Stock Analysis on Net

Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)

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.

Charter Communications Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: 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
Consolidated net income 1,229 1,436 1,413 1,183 1,385 1,367 1,708 1,389 1,834 1,407 1,158 921 1,401 932 876 467 822 467 386 317
Depreciation and amortization 2,188 2,130 2,172 2,206 2,192 2,177 2,240 2,294 2,280 2,270 2,354 2,441 2,409 2,370 2,428 2,497 2,461 2,415 2,500 2,550
Stock compensation expense 152 164 168 208 110 109 104 147 98 98 100 134 88 83 90 90 77 71 82 85
Noncash interest, net 7 9 7 (3) (5) (5) (4) (3) (3) (5) (8) (7) (10) (10) (9) (12) (17) (17) (17) (55)
Deferred income taxes (34) 17 (40) (23) (78) 50 77 38 158 297 215 156 213 151 115 (14) 87 96 56 81
Other, net 79 25 83 104 142 40 (132) (21) (98) 155 129 (5) (165) 100 (36) 315 69 22 163 52
Accounts receivable (33) (68) (13) 70 (80) (62) (249) 49 71 (62) (188) 144 (133) (74) 97 136 59 (227) (492) 155
Prepaid expenses and other assets (38) (173) (25) (336) (106) 37 52 (185) (40) (14) 69 (182) 116 (76) (60) (104) (172) (49) 124 (300)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other 305 404 (454) (86) 227 44 (62) (61) (74) 117 170 149 230 188 28 (155) (28) 165 (41) (199)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions 234 163 (492) (352) 41 19 (259) (197) (43) 41 51 111 213 38 65 (123) (141) (111) (409) (344)
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities 2,626 2,508 1,898 2,140 2,402 2,390 2,026 2,258 2,392 2,856 2,841 2,830 2,748 2,732 2,653 2,753 2,536 2,476 2,375 2,369
Net cash flows from operating activities 3,855 3,944 3,311 3,323 3,787 3,757 3,734 3,647 4,226 4,263 3,999 3,751 4,149 3,664 3,529 3,220 3,358 2,943 2,761 2,686
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (2,856) (2,961) (2,834) (2,464) (2,920) (2,406) (2,193) (1,857) (2,072) (1,861) (1,881) (1,821) (2,063) (2,014) (1,877) (1,461) (2,282) (1,651) (1,597) (1,665)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures 62 114 191 (195) 269 156 118 10 131 74 (50) (75) (7) 104 214 (388) 504 (21) (52) (376)
Purchases of wireless spectrum licenses (464)
Other, net 150 (47) (207) (80) (117) (14) (220) 60 (51) (3) (85) (60) (36) (76) (88) (1) (76) (59) (17) (39)
Net cash flows from investing activities (2,644) (2,894) (2,850) (2,739) (2,768) (2,264) (2,295) (1,787) (1,992) (1,790) (2,016) (1,956) (2,570) (1,986) (1,751) (1,850) (1,854) (1,731) (1,666) (2,080)
Borrowings of long-term debt 7,471 3,543 3,944 7,104 4,115 4,897 9,918 6,713 5,713 4,305 5,669 5,289 5,402 3,030 2,983 4,339 6,528 2,443 3,830 6,884
Repayments of long-term debt (7,553) (3,650) (3,995) (6,740) (3,652) (3,712) (8,993) (2,954) (2,495) (3,892) (2,595) (3,164) (2,383) (1,819) (4,303) (3,589) (2,423) (763) (4,551) (5,572)
Payments for debt issuance costs (14) (18) (14) (20) (37) (26) (18) (36) (22) (34) (29) (21) (41) (55) (16) (7) (25)
Issuance of equity 23
Purchase of treasury stock (1,194) (783) (326) (912) (1,032) (2,225) (3,687) (3,333) (4,597) (3,666) (3,516) (3,652) (4,349) (3,361) (1,155) (2,352) (2,305) (2,767) (861) (940)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 1 16 3 2 4 1 1 17 17 9 13 50 28 93 12 25 37 44
Purchase of noncontrolling interest (173) (78) (54) (122) (223) (385) (578) (416) (734) (410) (583) (507) (578) (366) (125) (393) (292) (339) (161) (93)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest (40) (35) (80) (3) (55) (49) (5) (2) (4) (32) (39) (40) (37) (38) (39) (38) (38) (39) (39)
Other, net 429 30 (9) (6) (7) (8) (26) (2) 43 (54) 32 62 105 38 19 (24) 21 (6) (123) (4)
Net cash flows from financing activities (1,073) (957) (517) (695) (854) (1,496) (3,387) (30) (2,099) (3,718) (1,044) (2,024) (1,864) (2,494) (2,612) (1,983) 1,448 (1,461) (1,875) 255
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 138 93 (56) (111) 165 (3) (1,948) 1,830 135 (1,245) 939 (229) (285) (816) (834) (613) 2,952 (249) (780) 861

Based on: 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
Net cash flows from 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. Charter Communications Inc. net cash flows from operating activities increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Net cash flows 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. Charter Communications Inc. net cash flows from investing activities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.
Net cash flows from 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. Charter Communications Inc. net cash flows from financing activities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.