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Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)

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Yahoo! Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Sep 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012
Net income (loss) 99,940 163,907 163,300 (438,380) (98,290) (4,432,227) 78,136 (19,189) 22,173 169,281 6,776,393 272,557 313,911 351,670 298,994 335,008 390,894 273,652 3,161,016 228,456 287,478
Depreciation 95,703 99,017 95,270 105,677 107,377 117,354 118,846 119,633 117,061 118,454 116,946 116,446 123,185 119,839 127,356 141,426 143,864 148,213 146,483 131,789 122,750
Amortization of intangible assets 19,396 20,178 20,198 27,550 32,288 34,629 33,566 34,046 34,478 34,576 32,198 30,414 34,349 28,153 30,888 19,067 18,410 21,279 23,878 28,864 31,345
Accretion of convertible notes discount 17,167 16,944 16,723 16,504 16,290 16,077 15,867 15,660 15,457 15,255 15,057 14,860 14,666 4,846 — — — — — — —
Stock-based compensation expense 108,776 122,639 128,892 131,964 115,781 105,901 110,426 125,130 118,401 102,752 105,796 102,445 109,181 84,753 80,726 68,136 44,605 57,462 61,366 46,142 55,966
Non-cash asset impairment charge — — — — — 2,682 41,699 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Non-cash goodwill impairment charge — — — 394,901 — 4,460,837 — — — 88,414 — — — 63,555 — — — — — — —
Non-cash intangible assets impairment charge — — — 87,335 — 15,423 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Non-cash restructuring charges (reversals) — — (149) 1,014 362 3,181 902 (74) (859) 3,637 — (7,031) — — — — 547 69,434 1,824 38,638 —
Non-cash accretion on marketable securities 899 2,220 4,566 6,140 12,354 8,890 14,771 7,545 16,012 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Foreign exchange (gain) loss (12,546) 18,618 (9,613) (29,909) (6,524) (5,961) (10,981) 3,085 18,233 — — — — — — — — — — — —
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other (9) (597) (888) (1,641) (190) 180 (3,030) (91) 63 7,623 9,183 15,117 3,550 2,403 6,819 1,270 11,905 6,468 6,199 (19,995) (4,512)
Gain from sale of Alibaba Group Shares — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (4,603,322) — —
Gain on sale of Alibaba Group ADSs — — — — — — — — — — (10,319,437) — — — — — — — — — —
Gain on sale of patents — — — (120,059) (1,500) — — (9,100) (2,000) (35,094) (1,300) (61,500) — (70,000) (9,950) — — — — — —
(Gain) loss on Hortonworks warrants (5,385) 116 8,493 2,287 39,150 (42) 12,781 (5,449) 11,909 (98,062) — — — — — — — — — — —
Earnings in equity interests (113,688) (113,704) (116,228) (51,777) (81,574) (92,845) (95,195) (95,841) (99,690) (101,917) (398,692) (255,852) (301,402) (221,641) (232,756) (224,690) (217,588) (148,939) (175,265) (179,991) (172,243)
Dividend income related to Alibaba Group Preference Shares — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (15,475) (20,251) (20,000) — — —
Tax benefits (detriments) from stock-based awards — 14,854 (10,414) 624 1,192 18,739 26,607 (36,439) 32,822 34,649 34,234 19,161 57,667 15,167 24,169 188 9,537 (21,969) (5,536) (4,949) 1,014
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards — (16,264) 8,817 (3,034) (7,526) (24,923) (31,509) 35,620 (37,470) (35,190) (35,292) (19,544) (59,556) (17,214) (28,680) (5,706) (12,807) (5,093) (13,981) (8,609) (8,161)
Deferred income taxes (44,296) (48,753) (82,441) (55,749) (37,794) 10,264 (39,387) (30,227) 17,009 68,458 383,230 (303) 14,488 (9,321) (46,984) (7,839) (20,158) 121,968 (872,814) (14,075) (4,399)
Dividends received from equity investee — — — 156,968 — — 375 141,670 — — — 83,685 — — — 123,058 12,000 — — 83,648 —
Accounts receivable 151,772 (149,290) 48,062 (114,478) 172,677 (73,368) 1,422 (57,042) 89,923 (113,370) (11,481) 55,725 98,404 (135,260) 102,949 657 57,853 (52,190) 96,850 (112,549) 102,641
Prepaid expenses and other 24,281 30,248 2,681 110,639 232,783 85,954 25,966 (25,833) (64,245) (99,659) 7,466 22,803 (9,211) 45,139 81,830 (119,275) 19,707 37,470 24,496 (61,298) 77,861
Accounts payable (5,099) 5,533 (8,979) (3,948) 2,844 (30,323) (67,147) 6,892 30,613 14,475 9,765 (29,567) 19,492 46,579 5,411 11,381 (71,135) 35,204 13,257 6,728 (42,442)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (118,622) 92,703 (46,873) 202,155 (142,308) (108,261) (37,641) 165,744 89,934 12,821 322,160 38,033 (240,175) 84,853 (113,945) 53,711 (123,472) (2,373,163) 2,644,717 114,869 (130,624)
Income taxes payable related to sale of Alibaba Group ADSs — — — — — — — — (3,282,293) — 3,282,293 — — — — — — — — — —
Deferred revenue (3,834) (3,110) (3,511) (14,853) 8,376 (3,339) (59,199) (67,788) (65,002) (76,070) (39,327) (40,035) (39,488) (35,844) (38,767) (50,089) (25,229) (49,671) 537,140 (3,108) (19,221)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions 48,498 (23,916) (8,620) 179,515 274,372 (129,337) (136,599) 21,973 (3,201,070) (261,803) 3,570,876 46,959 (170,978) 5,467 37,478 (103,615) (142,276) (2,402,350) 3,316,460 (55,358) (11,785)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 114,515 91,352 54,606 848,310 464,058 4,541,049 59,139 327,141 (2,959,644) (58,248) (6,487,201) 84,857 (174,850) 6,007 (10,934) (4,180) (172,212) (2,173,527) (2,114,708) 46,104 9,975
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 214,455 255,259 217,906 409,930 365,768 108,822 137,275 307,952 (2,937,471) 111,033 289,192 357,414 139,061 357,677 288,060 330,828 218,682 (1,899,875) 1,046,308 274,560 297,453
Acquisition of property and equipment (61,147) (41,601) (43,172) (77,937) (76,399) (102,350) (161,450) (155,442) (134,921) (70,276) (127,262) (107,358) (84,655) (108,821) (77,653) (82,076) (69,581) (149,720) (139,865) (106,131) (109,791)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment 937 698 1,202 247,587 300 107 11,069 — — 2,396 15,008 — — — — — — — — — —
Purchases of marketable securities (1,457,036) (2,137,201) (1,423,283) (2,385,685) (1,871,316) (1,733,658) (1,145,701) (1,614,068) (712,818) (6,327,504) (198,752) (451,739) (912,097) (975,888) (3,000) (763,009) (1,481,293) (1,681,467) (1,193,594) (469,046) (176,220)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 52,436 105,861 113,432 120,587 47,374 256,676 92,546 301,423 172,352 587,924 1,300,781 212,028 168,926 229,286 1,183,955 1,034,246 424,347 56,968 136,540 414,478 133,961
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 1,503,562 1,592,978 1,281,069 1,572,830 1,369,836 1,802,208 1,304,841 1,224,829 2,359,767 76,740 178,938 408,356 281,662 191,350 95,159 279,306 183,100 130,750 52,155 120,798 77,700
Proceeds related to sale of Alibaba Group shares, net — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6,247,728 — —
Proceeds from sale of Alibaba Group ADSs, net of underwriting discounts, commissions, and fees — — — — — — — — — — 9,404,974 — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds related to the redemption of Alibaba Group Preference Shares — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 800,000 — — — — —
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired — — — — — (1,063) (153,339) 1,782 (23,073) (545,199) (292,176) — (21,661) (60,315) (163,072) (1,014,010) (10,147) (5,716) — — —
Proceeds from sales of patents — — — — 1,500 — 9,100 — 20,000 23,500 61,300 1,500 — 70,000 9,950 — — — — — —
Purchases of intangible assets (52) (44) (36) (788) (1,177) (78) (122) (3,451) (1,160) (178) (306) (984) (1,190) (210) (238) (924) (1,128) (711) — (1,286) (1,802)
Proceeds from settlement of derivative hedge contracts 8,223 — 1,192 1,787 36,028 26,497 55,915 45,140 19,627 68,417 12,821 170,457 2,801 306,207 548 1,411 4,100 — — — —
Payments for settlement of derivative hedge contracts (1,078) (2,705) (1,848) (2,140) (3,024) (2,223) (2,712) (1,731) (2,151) (236) (602) (4,016) (600) (11,051) (3,937) (7,720) — — — — —
Payments for equity investments in privately held companies — — — (9) — — — — — (14,000) (50,000) — (10,399) — (4,226) — — — — — —
Other investing activities, net 156 (34) (34) (35) (58) (53) (50) (115) (38) 3,391 1,879 (74) (566) 3,334 (291) (652) (278) 9,604 — 23,991 (7,280)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 46,001 (482,048) (71,478) (523,803) (496,936) 246,063 10,097 (201,633) 1,697,585 (6,195,025) 10,306,603 228,170 (577,779) (356,108) 1,037,195 246,572 (950,880) (1,640,292) 5,102,964 (17,196) (83,432)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 3,095 2,005 4,588 6,170 4,754 6,833 5,520 10,588 36,189 60,461 83,831 84,760 78,977 149,850 80,325 61,984 61,108 101,951 38,549 66,248 11,623
Repurchases of common stock — — — — — — — — (203,771) (1,612,995) (1,382,026) (718,628) (449,578) (231,278) (1,685,293) (652,750) (775,075) (1,451,462) (190,372) (455,507) (70,500)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1,412,344 — — — — — — —
Payments for note hedges — — — — — — — — — — — — — (205,706) — — — — — — —
Proceeds from issuance of warrants — — — — — — — — — — — — — 124,775 — — — — — — —
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards — 16,264 (8,817) 3,034 7,526 24,923 31,509 (35,620) 37,470 35,190 35,292 19,544 59,556 17,214 28,680 5,706 12,807 5,093 13,981 8,609 8,161
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (67,901) (51,611) (66,017) (49,286) (42,139) (41,670) (66,101) (52,534) (97,426) (54,454) (66,844) (34,178) (125,403) (33,638) (55,040) (7,448) (43,689) (12,842) (9,603) (6,990) (31,504)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (3,823) — — (5,948) — — — (15,847) — — — (22,344) — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from credit facility borrowings — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 150,000 — — — — — —
Repayment of credit facility borrowings — — — — — — — — — — — — — 150 (150,150) — — — — — —
Other financing activities, net (3,126) (3,791) (2,847) (3,930) (3,637) (3,767) (4,539) (4,442) (4,573) (4,387) (3,110) (3,037) (3,093) (3,047) (2,935) (1,373) (1,405) (1,373) (1,297) (1,209) (1,013)
Net cash used in financing activities (71,755) (37,133) (73,093) (49,960) (33,496) (13,681) (33,611) (97,855) (232,111) (1,576,185) (1,332,857) (673,883) (439,541) 1,230,664 (1,634,413) (593,881) (746,254) (1,358,633) (148,742) (388,849) (83,233)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 20,743 (27,917) 12,569 9,633 12,357 9,547 (20,770) 5,048 (17,444) (17,192) (32,239) 4,869 (1,315) 2,929 9,363 (15,929) (14,693) 6,178 20,601 (49,214) 26,790
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 209,444 (291,839) 85,904 (154,200) (152,307) 350,751 92,991 13,512 (1,489,441) (7,677,369) 9,230,699 (83,430) (879,574) 1,235,162 (299,795) (32,410) (1,493,145) (4,892,622) 6,021,131 (180,699) 157,578

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).


The financial data indicates a period of extreme volatility in net income and cash flows, characterized by significant non-cash adjustments and strategic asset liquidations. While net income fluctuates wildly due to one-time gains and impairment charges, net cash provided by operating activities remains more stable, although it is subject to periodic sharp declines.

Operational Cash Flow and Net Income Volatility
A stark divergence exists between net income and operating cash flow. Net income shows massive spikes, such as in September 2012 and September 2014, which correlate with the sale of Alibaba assets. Conversely, a substantial net loss was recorded in December 2015, primarily driven by a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of approximately 4.46 billion US$. Despite these swings, operating cash flow remained positive in most quarters, with a notable exception in March 2015 where it fell to negative 2.94 billion US$.
Strategic Asset Monetization
Investing activities are dominated by the liquidation of equity interests. The sale of Alibaba Group shares in September 2012 and Alibaba Group ADSs in September 2014 generated massive cash inflows, totaling several billion US$ per event. These transactions fundamentally shifted the company's liquidity position and provided the capital necessary for other corporate activities.
Capital Allocation and Shareholder Returns
A consistent pattern of aggressive share repurchases is observed, particularly between March 2012 and December 2014, where quarterly outflows for common stock repurchases frequently exceeded 400 million US$ and peaked at over 1.6 billion US$ in December 2014. This suggests a focused strategy on returning capital to shareholders. Capital expenditures for property and equipment remained relatively stable, typically ranging between 60 million and 160 million US$ per quarter.
Liquidity and Marketable Securities Management
The company engaged in active management of its marketable securities portfolio. There is a recurring cycle of high-volume purchases of marketable securities, offset by steady proceeds from maturities. From 2015 onward, proceeds from maturities consistently exceeded 1 billion US$ in most quarters, serving as a primary source of cash liquidity to fund operations and investing activities.
Non-Cash Adjustments and Impairments
Depreciation and amortization expenses remained relatively constant throughout the period, providing a steady non-cash add-back to operating cash flow. Stock-based compensation expenses showed a general upward trend, increasing from approximately 56 million US$ in early 2012 to over 100 million US$ in later periods. The most significant impact on the bottom line was the non-cash goodwill impairment in late 2015, which highlights a substantial write-down of asset values.

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