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Kellanova (NYSE:K)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since August 1, 2024.

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.

Kellanova, consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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3 months ended: Jun 29, 2024 Mar 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 Apr 1, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 1, 2022 Jul 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 2, 2021 Jul 3, 2021 Apr 3, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 26, 2020 Jun 27, 2020 Mar 28, 2020 Dec 28, 2019 Sep 28, 2019 Jun 29, 2019 Mar 30, 2019
Net income 347 271 30 270 362 302 (100) 312 326 424 434 305 385 371 208 352 354 350 152 248 292 285
Depreciation and amortization 95 86 81 112 110 116 127 113 119 119 121 114 120 112 124 121 117 117 124 117 119 124
Impairment of property — 60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Postretirement benefit plan expense (benefit) (8) (18) 158 (73) (17) (15) 429 (52) (64) (73) (280) 25 (69) (68) 36 (55) (19) (39) 69 (93) (27) (38)
Deferred income taxes 1 29 (21) 9 (3) (6) (72) (6) (10) 42 121 (46) 33 17 12 34 15 8 253 (229) 16 7
Stock compensation 20 21 33 19 21 22 40 21 19 16 18 11 19 20 21 18 18 19 14 13 16 13
Loss on Russia Divestiture — — — 113 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other (18) 36 31 19 — (10) (26) (24) (20) 28 (15) (32) (10) 13 18 (22) (6) (11) 34 61 9 (8)
Distribution from postretirement benefit plan — 175 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Tax payment related to divestitures — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (255) — — —
Postretirement benefit plan contributions (10) (22) (29) (2) (6) (5) (6) (5) (5) (7) (5) (5) (8) (2) (13) (7) (6) (6) (9) (7) (7) (5)
Trade receivables (4) (173) 187 (36) (83) (110) 269 (183) (159) (184) 187 (58) 17 (155) 188 52 29 (194) 108 (14) (10) (229)
Inventories 9 (4) 70 52 44 (27) (68) (37) (146) (160) (32) (14) (39) (50) 3 (24) (34) 1 (14) 22 (18) 12
Accounts payable 77 (14) (308) 7 (48) 9 (90) 33 261 207 (4) 59 21 118 (117) 3 61 44 (9) (29) 45 (16)
All other current assets and liabilities (133) (83) 13 266 (12) — (32) 203 157 (85) 11 99 (17) (141) (87) 150 51 102 (216) 316 15 (75)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures (51) (274) (38) 289 (99) (128) 79 16 113 (222) 162 86 (18) (228) (13) 181 107 (47) (131) 295 32 (308)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows 29 93 215 486 6 (26) 571 63 152 (97) 122 153 67 (136) 185 270 226 41 99 157 158 (215)
Net cash provided by operating activities 376 364 245 756 368 276 471 375 478 327 556 458 452 235 393 622 580 391 251 405 450 70
Additions to properties (142) (155) (171) (167) (136) (203) (138) (83) (129) (138) (145) (107) (128) (173) (179) (108) (106) (112) (150) (142) (146) (148)
Issuance of notes receivable — — — — 1 (5) (22) — — — 1 — (9) (20) — — (1) (18) — — — —
Repayments from notes receivable — — — — — — — — 10 — — — — 28 8 6 — — — — — —
Purchases of marketable securities (2) (175) — — — — — — — — — — — — — (50) (200) — — — — —
Sales of marketable securities 13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 250 — — — — — — —
Investments in unconsolidated entities — — — — — — — — — — — — — (10) — — — — — — — —
Purchases of available for sale securities — — — (6) (4) (5) (2) (5) (8) (2) (5) (51) (3) (2) (6) (5) (5) (65) — (2) (9) (7)
Sales of available for sale securities — — 49 5 5 5 5 5 8 1 3 63 1 5 6 6 2 5 — 67 9 7
Settlement of net investment hedges — (7) 39 12 — 17 — — — 37 9 18 (7) (1) — — — — — — — —
Collateral paid on derivatives — — — 18 (3) (15) 10 93 (90) (13) 9 11 (20) — — — — — — — — —
Other 10 4 (7) 10 (2) 1 11 (4) 3 3 (15) 11 25 (16) (15) 17 (3) (12) (7) 1,335 (18) (15)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (121) (333) (90) (128) (139) (205) (136) 6 (206) (112) (143) (55) (141) (189) 64 (134) (313) (202) (157) 1,258 (164) (163)
Net issuances (reductions) of notes payable (30) 115 (231) (108) (10) 3 293 (146) (130) 313 (360) (107) 124 326 (15) (4) (536) 549 (34) (382) (38) 429
Issuances of long-term debt 619 — (492) 495 — 401 39 — — — — — 361 — 3 — 554 — 40 12 28 —
Reductions of long-term debt (650) (2) (553) (6) (5) (216) (615) (5) (3) (25) (4) (30) (612) (4) (1,184) (5) (37) (3) (9) (1,000) — —
Debt redemption costs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (20) — — — — (17) — —
Net issuances of common stock 22 23 9 6 26 19 33 71 133 40 13 12 20 18 7 45 14 46 24 28 5 7
Common stock repurchases — — (110) — (60) — — — — (300) — — — (240) — — — — — — — (220)
Cash dividends (192) (191) (190) (206) (202) (202) (201) (202) (197) (197) (198) (198) (197) (195) (196) (196) (195) (195) (195) (194) (188) (192)
Proceeds received from debt issued and retained by WK Kellogg Co — — 663 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Cash retained by WK Kellogg Co at separation — — (78) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other (1) (3) (8) (2) (15) (38) 35 — (15) (2) (17) (16) (2) — (4) (53) (43) 80 — (1) (8) —
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (232) (58) (990) 179 (266) (33) (416) (282) (212) (171) (566) (339) (306) (95) (1,409) (213) (243) 477 (174) (1,554) (201) 24
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 7 (5) 10 (16) (2) 10 7 (49) (50) (17) (1) (19) (1) 5 58 7 7 (47) 24 4 (17) 20
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 30 (32) (825) 791 (39) 48 (74) 50 10 27 (154) 45 4 (44) (894) 282 31 619 (56) 113 68 (49)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30).


The cash flow profile demonstrates a consistent ability to generate positive cash from operations, although net income has exhibited significant quarterly volatility. Operating cash flows generally remain robust, often exceeding net income due to non-cash adjustments and working capital management, ensuring a steady stream of liquidity to fund capital expenditures and shareholder returns.

Operating Cash Flow Trends
Net cash provided by operating activities shows a pattern of resilience, with a notable peak of 756 million USD in September 2023. While net income fluctuated—including a deficit of 100 million USD in December 2022 and a low of 30 million USD in December 2023—the operational cash flow remained positive throughout the analyzed period. This divergence is largely attributed to adjustments such as depreciation and amortization, which remained relatively stable between 80 million and 130 million USD per quarter, and periodic swings in trade receivables and accounts payable.
Investment and Capital Expenditure
Investment activities are characterized by a consistent commitment to property additions, with quarterly outflows typically ranging between 80 million and 200 million USD. This indicates a steady reinvestment strategy into the company's physical infrastructure. A significant anomaly occurred in September 2019, where a large inflow in other investing activities was recorded, though subsequent quarters returned to a pattern of net cash usage for investing.
Financing and Shareholder Distributions
Shareholder returns are a primary focus of financing activities, evidenced by highly consistent quarterly cash dividend payments that have remained stable between 190 million and 206 million USD. Common stock repurchases have been executed sporadically, with significant outflows in April 2021 (240 million USD) and April 2022 (300 million USD). The debt profile shows active management, including large reductions in long-term debt in September 2019 and December 2020, offset by periodic new issuances of notes.
Corporate Restructuring and Separation
Significant activity is observed in the first quarter of 2024 related to the separation of WK Kellogg Co. This period included 663 million USD in proceeds from debt issued and retained by the separated entity, alongside 78 million USD in cash retained by the new company. These transactions highlight a major structural shift in the organization's capital allocation and balance sheet composition during early 2024.
Liquidity and Net Cash Position
The net change in cash and cash equivalents exhibits high volatility, driven primarily by large-scale financing activities and the aforementioned corporate separation. Despite these swings, the company maintains a pattern of utilizing operating cash flows to cover both its capital expenditure requirements and its dividend obligations, suggesting a sustainable cash-generation model.

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