 128M | 69M | 73M | 76M | 38M | 55M | 53M |
| Deferred income tax benefit | 98M | 92M | 59M | 128M | 69M | 73M | 76M | 38M | 55M | 53M |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 0 | -146M | -51M | -166M | -1.47B | 134M | -128M | -58M | 22M | 34M |
Inventories | 54M | -2M | -87M | 6M | 9M | -58M | -14M | 15M | 35M | 11M |
Accounts payable | -121M | 66M | 45M | 363M | 1.29B | -147M | 53M | 137M | 342M | -28M |
Cash generated by operating activities | 1.09B | 1.09B | 1.35B | 1.23B | 780M | 928M | 757M | 494M | 952M | 831M |
Investing activities | ||||||||||
Purchases Of Investments | -96M | -60M | -112M | -13M | 438M | -34M | -33M | -39M | -54M | -224M |
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment | -496M | -499M | -499M | -390M | -438M | -572M | -364M | -256M | -256M | -378M |
Acquisitions Net | -38M | -60M | -1.57B | -912M | -40M | -192M | -94M | -244M | -529M | -1.15B |
Cash generated by investing activities | -524M | -574M | -2.07B | -1.29B | -427M | -677M | -321M | -105M | -1.12B | -1.74B |
Financing activities | ||||||||||
Common Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Payments for dividends | -172M | -174M | -175M | -163M | -158M | -161M | -158M | -152M | -147M | -30M |
Repurchases of common stock | -117M | -243M | -179M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -41M | -30M |
Repayments of term debt | -107M | -75M | 852M | -557M | -1.22B | -435M | -213M | -23M | -342M | -129M |
Cash used in financing activities | -441M | -501M | 404M | 699M | -472M | -610M | -398M | -217M | 150M | -190M |
Net Change In Cash | 127M | 11M | -414M | 719M | -126M | -391M | 18M | 184M | -119M | -1.19B |
Cash at end of period | 1.96B | 1.83B | 1.82B | 2.23B | 1.51B | 1.64B | 2.03B | 2.01B | 1.83B | 1.95B |
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