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Fiserv Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV)

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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.

Fiserv Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: 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 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Net income 682 355 446 284 318 313 276 9 377 241 225 223 225 286 227 251 423 546 232 221 247
Adjustment for discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (14) — — —
Depreciation and other amortization 313 297 301 284 276 244 283 271 279 229 184 102 100 104 94 91 93 69 68 69 68
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 486 484 504 529 521 530 504 546 553 560 387 44 45 43 40 40 40 42 39 40 38
Amortization of financing costs and debt discounts 11 11 16 12 13 11 12 12 12 11 11 45 60 3 2 5 1 — — — —
Net foreign currency gain on financing activities — — — — — — — — — — (50) — — — — — — — — — —
Share-based compensation 61 49 63 61 66 83 84 94 108 108 87 15 19 19 18 17 19 15 15 17 16
Deferred income taxes (183) 4 (197) 1 (70) 196 (31) (37) (57) 21 14 4 8 28 25 3 77 (267) 20 3 (3)
Gain on sale of assets (147) — — — — — (36) 3 (431) (5) — — (10) — 2 3 (232) — — (10) —
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates (106) (20) (22) (42) (16) 3 (19) 10 6 (17) (22) 8 2 (2) (1) (7) — (1) (5) — (26)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates 19 17 4 10 3 30 — 1 11 17 6 — — 1 — 1 — 1 13 — 31
Settlement of interest rate hedge contracts — — — — — — — — — — — (183) — — — — — — — — —
Non-cash impairment charges — 9 1 (1) 6 80 4 40 — 48 — — — — 2 1 — 1 7 10 —
Other operating activities 3 (22) (4) (4) (18) (12) (1) (3) — — — (1) (2) (4) 8 — — — (3) (1) —
Trade accounts receivable (60) (60) (144) (25) (129) (140) 182 78 200 (158) 91 54 6 (79) (18) (78) 67 (98) (36) 17 42
Prepaid expenses and other assets (130) (6) (186) (17) (39) (17) (212) 56 6 (41) 21 (36) (26) 57 1 (20) (44) 5 (39) (15) (6)
Contract costs (88) (59) (60) (58) (92) (60) (71) (62) (96) (71) (48) (35) (58) (30) (31) (26) (50) — — — —
Accounts payable and other liabilities (78) 206 (74) 69 102 (180) 88 34 (88) 121 145 (2) (26) 68 31 (21) 38 65 36 (94) 47
Contract liabilities 32 78 30 (42) 11 105 (21) (21) 8 114 (13) (32) 30 77 (32) (19) (60) 104 (23) (29) 9
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions (324) 159 (434) (73) (147) (292) (34) 85 30 (35) 196 (51) (74) 93 (49) (164) (49) 76 (62) (121) 92
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 133 988 232 777 634 873 766 1,022 511 937 813 (17) 148 285 141 (10) (51) (64) 92 7 216
Net cash provided by operating activities 815 1,343 678 1,061 952 1,186 1,042 1,031 888 1,178 1,038 206 373 571 368 241 372 468 324 228 463
Capital expenditures, including capitalized software and other intangibles (331) (346) (320) (260) (234) (211) (201) (242) (246) (290) (221) (112) (98) (97) (94) (92) (77) (79) (72) (60) (76)
Proceeds from sale of assets 175 — — — — 1 (6) — 584 12 29 10 — — — — 419 (2) — 19 —
Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired — (353) (2) (212) (281) (2) (1) (26) (110) (1) (16,058) (2) 56 (712) — — — (1) (305) — (78)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates 61 24 39 20 32 15 28 30 36 28 78 7 — — — — — — — — —
Purchases of investments (8) (6) (15) (8) (227) (1) — — — (41) (1) (3) — (3) 2 (1) (1) — (10) — —
Proceeds from sale of investments 3 16 31 470 2 11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other investing activities — — — — — — — — — (1) — — 6 6 (1) (2) (10) — 6 1 —
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (100) (665) (267) 10 (708) (187) (180) (238) 264 (293) (16,173) (100) (36) (806) (93) (95) 331 (82) (381) (40) (154)
Debt proceeds 705 1,258 834 2,161 2,182 772 2,313 3,980 1,832 1,175 8,961 9,307 587 1,412 2,466 652 509 364 773 576 597
Debt repayments (1,086) (1,366) (1,100) (3,690) (1,725) (1,611) (3,088) (4,179) (2,040) (1,992) (1,033) (1,338) (680) (749) (1,999) (451) (806) (575) (405) (483) (522)
Net proceeds from (repayments of) commercial paper and short-term borrowings 218 353 341 1,103 (56) 22 (27) (8) 7 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Payments of debt financing costs — — — — — — — (16) — — (83) (108) (56) — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock 43 35 45 17 43 25 22 38 48 40 60 24 32 15 16 16 28 13 18 19 28
Purchases of treasury stock, including employee shares withheld for tax obligations (544) (1,018) (407) (619) (742) (214) (38) (604) (970) (290) (86) (2) (183) (692) (430) (397) (427) (207) (303) (309) (404)
Settlement activity, net (400) 711 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests (13) (21) (20) (11) (10) (43) (9) (26) (26) (72) (46) — — — — — — — — — —
Payments of acquisition-related contingent consideration — (1) (8) (28) — (18) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other financing activities — — — 1 (3) 16 1 (10) 15 (21) (5) — — (9) (3) 7 — — — — —
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,077) (49) (315) (1,066) (311) (1,051) (826) (825) (1,134) (1,160) 7,768 7,883 (300) (23) 50 (173) (696) (405) 83 (197) (301)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (7) — 19 — — —
Net cash provided by investing activities — — — — — — — — — 133 — — — — — — 50 — — — —
Net cash flows from discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — 133 — — — — — (7) 50 19 — — —
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (10) (16) (9) 6 (8) 20 8 5 (17) 5 (4) — — — — — — — — — —
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (372) 613 87 11 (75) (32) 44 (27) 1 (137) (7,371) 7,989 37 (258) 325 (34) 57 — 26 (9) 8

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).


Operating cash flow exhibits a significant upward trajectory over the analyzed period, evolving from a range of 228 million to 571 million US dollars in 2017-2018 to consistently exceeding 800 million US dollars from late 2019 through early 2022. This growth is not solely driven by net income, which remained relatively stable between 200 million and 450 million US dollars for most of the period, but is heavily influenced by substantial non-cash adjustments.

Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
A structural shift in cash generation is observed starting in the third quarter of 2019. Net cash provided by operating activities surged from approximately 206 million US dollars in June 2019 to over 1 billion US dollars by September 2019. This increase is primarily attributable to a sharp rise in amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, which jumped from 44 million US dollars in June 2019 to 387 million US dollars in September 2019, eventually stabilizing above 500 million US dollars per quarter. This indicates that while accounting earnings are suppressed by amortization, the actual cash-generating capacity of the business expanded significantly.
Investment Patterns and Capital Expenditure
Investing activities are dominated by a massive capital outlay in September 2019, with payments for the acquisition of businesses totaling 16.058 billion US dollars. Outside of this transformative event, capital expenditures for software and other intangibles show a consistent upward trend, increasing from approximately 60-80 million US dollars per quarter in 2017 to over 300 million US dollars per quarter by 2021. This suggests a sustained increase in investment toward internal technology and infrastructure.
Financing Strategy and Capital Allocation
The funding of the 2019 acquisition is evident in the financing activities, with debt proceeds totaling over 9 billion US dollars in both June and September 2019. Subsequent quarters show a cyclical pattern of debt issuance and repayment to manage the balance sheet. Concurrently, there is a consistent and aggressive commitment to returning capital to shareholders through the purchase of treasury stock. Share repurchases frequently exceeded 400 million US dollars per quarter, peaking at over 1 billion US dollars in the final quarter of 2021, demonstrating a priority on share price support and equity reduction.

The overall financial profile reveals a transition from a moderate-growth entity to a much larger organization following a major acquisition. The current state is characterized by high operating cash flows fueled by significant non-cash amortization, a disciplined but heavy investment in capitalized software, and a financing strategy that balances substantial debt obligations with aggressive share buyback programs.

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