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Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE:KMI)

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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.

Kinder Morgan Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: 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 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
Net income (loss) (291) 627 517 528 567 502 1,005 (130) 542 (992) 387 383 445 215 (183) 375 314 (736) 183 342 419
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 565 661 578 579 593 587 569 571 570 564 562 577 558 557 549 552 551 584 617 570 538
Deferred income taxes (69) 463 143 142 (31) 261 42 (47) 149 1,449 170 210 244 320 379 209 179 168 111 192 221
Amortization of excess cost of equity investments 32 22 21 19 21 18 21 24 32 16 15 15 15 14 15 16 14 12 13 14 12
Change in fair market value of derivative contracts (36) (2) (13) (17) 10 (111) 49 99 40 12 33 1 (6) — — — — — — — —
Loss on impairment of goodwill — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1,150 — — —
(Gain) loss on impairments and divestitures, net 971 (929) (3) (10) — 102 (588) 653 — — 7 — 6 80 76 (4) 235 430 359 53 77
(Earnings) losses from equity investments (192) 425 (173) (161) (192) (179) (160) (58) (220) 49 (167) (135) (175) 112 213 (118) (94) (80) (88) (114) (102)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities 1,271 640 553 552 401 678 (67) 1,242 571 2,090 620 668 642 1,083 1,232 655 885 2,264 1,012 715 746
Distributions from equity investment earnings 152 178 155 133 124 148 114 110 127 56 162 106 102 110 118 112 91 102 102 95 92
Accounts receivable, net 222 (121) (53) 86 193 (117) (49) (10) 126 (252) (11) 80 105 (133) (55) (35) 116 78 (62) 150 216
Income tax receivable — — — — — 137 — — — (137) 144 — — (148) — — — — — — 195
Inventories 59 32 45 (21) (52) (23) 32 21 (15) (4) 7 (58) (35) (19) 19 3 46 32 36 (40) 6
Other current assets 50 (2) (13) (20) 128 2 3 (25) 4 (23) (2) (10) 10 (61) (27) (9) 16 31 32 25 25
Accounts payable (200) 68 (11) (66) (189) 48 50 63 (140) 135 (3) (24) (35) 190 98 28 (172) 108 (42) 19 (241)
Accrued interest, net of interest rate swaps (202) 175 (169) 187 (236) 176 (172) 169 (195) 168 (114) 121 (165) 140 (109) 110 (159) 109 (81) 123 (114)
Accrued taxes (59) (35) 88 7 (202) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other current liabilities (126) 67 (62) 75 (149) 127 299 24 (136) 124 73 50 (146) (69) 68 95 (23) (135) 13 5 (12)
Changes in components of working capital (256) 184 (175) 248 (507) 350 163 242 (356) 11 94 159 (266) (100) (6) 192 (176) 223 (104) 282 75
Other, net 17 (2) (27) 2 50 (10) (308) 30 90 129 (122) (36) (37) (16) (10) (40) (64) (57) (224) (152) (76)
Net cash provided by operating activities 893 1,627 1,023 1,463 635 1,668 907 1,494 974 1,294 1,141 1,280 886 1,292 1,151 1,294 1,050 1,796 969 1,282 1,256
Proceeds from the KML and U.S. Cochin Sale, net of cash disposed — 1,527 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from the TMPL Sale, net of cash disposed and working capital adjustments — — (28) — — (5) 3,003 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Acquisitions of assets and investments — (76) — (3) — (19) — — (20) — — — (4) — — (3) (330) (160) — (55) (1,864)
Capital expenditures (440) (551) (541) (624) (554) (698) (733) (766) (707) (957) (895) (672) (664) (773) (639) (659) (811) (897) (1,090) (1,012) (897)
Proceeds from sale of equity interests in subsidiaries, net — — — — — — — — — — — — — (1) 1,402 — — — — — —
Proceeds from sales of assets and investments, net of working capital adjustments 907 2 28 96 (16) 75 (10) 5 34 — 47 — 71 80 30 226 (6) (6) 41 4 —
Contributions to investments (151) (151) (336) (481) (331) (139) (183) (45) (66) (53) (83) (357) (191) (19) (26) (319) (44) (27) (24) (15) (30)
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings 41 126 76 50 81 40 48 107 42 122 38 76 138 73 77 38 43 47 67 64 50
Loans to related party — (8) (7) (8) (8) (8) (7) (8) (8) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other, net (22) 27 (7) (11) 14 — — — — 12 (20) 17 13 (18) (11) (19) 4 59 28 45 (34)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 335 896 (815) (981) (814) (754) 2,118 (707) (725) (876) (913) (936) (637) (658) 833 (736) (1,144) (984) (978) (969) (2,775)
Issuances of debt 2,125 2,918 2,076 1,643 1,399 2,914 3,272 2,526 6,039 1,078 3,460 2,813 1,517 144 1,638 2,237 4,610 2,035 2,796 2,349 7,136
Payments of debt (1,969) (4,921) (1,681) (1,632) (2,990) (3,370) (2,646) (2,891) (5,684) (1,410) (3,530) (4,002) (2,122) (925) (2,335) (2,464) (4,336) (3,223) (2,952) (2,636) (6,305)
Restricted cash held in escrow for debt repayment — — — — — — — — — — — — — 776 (776) — — — — — —
Debt issue costs (7) (1) (3) (4) (2) (11) — (10) (21) (1) (9) (59) (1) (4) (9) — (6) (4) — (4) (16)
Issuances of common shares — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 37 1,271 936 1,626
Issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1,541 — — —
Common stock dividends (569) (570) (569) (569) (455) (455) (444) (442) (277) (280) (280) (280) (280) (279) (280) (280) (279) (1,140) (1,078) (1,044) (962)
Cash dividends, preferred shares — — — — — (39) (39) (39) (39) (39) (39) (39) (39) (39) (39) (39) (37) — — — —
Repurchases of common shares (50) — — — (2) (23) — — (250) (250) — — — — — — — — (7) (5) —
Contributions from investment partner 5 13 26 71 38 33 51 59 38 41 29 24 391 — — — — — — — —
Merger Transactions costs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (2) — — —
Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net proceeds from KML IPO — — — — — — — — — — (2) 1,247 — — — — — — — — —
Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net proceeds from KML preferred share issuance — — — — — — — — — 190 230 — — — — — — — — — —
Contributions from noncontrolling interests, other — — 2 1 — — 2 14 3 — 1 5 6 29 1 — 87 4 7 — —
Distributions to investment partner (18) (11) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Distribution to noncontrolling interests, KML distribution of the TMPL sale proceeds — — — — (879) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, other (3) (13) (14) (14) (14) (20) (23) (18) (17) (16) (11) (6) (9) (7) (6) (7) (4) (9) (9) (6) (10)
Other, net (1) — (24) (1) (3) — (16) — (1) — (8) — (1) — — — — 2 — — (1)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (487) (2,585) (187) (505) (2,908) (971) 157 (801) (209) (687) (159) (297) (538) (305) (1,806) (553) 35 (759) 28 (410) 1,468
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted deposits (8) 3 (2) 2 26 (172) 31 (2) (3) (6) 18 9 1 (2) (1) — 5 (3) (3) 1 (5)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted deposits 733 (59) 19 (21) (3,061) (229) 3,213 (16) 37 (275) 87 56 (288) 327 177 5 (54) 50 16 (96) (56)

Based on: 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), 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).


The financial data reveals a company with robust and consistent cash generation from operations, despite significant volatility in reported net income. Operating cash flows remain predominantly positive throughout the period, typically ranging between 800 million and 1.7 billion US dollars per quarter, providing a stable foundation for capital expenditures and financing obligations.

Operating Activity Trends
A pronounced divergence is observed between net income and net cash provided by operating activities. While net income fluctuates sharply, including substantial quarterly losses in December 2015, December 2017, and March 2020, the operating cash flow remains resilient. This stability is largely driven by significant and consistent non-cash charges, specifically depreciation, depletion, and amortization, which consistently average between 550 million and 660 million US dollars per quarter. Deferred income taxes also contribute significant add-backs, most notably a 1.4 billion US dollar adjustment in December 2017.
Investment and Capital Expenditure Patterns
Capital expenditures represent a primary and consistent use of cash, generally fluctuating between 440 million and 1.1 billion US dollars per quarter. The investment strategy is characterized by a pattern of steady asset maintenance and growth interspersed with large-scale strategic divestitures. Significant cash inflows are noted from the sale of equity interests in September 2016, the TMPL sale in September 2018 (approximately 3 billion US dollars), and the KML and U.S. Cochin sale in December 2019 (approximately 1.5 billion US dollars). These divestitures serve to offset the ongoing capital intensity of the business.
Financing and Shareholder Distribution Strategy
Financing activities are defined by an active debt management cycle, with frequent and large-scale issuances and repayments of debt occurring nearly every quarter. A significant shift in shareholder distributions occurred in early 2016, where common stock dividends dropped from approximately 1 billion US dollars per quarter in 2015 to roughly 280 million US dollars per quarter. Dividends subsequently trended upward, stabilizing between 450 million and 570 million US dollars per quarter from 2018 through early 2020. The company also utilized equity markets heavily in early 2015 through common share issuances exceeding 1 billion US dollars in multiple quarters.

Overall, the cash flow profile indicates a capital-intensive operation that relies on a combination of steady operating cash flow and strategic asset monetization to fund its capital program and maintain shareholder distributions. The liquidity position is subject to high volatility due to the timing of large asset sales and the continuous recycling of corporate debt.

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