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.
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- Balance Sheet: Assets
- Common-Size Income Statement
- Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
- Dividend Discount Model (DDM)
- Net Profit Margin since 2005
- Operating Profit Margin since 2005
- Current Ratio since 2005
- Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) since 2005
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) since 2005
- Price to Sales (P/S) since 2005
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Comcast Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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).
- Net Income (Loss)
- The net income fluctuates notably over the periods, peaking significantly during mid-2021 and early 2023, followed by a sharp loss in Q3 2022. While profitability appears resilient, occasional volatility suggests sensitivity to external or operational circumstances.
- Depreciation and Amortization
- These expenses show a generally steady upward trend, indicating consistent investment in capital assets or changes in asset valuation over time, with periodic increases in the latter years.
- Goodwill and Long-lived Asset Impairments
- Recorded only in Q3 2022, this large impairment charge suggests a significant write-down affecting asset valuations, correlating with the net loss suffered in the same quarter.
- Share-based Compensation
- Relatively stable across quarters with minor fluctuations, with a mild increase in 2023 followed by slight declines, reflecting consistent compensation policies linked to equity-based incentive plans.
- Noncash Interest Expense
- Exhibits variability without a clear trend, implying fluctuating interest expenses related to accounting of noncash components, potentially due to changes in debt structures or interest rates.
- Net Gain/Loss on Investment Activity and Other
- This category is volatile, including large negative swings and positive reversals, indicating irregular gains or losses from investment activities impacting reported income periodically.
- Deferred Income Taxes
- Deferred tax assets and liabilities alternate between positive and negative values with notable spikes, especially a large negative adjustment in Q4 2021, suggesting tax strategy changes and accounting adjustments affecting tax timing differences.
- Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities
- Displayed significant variability with some quarters showing strong positive changes while others show steep declines, reflecting fluctuations in working capital influencing cash flow from operations.
- Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
- Generally strong and positive, peaking notably in Q2 2020 and maintaining robust cash generation despite some dips, underscoring solid operational cash inflows relative to net income fluctuations.
- Capital Expenditures
- Shows an increasing trend in spending from 2020 through 2024, with occasional quarter-to-quarter variability, suggesting ongoing investments in fixed and intangible assets aligned with strategic growth or maintenance.
- Cash Paid for Intangible Assets
- Relatively consistent payments over time with slight increases in certain periods, indicating ongoing acquisition or development of intangible assets to support future revenue streams.
- Construction of Universal Beijing Resort
- Decreasing expenditure over chronological quarters implies project nearing completion or reduced investment intensity in later periods.
- Proceeds from Sales of Businesses and Investments
- Amounts vary substantially, with spikes in early 2020 and late 2022 suggesting opportunistic divestitures contributing to financing activities or cash inflows intermittently.
- Purchases of Investments
- Highly variable, with occasional large purchases especially in 2021 and 2022, reflecting active portfolio management or strategic investment initiatives during these years.
- Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
- Generally negative, denoting consistent cash outflows for investment purposes with occasional variances, including a notable positive inflow in late 2023 which may reflect asset sales or other investment recoveries.
- Proceeds from Borrowings and Debt Repayments
- Borrowing and debt repayment patterns display irregular but large movements, including significant repayments and borrowings across various quarters, indicative of strategic capital structure management or refinancing activities.
- Repurchases of Common Stock
- A sustained and sizable repurchase program is evident across all periods, reflecting a continuing capital return strategy to shareholders throughout the years.
- Dividends Paid
- Dividends remain stable with slight incremental increases in most quarters, evidencing steady shareholder distributions aligned with earnings performance and liquidity position.
- Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
- This cash flow is mostly negative, especially pronounced in mid-2021 through 2024, consistent with large repayments, stock repurchases, and dividend payments exceeding borrowings in many periods, indicating significant net cash outflows related to financing.
- Impact of Foreign Currency
- Generally minor positive or negative adjustments across quarters, suggesting limited but present effects of currency fluctuations on cash balances.
- Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
- Despite volatility, the overall pattern features positive increases in cash in some periods counterbalanced by decreases in others, reflecting the sum effect of operational, investing, and financing cash flows and external currency impacts.