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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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).
- Net Income (Loss)
- The net income figures demonstrate significant volatility over the periods analyzed. Initially, net losses were substantial through the early dates, reaching a nadir near December 2021. Starting in December 2022, the company transitioned to positive net incomes, with noticeable upward trends continuing into early 2025. Peaks appear in late 2024 and early 2025, signaling improved profitability or operational leverage effects.
- Depreciation and Amortization
- Depreciation and amortization expenses gradually increased from March 2021 to late 2023, peaking around the third quarter of 2023, before showing modest declines through early 2025. The increase reflects possible additions to property and equipment or changes in asset capitalizations, with the subsequent softening indicating stabilization of these costs.
- Stock-Based Compensation
- Stock-based compensation expenses show variability, with an overall decreasing trend from early 2021 through late 2022, followed by increases and peaks in late 2024. The sharp spike in December 2024 suggests a significant issuance or recognition of stock-based awards during that period, impacting operating expenses materially.
- Noncash Operating Lease Expense
- This expense generally increased over the period, peaking around the first half of 2024 and then showing a slight decline. The trend reflects operating lease commitments or reassessments of lease liabilities affecting noncash expenses.
- Unrealized and Realized Loss from Marketable Securities
- Volumes fluctuated widely, with periods of high losses such as December 2021 and June 2022, followed by episodes of smaller losses and gains. Volatility in this item suggests exposure to market fluctuations in securities held by the company, with some partial recoveries or realizations in subsequent quarters.
- Noncash Consideration
- Noncash consideration flows generally consist of negative values, reflecting reductions or payments in noncash form, with increasing magnitudes toward late 2024 and early 2025, potentially indicating restructuring of agreements or settlement obligations.
- Other Operating Activities
- This line item oscillates between positive and negative values without a clear trend, indicating variable impacts from miscellaneous operating activities or one-time adjustments affecting operational cash flows.
- Accounts Receivable, Net
- Accounts receivable figures fluctuate markedly across periods, alternating between large negative and positive balances. This variability may reflect inconsistent billing cycles, payment timing differences, or changes in customer payment behavior affecting working capital.
- Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
- These balances display considerable fluctuations without consistent direction, suggesting periodic adjustments to prepaid items or other current assets, possibly linked to operational timing or strategic shifts in asset management.
- Other Assets
- Other assets show relatively minor movements with limited correlation or steady trend, indicating smaller-scale adjustments or reclassifications.
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts payable balances vary significantly, including major decreases and increases at various intervals, indicating irregular payment patterns to suppliers or timing differences in recording liabilities.
- Accrued Liabilities
- Accrued liabilities fluctuate with no sustained trend, exhibiting significant positive and negative swings. The volatility likely arises from varying timing of expense recognition and payments.
- Deferred Revenue, Current and Noncurrent
- The deferred revenue line shows substantial variability, moving between positive and negative values from quarter to quarter. This volatility suggests variability in advance payments from customers or recognition of revenue at differing rates across the periods.
- Customer Deposits, Current and Noncurrent
- Customer deposits also experience marked fluctuations, alternating between large positive and negative quarterly changes. This pattern may represent changes in contract terms, cancellations, or variable advance billing practices.
- Operating Lease Liabilities
- Operating lease liabilities generally exhibit negative balances with some stabilization toward late periods, possibly reflecting repayments or remeasurements of lease obligations.
- Other Noncurrent Liabilities
- These liabilities remain relatively minor and erratic across periods, without large scale movements indicating limited impact on overall financials.
- Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities
- The changes in operating assets and liabilities are notably volatile, with large swings between positive and negative. This indicates dynamic working capital management, with periods of both investment in and releases from operational balance sheet items.
- Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
- This category displays fluctuations following the net income trend but with several large spikes, likely incorporating noncash charges and deferrals, thereby reconciling reported income to actual cash flow.
- Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
- Operating cash flows increased markedly over time, with some early variability and lower values in mid-2022, but generally trending higher and reaching peaks in late 2024 and early 2025, suggesting enhanced cash-generative capacity despite net income volatility.
- Purchases of Property and Equipment
- Capital expenditures were elevated in select periods, notably in early 2022 and late 2022, but generally trend moderately outside of those spikes. The variations indicate episodic investments in infrastructure or technology assets.
- Purchases and Sales of Marketable Securities
- Purchases and sales of marketable securities show substantial scale and variability, with multi-million-dollar transactions reflecting an active portfolio management strategy, including large sales in recent quarters that sharply influence investing cash flows.
- Purchases of Privately-Held Securities
- There is minor activity with a notable purchase recorded once, indicating limited but targeted investments in private entities.
- Other Investing Activities
- Other investing cash flows are irregular, incorporating significant inflows and outflows without sustained patterns, pointing to opportunistic or one-time investment transactions.
- Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
- Investing activities generally consume cash on a large scale, particularly from late 2022 onward, with occasional positive inflows related to securities sales, resulting in net cash outflows of significant magnitude in most quarters.
- Principal Payments on Borrowings
- A substantial one-time principal repayment occurred early in the timeline, representing debt reduction efforts with no subsequent borrowings or repayments noted.
- Proceeds from Exercise of Common Stock Options
- Proceeds from stock option exercises exhibited substantial variability, with notable inflows in most periods and exceptional spikes in late 2024, underscoring the role of equity compensation and capital raising in financing activities.
- Repurchases of Common Stock
- Share repurchases occurred primarily in late 2023 and early 2024, showing increased activity in returning capital to shareholders before ceasing in the latest periods.
- Taxes Paid Related to Net Share Settlement of Equity Awards
- Significant tax payments linked to share settlements were recorded in late 2024 and early 2025, representing considerable cash outflows related to equity compensation programs.
- Other Financing Activities
- Other financing activities are minor and sporadic, contributing limited impact to overall financing cash flow.
- Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
- Financing activities generally provided positive cash flow, supported by equity issuances and option exercises, offset partially by share repurchases and tax payments. A notable negative value appears in mid-2024, reflecting concentrated cash outflow activities in the financing domain.
- Effect of Foreign Exchange on Cash
- Foreign exchange effects were relatively minor but oscillated between positive and negative impacts, indicating exposure to fluctuating currency rates affecting cash balances.
- Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
- The net changes in cash fluctuated widely, with large positive spikes corresponding to periods of strong operating cash flows and financing inflows, contrasted by large negative declines associated with investing outflows or marketable security purchases. These swings reveal the company's active cash management amid dynamic operational and investing activities.