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Statement of Cash Flows
Quarterly Data
Difficulty: Beginner
The cash flow statement provides information about a company's cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flaws link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company's statement of financial position.
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.
Facebook Inc., Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (quarterly data)
USD $ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-07-26), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-04-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-01), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-02), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-07-27), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-04), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-07-28), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-04-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-01-28), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-11-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-31), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-04-23), 10-K (filing date: 2015-01-29), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-10-30), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-07-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-04-25), 10-K (filing date: 2014-01-31), 10-Q (filing date: 2013-11-01), 10-Q (filing date: 2013-07-25), 10-Q (filing date: 2013-05-02).
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net cash provided by 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. | Facebook Inc.'s net cash provided by operating activities declined from Q1 2018 to Q2 2018 but then increased from Q2 2018 to Q3 2018 not reaching Q1 2018 level. |
| Net cash (used in) provided by 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. | Facebook Inc.'s net cash (used in) provided by investing activities declined from Q1 2018 to Q2 2018 and from Q2 2018 to Q3 2018. |
| Net cash provided by (used in) 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. | Facebook Inc.'s net cash provided by (used in) financing activities declined from Q1 2018 to Q2 2018 and from Q2 2018 to Q3 2018. |
