Stock Analysis on Net

General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

General Electric Co., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Net earnings (loss) 1,563 1,591 334 40 7,478 2,238 (160) (772) (1,014) (3,843) 1,185 (1,135) (2,798) 2,639 (1,194) (2,132) 6,233 722 (9,383) 104 3,645
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations activities (14) (2) (173) 1,018 (1,257) 64 84 210 286 339 (602) 564 2,894 (81) 35 (7) 178 123 8,093 (218) (2,663)
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment 378 376 378 352 367 492 407 443 460 481 455 483 452 981 1,374 1,290 991 1,057 1,004 970 995
Amortization of intangible assets 145 158 149 159 140 244 237 236 1,025 278 271 288 301 306 428 308 340 349 496 357 367
Goodwill impairments 1,717 2 740 744
(Gains) losses on purchases and sales of business interests (9) (1) (116) (39) 52 (24) (23) (4) (15) (115) 153 5 (3) (23) (21) (110) (12,372) 207 (46) 39 (253)
(Gains) losses on retained and sold ownership interests and other equity securities (665) (661) 1,101 (376) (5,906) (2,024) 181 1,773 214 (621) (341) (398) (296) (2,695) 769 (1,843) 5,874 (923) 176 74 (20)
Debt extinguishment costs 465 5,108 1,416
Principal pension plans cost (256) (274) (278) (285) (271) 163 137 132 143 660 661 671 658 878 883 921 877 1,369 816 825 868
Principal pension plans employer contributions (53) (56) (52) (52) (52) (83) (83) (80) (79) (94) (78) (80) (74) (2,580) (82) (74) (70) (96) (69) (68) (65)
Other postretirement benefit plans, net (133) (148) (153) (162) (181) (243) (276) (312) (329) (372) (275) (208) (289) (181) (224) (234) (254) (419) (267) (253) (289)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 318 421 138 332 271 (65) 21 316 204 37 2 (467) 142 163 (501) (199) 63 727 40 (181) 140
Cash paid during the year for income taxes (105) (342) (285) (349) (172) (317) (331) (287) (192) (117) (211) (515) (322) (303) (516) (312) (310) (523) (360) (787) (280)
(Increase) decrease in current receivables 235 (953) 94 (510) 536 (333) (1,344) (585) (749) (1,051) (68) (4) 946 346 (1,475) 313 (503) (994) (1,161) (1,241) 545
(Increase) decrease in inventories, including deferred inventory costs (1,216) 696 (418) (527) (1,275) 433 (428) (1,356) (990) 482 146 (608) (722) 1,363 472 248 (978) 1,004 (162) (786) (1,165)
(Increase) decrease in current contract assets (72) 508 95 386 294 699 454 (132) 442 533 191 342 (35) 1,068 62 513 (12) 383 227 132 (680)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and equipment project payables 111 (615) 416 179 (201) 686 661 1,371 75 165 (367) 549 (349) 926 514 (1,414) (601) 1,718 431 613 215
Increase (decrease) in progress collections and current deferred income 1,095 1,984 221 523 205 1,206 498 542 246 457 (188) (896) (425) 1,181 (727) (15) (655) 1,589 (282) 397 (331)
Changes in operating working capital 153 1,620 408 51 (441) 2,691 (159) (160) (976) 586 (286) (617) (585) 4,884 (1,154) (355) (2,749) 3,700 (947) (885) (1,416)
Financial services derivatives net collateral/settlement 3 69 (68) (155) 288 (107) 413 (1,737)
All other operating activities (298) 534 438 (379) 124 970 1,216 (919) (107) (200) 637 (771) (983) (279) 1,410 (141) 1,051 701 1,602 387 (609)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to cash from (used for) operating activities (525) 1,627 1,728 (748) (6,066) 2,269 1,396 1,070 193 5,919 881 220 (2,736) 1,151 2,366 968 (6,559) 6,151 3,185 1,222 (562)
Cash from (used for) operating activities 1,024 3,216 1,889 310 155 4,571 1,320 508 (535) 2,415 1,464 (351) (2,640) 3,709 1,207 (1,171) (148) 6,996 1,895 1,108 420
Additions to property, plant and equipment and internal-use software (421) (530) (402) (364) (299) (449) (327) (345) (363) (388) (325) (292) (356) (1,037) (654) (625) (1,087) (1,712) (1,296) (1,623) (1,464)
Dispositions of property, plant and equipment 41 12 15 55 7 50 87 42 30 39 23 71 34 364 226 323 731 922 884 844 1,068
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations 22,356 3,037 (38) 2,865
Proceeds from principal business dispositions 15 1 (14) (244) 366 20,488 3,559 66 489 569
Net payments for principal businesses purchased (32) (333) (30) (1,523) (27) (75) (3) (1) (6) (68)
Dispositions of retained ownership interests 2,610 1,967 2,733 2,279 2,025 646 288 2,481 1,302 1,184 1,255 971 735 417
Net purchases of insurance investment securities (1,141) 254 141 175 (1,556) 313 167 (12) (1,344) (132) (47) (399) (712) (1,352)
All other investing activities (320) (116) (56) (133) 1,096 47 (16) (676) (81) (740) 486 346 1,145 580 61 (775) (905) 896 2,130 (1,102) 658
Cash (used for) from investing activities 769 1,587 2,399 1,679 1,273 607 184 1,490 (456) 20,796 1,392 670 847 (1,117) (614) (712) 19,221 3,597 4,821 (1,430) 3,696
Net increase (decrease) in borrowings, maturities of 90 days or less (37) (20) (4) (32) 1 (2) 3 17 47 (320) (31) (40) (319) 30 (786) (1,507) (1,905) 465 249 11 (445)
Newly issued debt, maturities longer than 90 days 1 1 9 8,202 3 6 44 314 576 224 14,103 125 736 (13) 731 731
Repayments and other debt reductions, maturities longer than 90 days (298) (130) (640) (775) (1,815) (8,023) (1,136) (778) (1,268) (26,311) (104) (8,593) (1,513) (5,205) (2,666) (16,102) (5,903) (3,091) (7,308) (2,622) (3,546)
Dividends paid to shareholders (86) (88) (151) (147) (203) (184) (161) (154) (140) (144) (139) (144) (148) (236) (88) (235) (89) (238) (87) (236) (88)
Redemption of GE preferred stock (2,795) (3,000)
Cash received (paid) for debt extinguishment costs 338 (5,475) (1,721)
Purchases of GE common stock for treasury (322) (288) (313) (323) (309) (360) (318) (370) (20) (5) (82)
All other financing activities 539 130 72 120 87 (429) (377) (397) (98) (524) (221) 136 58 20 277 (339) (147) 85 (470) (515) (113)
Cash used for financing activities (204) (395) (3,831) (1,156) (5,230) (458) (1,986) (1,682) (1,459) (32,794) (494) (10,400) (1,608) (4,815) (3,039) (4,080) (7,919) (2,043) (7,629) (2,631) (3,461)
Cash from (used for) operating activities, discontinued operations (32) (76) (65) 163 (413) (72) 103 42 (21) 17 877 870 680 (75) 128 13 (66) (257) (54) (1,038) (298)
Cash (used for) from investing activities, discontinued operations 38 98 55 (44) (3,069) 71 (117) 479 12 286 (1,060) (977) (646) 80 (125) 44 (135) 292 (3,153) 1,322 (206)
Cash from (used for) financing activities, discontinued operations 1 7 (7) 1,999 (1) 1 18 99 (1) 3 1 (1) 1 101 (195) (274)
Cash from (used for) discontinued operations 6 23 (3) 112 (1,483) (1) (15) 522 (9) 321 (84) (108) 37 6 2 58 (201) 35 (3,106) 89 (778)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (61) 211 (172) 15 65 254 (357) (191) (75) (76) (99) 92 (130) 155 206 39 (256) 80 (131) (77) 78
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 1,534 4,642 282 960 (5,220) 4,973 (854) 647 (2,534) (9,338) 2,179 (10,097) (3,494) (2,062) (2,238) (5,866) 10,697 8,665 (4,150) (2,941) (45)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Cash flow statement item Description The company
Cash from (used for) operating activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, excluding discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. General Electric Co. cash from (used for) operating activities increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Cash (used for) from investing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of investing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets. General Electric Co. cash (used for) from investing activities decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Cash used for financing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of financing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit. General Electric Co. cash used for financing activities increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.