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Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS)

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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.

Las Vegas Sands Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 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
Net income (loss) from continuing operations 449 368 145 (269) (380) (414) (478) (315) (594) (280) (280) (376) (731) (985) (51) 783 669 1,108 744 (40) 699 676 1,616
Depreciation and amortization 313 288 274 256 260 256 264 266 262 258 255 293 292 285 290 291 284 289 301 289 284 274 264
Amortization of leasehold interests in land 15 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 9 9 8 9 9
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount 15 16 15 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 12 10 10 9 9 7 8 7 8 9 11
Amortization of deferred gain on mall sale transactions — — — — — — — — — — — (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1)
Change in fair value of derivative asset/liability 2 (1) (2) 3 (1) (2) 1 — (1) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Paid-in-kind interest income (8) (7) (7) (7) (8) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Loss on modification or early retirement of debt — — — — — — — — 137 — — — — — — — 24 — — 9 52 — 3
(Gain) loss on disposal or impairment of assets 2 2 6 — 2 — 5 8 2 9 (3) 4 35 3 4 71 6 — 5 35 4 105 5
Gain on sale of Sands Bethlehem — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (556) — — — — —
Stock-based compensation expense 11 11 11 9 10 10 10 7 6 5 4 5 5 5 7 9 8 9 9 7 8 7 8
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses 3 5 (6) 1 8 2 4 (6) 3 2 4 39 25 17 18 15 4 7 4 9 5 7 (16)
Foreign exchange (gain) loss (9) (13) 37 (38) (3) 9 22 12 16 (10) 16 9 5 5 (39) (30) 11 (24) 22 11 (1) (48) 12
Deferred income taxes 15 — (10) 26 19 (16) (31) (28) 10 (11) (16) 7 (7) (29) (4) 2 20 134 1 755 4 7 (653)
Income tax impact related to gain on sale of Las Vegas Operations — — — (750) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Accounts receivable (58) (18) (53) (50) (63) (15) 50 (29) (12) 44 40 8 162 66 166 (94) 1 (42) (15) (84) (101) 19 47
Other assets (30) (40) 6 (2) (2) (2) 8 7 (16) 15 (11) 15 (9) 36 (48) (3) (63) 7 (4) (12) (18) 19 (14)
Leasehold interests in land — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (969) — — — (15) —
Accounts payable 16 28 18 (4) 16 7 (8) 4 5 (1) (19) 26 5 (16) (66) (22) 32 (10) (26) 26 (2) (4) (12)
Other liabilities 103 288 (7) 694 (37) (53) (375) 148 (85) 25 (204) (50) (100) (61) (670) 198 (117) 103 (237) 282 (53) 43 118
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 31 258 (36) 638 (86) (63) (325) 130 (108) 83 (194) (1) 58 25 (618) 79 (147) (911) (282) 212 (174) 62 139
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash generated from (used in) operating activities 390 573 296 165 230 224 (22) 417 354 363 92 380 437 333 (319) 459 231 (1,032) 76 1,341 197 431 (219)
Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities 839 941 441 (104) (150) (190) (500) 102 (240) 83 (188) 4 (294) (652) (370) 1,242 900 76 820 1,301 896 1,107 1,397
Net proceeds from sale of Sands Bethlehem — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — 1,160 — — — — —
Capital expenditures (330) (196) (166) (147) (169) (198) (137) (188) (192) (157) (291) (252) (376) (382) (320) (460) (303) (213) (240) (326) (207) (178) (238)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 3 — — — 3 3 3 — 1 3 3 — — — 1 4 — 1 — 6 3 6 4
Acquisition of intangible assets and other 3 (223) (16) (25) (1) (91) (12) (6) (5) — — — — — — — — (53) — — — — —
Proceeds from loan receivable — — — 50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net cash used in (generated from) investing activities (324) (419) (182) (122) (167) (286) (146) (194) (196) (154) (288) (252) (376) (382) (319) (455) (303) 895 (240) (320) (204) (172) (234)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 1 3 — — — — — — — — 19 2 4 2 16 10 5 25 14 1 8 16 54
Repurchase of common stock — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (300) (100) (180) (174) (430) (300) (100) (75)
Tax withholding on vesting of equity awards — — (1) — — (1) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Dividends paid (153) — — — — — — — — — — — — — (911) (587) (592) (918) (903) (584) (591) (902) (902)
Proceeds from long-term debt — — — 500 — 499 201 251 1,946 — 505 — 46 1,899 — 500 3,500 — — — 5,500 1,844 249
Repayments of long-term debt (516) (1,270) (17) (16) (15) (18) (17) (15) (1,818) (16) (18) (16) (16) (419) (16) (18) (3,467) (25) (26) (25) (4,840) (39) (274)
Payments of financing costs (31) — (1) (2) — — (9) (2) (28) — (8) (1) (6) (21) (3) (5) (127) — — (39) (54) (10) (29)
Make-whole premium on early extinguishment of debt — — — — — — — — (131) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other (4) (4) (17) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Transactions with discontinued operations — — — — — 34 4,998 67 61 68 (18) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities (703) (1,271) (36) 482 (15) 514 5,173 301 30 52 480 (15) 28 1,461 (914) (400) (781) (1,098) (1,089) (1,077) (277) 809 (977)
Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities — — — — — 9 140 99 81 83 (5) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net cash (used in) generated from investing activities — — — — — 25 4,858 (18) (17) (11) (17) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities — — — — — (34) (4,998) (67) (61) (69) 18 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net cash provided to (used in) discontinued operations — — — — — — — 14 3 3 (4) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents (6) (15) (3) 55 (11) (16) (6) 1 (7) 2 (12) 2 8 (13) (21) 23 (15) 10 (4) (28) 8 (22) 24
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents (194) (764) 220 311 (343) 22 4,521 224 (410) (14) (12) (261) (634) 414 (1,624) 410 (199) (117) (513) (124) 423 1,722 210

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).


The financial data reveals a distinct three-phase trajectory in cash flow performance: a period of stability and strong generation from 2018 to 2019, a severe contraction between 2020 and 2022, and a subsequent recovery phase beginning in early 2023.

Operating Cash Flow Trends
Net income from continuing operations experienced a sharp decline starting in the first quarter of 2020, transitioning from consistent quarterly profits to a prolonged series of losses that persisted until the first quarter of 2023. Net cash generated from operating activities followed a similar pattern, remaining robustly positive during 2018 and 2019, then turning negative for nearly three years. A significant reversal occurred in 2023, with operating cash flow returning to positive territory and reaching 839 million US dollars by September 30, 2023, indicating a recovery in core business profitability.
Investing Activities and Capital Allocation
Capital expenditures remained a consistent cash outflow throughout the analyzed period, generally ranging between 130 million and 460 million US dollars per quarter. This suggests a commitment to maintaining and upgrading assets despite operational losses. Notable liquidity events include the sale of Sands Bethlehem in June 2019, which provided a significant one-time cash influx of 1.16 billion US dollars, and a massive cash inflow of approximately 4.99 billion US dollars in March 2022 associated with discontinued operations.
Financing Strategy and Liquidity Management
A strategic shift in financing is evident. From 2018 through early 2020, the company focused on shareholder returns through regular dividend payments and common stock repurchases. Following the onset of losses in 2020, dividend payments and stock buybacks were largely suspended to preserve liquidity. To offset operating losses, the company utilized long-term debt markets, with significant proceeds raised in June 2020 (1.89 billion US dollars) and September 2021 (1.94 billion US dollars). Dividend payments resumed on a smaller scale in September 2023, totaling 153 million US dollars.
Cash Position and Overall Volatility
The net change in cash and cash equivalents exhibited extreme volatility, mirroring the fluctuations in operating performance and the timing of large financing and divestment events. The most substantial increase in cash occurred in March 2022, driven primarily by transactions related to discontinued operations. By the end of the period, the recovery in operating cash flows suggests a transition away from debt-reliance toward self-sustained liquidity.

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