Stock Analysis on Net

Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)

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.

Super Micro Computer Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 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
Net income 168,285 195,154 108,777 320,596 424,327 297,244 402,459 295,968 156,995 193,569 85,846 176,167 184,416 140,822 76,972 41,932 25,437 39,162 18,428 27,674 26,601 18,450 15,807 23,706 26,345
Depreciation and amortization 12,341 18,636 10,745 14,883 14,080 9,519 10,399 9,620 9,155 8,972 8,736 8,649 8,547 8,422 8,368 8,133 7,548 6,881 6,877 6,910 7,517 7,500 7,083 7,063 6,826
Amortization of right-of-use (ROU) assets 8,266
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 4,743 10,268 2,292
Excess and obsolete inventories write-down 36,199
Stock-based compensation expense 89,139 83,612 84,704 82,122 64,014 74,960 56,107 43,061 57,379 12,786 13,652 16,981 11,014 8,884 7,741 9,176 7,015 7,432 7,494 6,453 7,170 5,366 4,805 4,964 5,054
Impairment loss 12,000
Share of (income) loss from equity investee 106 8,264 445 (2,517) 19 526 (373) (2,024) 50 380 1,013 1,351 889 (324) (255) (239) (388) (582) 264 1,475 (1,330) (3,468) 1,057 1,020 (1,011)
Unrealized foreign currency exchange (gain) loss (1,017) 16,090 3,042 (1,224) 924 (249) (5,962) 11,872 (6,192) (122) 2,117 4,589 (9,203) (5,590) (5,419) (2,783) 45 1,385 (1,808) 2,287 618 697 (117) 989 (561)
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes 30,251
Deferred income taxes, net (12,201) (80,237) (58,323) (29,526) (46,552) (24,014) (88,865) (32,599) (23,021) (14,340) (52,817) (6,586) (19,226) (3,587) (4,681) 1,432 19 (5,664) (1,843) (659) (224) (9,336) (3,547) (304) (585)
Other non-cash income (expense), net (7,539) (8,654) 9,702 (779) (3,346) 9,157 486 43 2,657 (19) (219) (124) (306) (639) (38) 1,040 5 (252) (93) 20 (719) 259 524 292 289
Accounts receivable, net (321,244) 438,559 414,156 (334,662) 15,288 (1,081,317) (153,185) (657,186) 302,501 (477,780) 97,847 (27,052) 95,088 (155,159) (183,152) (39,862) 5,735 (56,480) (84,345) (201) 80,881 (70,583) 26,992 (3,909) 37,396
Inventories (1,087,010) (813,503) (275,748) 1,331,362 (597,717) (220,973) (1,657,590) (414,192) (607,241) 94,855 (118,602) 314,238 (190,449) 42,936 (194,870) (209,099) (143,609) (137,061) (96,472) (33,575) 77,642 14,728 (161,796) (19,199) (15,043)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 134,087 55,249 114,413 (485,543) 86,774 (18,973) (29,016) (16,647) 19,990 (6,775) 14,570 12,509 (11,991) 3,956 (8,269) (30,590) 6,109 19,748 (52,465) (16,298) 43,724 4,921 660 (4,362) (31,088)
Accounts payable 901 630,722 95,226 (1,127,269) 220,353 369,577 (170,000) 176,640 302,973 136,255 81,788 (223,210) 132,302 (122,886) 89,843 137,531 (54,343) 144,008 70,597 60,408 (85,704) (43,991) 71,465 57,280 (24,865)
Accrued liabilities (259,350) 219,690 112,368 (85,628) 25,974 (30,995) 74,958 61,998 (13,019) 12,328 (18,547) (44,100) 8 31,247 7,151 (1,177) (1,330) 30,512 14,812 15,838 (36,457) (22,059) 32,114 5,117 12,693
Income taxes payable 4,978 26,678 (91,480) 35,405 61,440 (11,073) (17,111) (114,942) 32,229 36,568 53,885 (29,698) 26,668 24,330 2,949 191 1,532 3,125 (939) 4,230 1,625 2,721 (1,550) (277) (9,215)
Deferred revenue 296,622 65,585 67,145 40,470 141,806 (20,116) 52,815 43,173 36,055 (5,475) 29,819 (39,746) 85,989 4,110 (22,801) 37,120 13,115 12,274 (4,862) (6,918) (1,946) (1,713) (10,129) 13,721 (1,529)
Other long-term liabilities 3,171 (2,500) 1,341 2,553 1,520 2,621 5,340 130 (46) (541) (843) (2,881) (159) (1,665) (1,475) (5,956) (1,461) (925) (55) (4,397) 1,157 458 (4,805) (4,508) 854
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (1,227,845) 620,480 437,421 (623,312) (44,562) (1,011,249) (1,893,789) (921,026) 73,442 (210,565) 139,917 (39,940) 137,456 (173,131) (310,624) (111,842) (174,252) 15,201 (153,729) 19,087 80,922 (115,518) (47,049) 43,863 (30,797)
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (1,085,808) 668,459 517,987 (560,353) (15,423) (939,058) (1,921,997) (891,053) 113,470 (202,908) 112,399 (15,080) 129,171 (165,965) (304,908) (95,083) (160,008) 24,401 (142,838) 35,573 93,954 (114,500) (37,244) 57,887 (20,785)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (917,523) 863,613 626,764 (239,757) 408,904 (641,814) (1,519,538) (595,085) 270,465 (9,339) 198,245 161,087 313,587 (25,143) (227,936) (53,151) (134,571) 63,563 (124,410) 63,247 120,555 (96,050) (21,437) 81,593 5,560
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment (32,270) (22,678) (32,700) (27,536) (44,300) (13,983) (92,945) (14,720) (2,631) (8,175) (7,987) (9,885) (10,746) (11,025) (10,951) (12,404) (10,802) (13,389) (19,076) (13,700) (11,851) (9,452) (10,797) (10,764) (13,325)
Investment in equity securities (56,000) (48,000) (16,489) (184) (5,000) (500) (1,100)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired (296) (2,193)
Proceeds from sale of investment in a privately-held company 750
Net cash used in investing activities (32,270) (78,678) (32,700) (27,536) (44,300) (62,279) (109,434) (14,904) (7,631) (10,868) (7,987) (9,885) (10,746) (11,025) (10,951) (12,404) (11,902) (13,389) (19,076) (13,700) (11,851) (9,452) (10,797) (10,014) (13,325)
Proceeds from lines of credit and term loans 28,588 30,000 51,214 121,743 1,185,034 337,679 961,167 857,683 929,534 20,289 64,896 79,141 215,242 350,356 317,913 269,806 64,834 47,556 8,261 6,408 154,791 10,000
Repayment of lines of credit and term loans (11,540) (37,284) (157,307) (467,881) (1,106,178) (27,955) (1,162,603) (638,049) (138,938) (823,945) (5,784) (149,925) (414,737) (159,900) (113,500) (277,819) (89,476) (53,329) (6,763) (266) (271) (159,191)
Net borrowings (repayment) on asset-backed revolving line of credit, net of costs (1,116)
Payment of other fees for debt financing (592) (561) (650)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 7,922 6,446 7,583 342 6,527 4,339 15,540 5,286 4,288 5,644 9,495 7,183 8,144 5,043 4,363 5,570 6,018 8,043 9,577 5,747 5,020 5,290 20,349 2,704
Payment for withholding taxes related to settlement of equity awards (43,642) (23,497) (41,924) (41,499) (35,537) (55,069) (78,391) (15,593) (25,301) (8,755) (8,938) (6,788) (3,716) (3,274) (2,006) (2,732) (2,069) (2,941) (2,062) (1,713) (2,005) (1,809) (2,860) (2,994) (580)
Stock repurchases (200,000) (3,472) (146,526) (12,032) (43,144) (46,371) (28,453)
Issuances of common stock in a public offerings, net of issuance costs (7) 1,731,186 582,804
Debt issuance costs in connection with amended 2029 Convertibles Notes (31,217)
Proceeds from issuance of 2029 Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs 1,695,768
Proceeds from issuance of 2028 Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs 683,696
Proceeds from issuance of 2030 Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs 2,255,973
Purchase of capped calls (182,215) (142,140)
Other 7 4 7 7 8 (46) 62 4 10 (8) (6) (4) (15) (13) (21) (21) (17) (9) 88 (28) (26) (16) (32) (71) (19)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (18,665) 1,849,427 512,052 (387,288) 49,854 258,941 3,020,589 792,135 (159,941) 98,998 (131,470) (84,638) (331,183) 56,506 239,192 42,911 184,262 4,005 5,252 (34,370) (19,327) (1,585) 27,457 (361) (1,715)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash (4,588) 847 (11) (3,663) 4,500 (557) (1,804) 373 (203) (1,131) (576) (222) (1,471) (374) (295) 2 (11) 198 (178) 355 185 213 (12) 213 (38)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (973,046) 2,635,209 1,106,105 (658,244) 418,958 (445,709) 1,389,813 182,519 102,690 77,660 58,212 66,342 (29,813) 19,964 10 (22,642) 37,778 54,377 (138,412) 15,532 89,562 (106,874) (4,789) 71,431 (9,518)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30).


Net Income
Net income showed significant volatility across the periods, with notable peaks in late 2021 through 2024. The income increased sharply starting from December 2021, reaching multiple new highs in 2022 and 2023, indicating strong profitability growth, though some quarters experienced declines or moderate results, reflecting fluctuations in operational performance.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses steadily increased over time, reflecting rising asset base or capital expenditures. The figures gradually rose from around 6,800 thousand USD in 2019 to over 18,000 thousand USD by mid-2025, indicating ongoing investments in property and equipment.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
This expense exhibited a general upward trend with marked increases beginning in 2021 and prominent peaks in late 2022 through 2025. This could indicate increased employee compensation incentives or changes in equity awards, impacting operating expenses significantly.
Unrealized Foreign Currency Exchange Gain/Loss
The company experienced substantial fluctuations in foreign currency exchange impacts, with alternating gains and losses. Some quarters showed large negative values, particularly through 2021 to 2023, implying exposure to currency risk that affected reported earnings and other comprehensive income.
Accounts Receivable and Inventories
Both accounts receivable and inventories demonstrated high volatility with several large negative balances and abrupt changes quarter to quarter. In particular, inventories showed substantial negative values at multiple points especially after 2021, which may suggest inventory write-downs or unusual adjustments. These irregularities could indicate challenges in inventory management or collection processes.
Operating Activities Cash Flow
Cash flow from operating activities was inconsistent, with some quarters yielding strong positive cash flows while others recorded significant cash outflows. Overall, the trend shows episodic large cash outflows, particularly from late 2021 through mid-2024, indicating potential challenges in working capital or operational disruptions during these times.
Investing Activities
Investing cash flows were predominantly negative, reflecting consistent capital expenditures with occasional acquisitions and investments. There were no significant reversals or large inflows, suggesting the company maintained a steady investment stance in property, plant, equipment, and equity securities.
Financing Activities
Financing cash flows showed large inflows in recent periods, especially in 2023 and 2024, driven by significant proceeds from debt and equity offerings. This indicates active capital raising to support operations or expansions. There were also sizeable repayments and stock repurchases recorded intermittently, reflecting active management of capital structure.
Debt and Equity Transactions
Periods after 2021 highlight major debt issuances including convertible notes, often exceeding hundreds of millions USD. Equity offerings also peaked notably in 2023. These movements imply strategic financing activities likely aimed at bolstering liquidity or funding growth initiatives. Associated debt issuance costs and capped call purchases were also recorded, illustrating complexity in financing arrangements.
Working Capital Components
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities showed large fluctuations with several quarters recording positive and negative extremes. Deferred revenue similarly exhibited swings, sometimes rising substantially or dropping sharply, affecting short-term liquidity. The variability in these accounts indicates dynamic changes in payables and revenue recognition patterns.
Non-Cash Items and Other Expenses
The company incurred occasional non-cash adjustments such as impairment losses, excess and obsolete inventory write-downs, and amortization of debt discounts. These items affected profitability but are non-operational in nature, signaling certain asset impairments and financial structuring costs during the periods analyzed.
Overall Financial Trends
The data reveals a company undergoing significant operational and financial fluctuations. Increasing profitability was accompanied by volatile working capital balances, aggressive financing activity, and elevated expenses related to stock compensation and asset amortization. Currency exchange volatility and inventory adjustments added complexity to financial performance. Capital expenditures remained steady, while financing sources shifted towards convertible debt and equity issuance in recent years.