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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- Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
- Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Enterprise Value (EV)
- Selected Financial Data since 2005
- Operating Profit Margin since 2005
- Return on Assets (ROA) since 2005
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) since 2005
- Analysis of Revenues
- Analysis of Debt
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Qualcomm Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30).
- Net income from continuing operations
- Net income exhibits notable volatility across the periods, with spikes such as 2,960 million in September 2019 and strong performance peaks in late 2021 and early 2024 exceeding 3,000 million. There is an observable downward trend in some intervals, particularly mid-2023, indicating fluctuations possibly due to operational or market factors.
- Depreciation and amortization expense
- This expense remains relatively stable, fluctuating modestly between approximately 340 million and 490 million, with a gradual increase over time suggesting an expanding asset base or amortization schedules without abrupt changes.
- Income tax provision in excess of (less than) income tax payments
- The tax provision data shows considerable variability with both negative and positive values. Significant spikes and drops are evident, such as a large positive balance of 3,164 million in June 2019 followed by substantial negative values towards 2024, which could reflect timing differences in tax payments and provisions or changes in tax regulation impacts.
- Share-based compensation expense
- Share-based compensation steadily increases from around 230 million to a peak near 760 million, reflecting either increased stock award expenses or higher employee equity incentives over time.
- Net (gains) losses on marketable securities and other investments
- This item fluctuates significantly with alternating gains and losses. Notable losses appear in 2020 and early 2021, whereas positive figures are observed sporadically, indicating volatility in investment valuation or realized gains/losses over the periods.
- Impairment losses on other investments
- These losses are infrequent but show spikes in mid-2021 and mid-2023, with isolated impairments that might be due to write-downs of specific investment assets during those quarters.
- Accounts receivable, net
- Receivables display high volatility, swinging between positive and negative values markedly. Large negative changes in several quarters indicate periods of collection difficulties or adjustments, while positive changes suggest improved or increased receivables.
- Inventories
- Inventory levels reveal irregular fluctuations including sharp negative adjustments followed by some positive increases around 2023-2024, pointing to inventory management challenges or changes in demand and supply chain dynamics.
- Trade accounts payable
- Payables exhibit periodic swings with sizable positive spikes, for example over 700 million in late 2021, and significant negative changes in early 2023. This pattern may indicate variability in payment cycles or supplier terms adjustments.
- Payroll, benefits and other liabilities
- The liabilities fluctuate significantly, with some quarters showing large negative adjustments and others positive additions, suggesting changes in accrued or deferred liabilities linked to workforce costs or other provisions.
- Net cash provided by operating activities
- Operating cash flow generally shows an increasing trend with peaks near 4,095 million in late 2023, indicating strong cash generation capabilities. Some quarters reflect lower values or declines, which may be tied to income volatility or working capital changes.
- Capital expenditures
- Capital spending remains fairly consistent with a slight upward trend early on, peaking at over 630 million in late 2022, followed by reductions in recent quarters. This suggests ongoing investment in assets, tempered recently by more cautious expenditure.
- Purchases and sales of marketable securities
- Purchases show heavy activity in 2020 with purchases over 3,500 million in one quarter, followed by reduced activity. Sales also vary notably with high proceeds in late 2020 and early 2021, reflecting active portfolio management and shifts in investment strategy.
- Acquisitions and other investments
- Net acquisitions reveal sporadic large outflows, notably a very large 4,455 million outflow in mid-2022, indicating significant investment or acquisition activity during that period.
- Net cash used by investing activities
- Investing cash flow is generally negative, with significant outflows in mid-2022 consistent with acquisition spending. Positive inflows appear occasionally, possibly due to asset sales or investment liquidations.
- Short-term and long-term debt activities
- Short-term debt movements indicate cyclical borrowing and repayments with occasional large spikes in issuance or repayment. Long-term debt shows substantial issuance and repayments around 2020 and 2022, pointing to refinancing or capital structure adjustments.
- Issuance and repurchases of common stock
- Stock issuance is steady but relatively moderate. Repurchases are substantial and recurring, with some periods showing repurchases exceeding 1,300 million, highlighting an aggressive share buyback strategy.
- Dividends paid
- Dividend payments are consistent with a slight upward trend, generally hovering near 900 million per quarter, signifying a stable dividend policy.
- Net cash used by financing activities
- Financing cash flow shows persistent outflows across most periods, reflecting debt repayments, share repurchases, and dividends, albeit balanced occasionally by some debt issuances and stock issuances.
- Overall cash and cash equivalents changes
- The net change in cash and cash equivalents fluctuates significantly with both large decreases and increases. Notable increases occur in mid-2019 and early 2024, while notable decreases happen in 2019 and mid-2022, consistent with operating, investing, and financing activities profiles.