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Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD)

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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.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: 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 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 (loss) (2,285) (3,408) 475 91 197 718 191 318 330 300 407 511 297 987 418 299 135 244 3 (1,137) 223 380 221
Content rights amortization and impairment 4,850 5,618 973 766 1,219 773 743 838 763 651 704 775 700 681 697 765 863 909 751 513 487 452 458
Depreciation and amortization 2,233 2,266 525 539 341 341 361 358 341 334 326 333 322 320 372 397 398 410 193 90 80 80 80
Deferred income taxes (1,190) (797) (118) (9) (260) (134) (108) 12 (10) (113) (75) 68 (18) (511) (43) 9 (60) (45) (35) (32) (79) (54) (34)
Preferred stock conversion premium 789
Share-based compensation expense (benefit) 107 150 60 44 39 31 64 48 32 34 (4) 60 13 39 30 (12) 43 34 15 17 1 21
(Gain) loss on disposition 41 4 1 (72) 2 (84) 4
Equity in losses of equity method investee companies and cash distributions 87 70 21 6 19 26 12 71 25 40 31 1 24 34 3 32 11 59 36 93 30 46 54
Gain on sale of investments (12) (132) 1 1 (21) (103)
Gain from derivative instruments, net 17 18 (514)
Loss on extinguishment of debt 6 4 5 71 28 54
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets 86 38 155 1,327
Other, net 82 27 33 252 (43) (100) (4) (56) (8) 7 35 2 38 36 72 29 (42) 67 (23) 156 13 3
Receivables, net 305 (439) (5) 3 185 (182) 41 (51) 34 86 36 77 147 (221) (10) (65) 157 (140) (36) (120) 111 (205) (44)
Film and television content rights, games and payables, net (3,959) (3,660) (993) (803) (877) (775) (926) (953) (714) (487) (899) (728) (762) (754) (816) (661) (639) (885) (698) (547) (453) (473) (474)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, deferred revenues and other noncurrent liabilities (190) 132 (124) 61 83 151 (110) 35 8 28 (202) 143 111 79 (211) 49 (55) 103 (171) 242 174 (29) (122)
Foreign currency, prepaid expenses and other assets, net 38 373 (10) (68) (98) 52 26 (52) 54 2 (24) (10) (76) (8) 66 44 49 (7) 35 39 (5) (27) 38
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions (3,806) (3,594) (1,132) (807) (707) (754) (969) (1,021) (618) (371) (1,089) (518) (580) (904) (971) (633) (488) (929) (870) (386) (173) (734) (602)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities 2,409 4,419 (152) 793 614 116 78 235 530 691 (72) 721 654 (313) 124 630 796 312 157 1,599 501 (192) 34
Cash provided by operating activities 124 1,011 323 884 811 834 269 553 860 991 335 1,232 951 674 542 929 931 556 160 462 724 188 255
Purchases of property and equipment (316) (222) (85) (100) (106) (77) (90) (112) (73) (112) (105) (100) (67) (78) (44) (41) (24) (34) (48) (32) (25) (31) (47)
Cash acquired from business acquisition and working capital settlement 1,190 2,419 (2) (13) (26) (13) (38) (22) (8,565) (56) (4)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 23 139 101 150 74 274 2 2 65 8 12 105
Investments in and advances to equity investments (28) (67) (42) (47) (32) (50) (55) (40) (60) (39) (42) (39) (68) (113) (34) (5) (8) (26) (22) (57) (117) (82) (188)
(Payments for) proceeds from derivative instruments, net 2 81 639 16 (102) (29) 29 85 2 52 1 (4) 43 (42) (2) (104) 5
Purchases of investments (103) (250)
Proceeds from dispositions, net of cash disposed 107 29
Other investing activities, net (9) 1 17 6 (33) 122 (2) 10 (74) 2 77 (5) (2) 6 1 70 2 2 37 20 15 6
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities 862 2,351 529 (26) (226) 40 156 (153) (396) (84) (70) (147) (71) (126) (94) (44) 34 92 (8,675) (110) (230) (69) (224)
Principal repayments of term loans (2,500) (3,500) (500) (1,500)
Borrowings under term loan facilities 2,000
Principal repayments of debt, including premiums to par value (327) (235) (339) (29) (2,164) (6) (912) (1,287) (453) (16) (650)
Borrowings from debt, net of discount and issuance costs 1,979 (3) 1,482 6,829 659
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests (22) (40) (224) (20) (18) (30) (183) (38) (14) (29) (173) (23) (36) (28) (163) (17) (57) (2) (8) (2) (17) (3)
Securitization receivables collected but not remitted 236
Borrowings under commercial paper program 795 90
Repayments under commercial paper program (795) (90)
Repurchases of stock (228) (214) (527) (333) (300) (102) (301) (200)
Principal repayments of revolving credit facility (500) (225) (100) (50) (50) (275) (75) (125)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility 500 200 150
Other financing activities, net (27) (30) (36) (22) (20) (39) 53 (11) (17) (25) (59) (3) (98) 67 (36) (298) (279) 565 21 (24) (172) (18) 85
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities (2,313) (3,570) (587) (42) (273) (69) (469) (277) (274) (739) (259) (365) (1,349) 9 (652) (431) (829) (1,042) 2,019 (32) 6,278 (211) (84)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (56) (61) (5) (37) (20) 21 (70) 43 28 36 (24) 19 (39) 19 (37) 1 3 (26) (1) (5) 16 31 20
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (1,383) (269) 260 779 292 826 (114) 166 218 204 (18) 739 (508) 576 (241) 455 139 (420) (6,497) 315 6,788 (61) (33)

Based on: 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), 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).

Cash flow statement item Description The company
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. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. cash provided by operating activities increased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.
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. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. cash (used in) provided by investing activities increased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly decreased from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 not reaching Q1 2022 level.
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. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. cash provided by (used in) financing activities decreased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly increased from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.