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Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since October 31, 2017.

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.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 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) (641) (334) (275) (452) (747) (611) (998) (1,524) (2,160) 108 (3,236) (350) 1,147 266 (2,626) (725) 223 959 484 190 142 (70) 2,183
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 1,083 1,037 1,115 1,099 1,069 984 1,149 1,022 1,111 1,214 1,256 1,215 1,163 1,048 1,124 969 996 940 1,022 1,028 979 1,027 930
Deferred income taxes (854) 488 (660) (117) (301) (407) (413) (525) (1,440) 11 (1,198) 105 (398) 142 46 (445) (28) 401 162 69 (48) (67) 210
Dry hole expense and impairments of unproved properties 678 454 1,012 313 255 10 35 274 953 31 1,009 502 134 411 198 441 160 86 177 155 202 1,038 149
Impairments — 10 373 166 27 18 16 1,504 758 30 2,783 322 394 117 3 162 593 10 29 223 4 112 50
(Gains) losses on divestitures, net 194 (205) (804) 241 414 104 (2) 19 578 91 334 303 (726) (9) (1,459) 635 (8) (13) (144) 48 (6) 12 17
Loss on early extinguishment of debt — 2 — 31 — 124 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net 82 32 (147) (342) 24 311 299 (223) 281 (310) 152 (255) (324) 325 461 4 64 (659) 199 (162) 456 225 (142)
Operating portion of net cash received (paid) in settlement of derivative instruments 16 13 (8) 38 64 60 105 84 79 81 91 509 48 (88) (98) 48 (28) 18 47 — — — —
Other 68 74 83 86 53 88 115 101 145 29 45 132 87 54 54 72 53 77 44 58 54 74 46
Tronox-related contingent liability — — — — — — — — — — (5,210) 22 19 19 4,300 850 — — — — — (525) 275
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (39) (61) 68 (133) (112) 876 46 (25) 128 (462) 357 (1) 287 83 (266) (257) 21 465 490 503 566 491 (1,831)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities 183 (673) 395 164 (116) (314) (403) (422) (375) 81 (279) (706) 690 176 (63) 182 (256) 347 (125) 9 1 (234) (228)
Other items, net (131) 20 (29) 29 155 (14) (86) (28) 1,069 339 (608) 154 (198) (82) 55 168 (11) (129) 118 99 (121) (84) 232
Changes in assets and liabilities 13 (714) 434 60 (73) 548 (443) (475) 822 (42) (5,740) (531) 798 196 4,026 943 (246) 683 483 611 446 (352) (1,552)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 1,280 1,191 1,398 1,575 1,532 1,840 861 1,781 3,287 1,135 (1,268) 2,302 1,176 2,196 4,355 2,829 1,556 1,543 2,019 2,030 2,087 2,069 (292)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 639 857 1,123 1,123 785 1,229 (137) 257 1,127 1,243 (4,504) 1,952 2,323 2,462 1,729 2,104 1,779 2,502 2,503 2,220 2,229 1,999 1,891
Additions to properties and equipment (1,242) (1,102) (1,194) (887) (739) (857) (1,022) (1,206) (1,360) (1,544) (1,957) (2,219) (2,189) (2,599) (2,501) (2,394) (1,796) (1,821) (1,710) (1,794) (1,895) (1,850) (1,703)
Divestitures of properties and equipment and other assets 20 609 2,851 1,075 381 865 35 167 548 678 22 198 1,484 29 3,257 116 33 57 361 217 182 211 47
Other, net (20) (13) 65 (1,694) 67 — 14 (36) (99) 6 10 (1,556) (90) (112) (174) (37) (549) (208) (268) (96) (76) (70) (42)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (1,242) (506) 1,722 (1,506) (291) 8 (973) (1,075) (911) (860) (1,925) (3,577) (795) (2,682) 582 (2,315) (2,312) (1,972) (1,617) (1,673) (1,789) (1,709) (1,698)
Borrowings, net of issuance costs 90 159 — 202 565 593 4,682 (178) 23 204 4,583 509 1,293 159 918 115 348 110 385 157 (1) 567 319
Repayments of debt (11) (21) (10) (809) (598) (3,817) (1,608) (9) (167) (1,027) (2,830) (170) — (325) (930) (215) (250) (245) — (1,039) (700) (1,134) (171)
Financing portion of net cash received (paid) for derivative instruments (35) (88) (37) 306 88 (172) (555) 9 33 69 (146) — — (222) — — — — — — — — —
Increase (decrease) in outstanding checks (26) (60) 28 23 33 (9) (150) 80 6 (70) (39) (72) (44) 81 97 (76) (82) 59 86 (81) 51 (20) (19)
Dividends paid (28) (28) (28) (27) (27) (26) (25) (138) (138) (138) (139) (137) (138) (138) (92) (92) (90) (46) (46) (45) (45) (46) (45)
Repurchase of common stock — (16) (21) (6) (1) (1) (30) (17) (1) (1) (36) (9) (1) — (35) (24) — (3) (27) (11) (3) (1) (22)
Issuance of common stock — — — — 2,158 — 30 13 2 7 12 4 44 60 13 23 28 77 18 35 30 3 35
Sale of subsidiary units — — — — — 723 440 — — 156 31 592 342 74 18 306 3 416 (1) 411 — 212 —
Issuance of tangible equity units, equity component — — — — — — — — — 348 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners (113) (109) (105) (102) (101) (81) (78) (74) (73) (68) (67) (59) (55) (51) (51) (45) (43) (35) (33) (31) (29) (27) (25)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — 1 2 3 6 5
Proceeds from conveyance of future hard minerals royalty revenues, net of transaction costs — — — — — — 413 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Payments of future hard minerals royalty revenues conveyed (25) — (25) — (25) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other financing activities (7) (11) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (155) (174) (198) (413) 2,092 (2,790) 3,119 (314) (315) (520) 1,369 658 1,441 (362) (62) (8) (85) 333 383 (602) (694) (440) 77
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 1 — — — — — (1) (1) (2) 2 (1) 1 1 23 (23) (22) (24) (17) (5) (6) (8) (13) (10)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (757) 177 2,647 (796) 2,586 (1,553) 2,008 (1,133) (101) (135) (5,061) (966) 2,970 (559) 2,226 (241) (642) 846 1,264 (61) (262) (163) 260

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 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 significant transition in operational profitability and cash flow stability between 2012 and 2017. While the company maintained positive net income and robust operating cash flows through 2013, a period of extreme volatility and sustained net losses emerged starting in 2014, peaking in 2015.

Operating Performance and Profitability
A stark divergence is observed between net income and net cash provided by operating activities. Net income shifted from a positive trend in 2012 to a pattern of substantial quarterly losses beginning in 2014. Notably, severe losses occurred in the first quarter of 2015 and the second half of 2015. However, operating cash flow remained positive for most quarters, supported by significant non-cash adjustments, specifically depreciation, depletion, and amortization, which consistently averaged approximately 1 billion US dollars per quarter.
Asset Impairments and Non-Recurring Charges
The period between 2014 and 2016 was characterized by heavy impairment charges and dry hole expenses. A critical peak occurred in March 2015, where impairments reached 2.78 billion US dollars and dry hole expenses totaled 1.01 billion US dollars. These charges, combined with a 5.21 billion US dollar Tronox-related contingent liability adjustment in the same period, created extreme volatility in the reconciliation of net income to operating cash flow.
Investing Activities and Capital Expenditure
Capital expenditures, represented by additions to properties and equipment, remained a consistent and heavy cash outflow, generally ranging from 850 million to 2.6 billion US dollars per quarter. To offset these investments, the company engaged in periodic divestitures of properties and equipment. Significant liquidity injections from asset sales were observed in March 2014 (3.26 billion US dollars) and March 2017 (2.85 billion US dollars), indicating a strategic reliance on asset liquidation to fund continued exploration and development.
Financing and Liquidity Strategy
Financing activities shifted toward aggressive capital raising to sustain operations during periods of negative net income. Large borrowings were recorded in March 2015 (4.58 billion US dollars) and March 2016 (4.68 billion US dollars). Additionally, a substantial issuance of common stock totaling 2.16 billion US dollars occurred in September 2016. This reliance on external funding is further evidenced by a drastic reduction in dividend payments, which dropped from approximately 138 million US dollars per quarter in 2014 to approximately 27 million US dollars per quarter by 2016.
Working Capital and Cash Position
Net changes in cash and cash equivalents exhibited extreme fluctuations. The company experienced a massive cash outflow in the first quarter of 2015 (5.06 billion US dollars), primarily driven by the intersection of operating losses and the settlement of contingent liabilities. Subsequent quarters show a pattern of erratic cash swings, often corrected by large-scale financing activities or divestitures.

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