Stock Analysis on Net

United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS)

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.

United Parcel Service Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Dec 31, 2023 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
Net income 1,605 1,127 2,081 1,895 3,453 2,584 2,849 2,662 3,093 2,329 2,676 4,792 (3,347) 1,957 1,768 965 (106) 1,750 1,685 1,111
Depreciation and amortization 867 837 828 834 888 774 762 764 754 738 739 722 712 677 661 648 630 587 575 568
Pension and postretirement benefit (income) expense 601 243 243 243 (795) 233 232 201 200 183 185 (3,024) 6,644 160 161 160 2,575 190 188 188
Pension and postretirement benefit contributions (30) (35) (51) (1,277) (236) (1,983) (78) (45) (245) (55) (61) (215) (1,818) (1,044) (41) (222) (41) (1,213) (894) (214)
Self-insurance reserves (24) 17 84 (20) (202) 70 157 (45) 56 (8) 126 4 115 95 169 124 (4) (83) (24) (74)
Deferred tax expense (benefit) (128) 159 112 56 65 106 151 209 374 144 185 942 (1,424) 282 198 86 57 (232) 197 78
Stock compensation expense 34 21 39 126 718 233 231 386 178 179 206 315 288 140 137 231 199 203 205 308
Other (gains) losses 176 108 (6) (13) 148 (36) (33) 44 104 33 (57) 57 753 67 64 33 28 (62) 68 40
Accounts receivable (1,624) (18) 644 2,254 (1,344) 202 (407) 1,227 (2,126) (460) 4 435 (1,914) 247 (1,118) 1,223 (1,560) 26 (484) 1,301
Other assets 339 (439) 125 62 215 (36) (69) 7 56 87 (194) 363 (173) 90 92 209 (80) 380 270 128
Accounts payable 681 (137) (253) (1,668) 986 (444) 235 (743) 1,245 (36) 317 (261) 1,354 167 484 (1,101) 1,333 (132) 361 (1,143)
Accrued wages and withholdings (141) 380 (27) (508) (130) 289 (5) (343) (551) 79 28 199 301 559 688 83 60 (250) (162) (94)
Other liabilities 115 (25) (537) 405 (490) 459 (151) 173 86 92 (207) 180 (230) (119) 137 102 (211) 336 (30) 87
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions (630) (239) (48) 545 (763) 470 (397) 321 (1,290) (238) (52) 916 (662) 944 283 516 (458) 360 (45) 279
Other operating activities (60) (5) (45) (32) 56 28 (61) (17) 22 2 (24) 22 (85) 58 (3) 9 66 (14) (25) (7)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities 806 1,106 1,156 462 (121) (105) 964 1,818 153 978 1,247 (261) 4,523 1,379 1,629 1,585 3,052 (264) 245 1,166
Net cash from operating activities 2,411 2,233 3,237 2,357 3,332 2,479 3,813 4,480 3,246 3,307 3,923 4,531 1,176 3,336 3,397 2,550 2,946 1,486 1,930 2,277
Capital expenditures (2,049) (1,289) (1,211) (609) (2,491) (890) (840) (548) (1,624) (900) (836) (834) (2,193) (1,154) (1,132) (933) (2,044) (1,475) (1,347) (1,514)
Proceeds from disposal of businesses, property, plant and equipment 26 117 45 5 3 9 2 7 853 10 30 8 1 1 4 55 2 4
Purchases of marketable securities (174) (377) (599) (2,371) (1,711) (63) (64) (68) (115) (56) (63) (78) (52) (71) (51) (80) (74) (104) (135) (248)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities 304 494 724 1,179 62 63 70 60 109 43 80 134 51 68 161 80 66 337 131 349
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,290) (5) (34) (649) (7) (100) 1 (590) (7) (2) (3) (7) (13) (5) (1)
Other investing activities (21) (10) (5) 17 (275) (15) (2) (17) 47 5 (6) (1) 12 (2) 14 12 (82) (6)
Net cash used in investing activities (3,204) (1,070) (1,046) (1,813) (5,064) (909) (927) (572) (2,218) (866) 32 (766) (2,177) (1,163) (1,009) (934) (2,034) (1,180) (1,431) (1,416)
Net change in short-term debt 857 415 (498) (199) 697 (538) (1,032) (801) (91) 1,410 (1,049) 1,166 (1,217)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 883 43 2,503 567 183 4,253 403 2,149 512 2,141
Repayments of long-term borrowings (804) (29) (1,531) (65) (1,180) (19) (1,087) (18) (160) (14) (1,071) (1,528) (646) (920) (1,139) (687) (685) (423) (1,549) (439)
Purchases of common stock (752) (747) (751) (1,306) (952) (988) (254) (500) 7 (11) (220) (253) (248) (257) (246)
Issuances of common stock 58 71 70 49 64 62 69 67 55 55 63 78 71 83 61 70 57 32 82 47
Dividends (1,338) (1,341) (1,345) (1,348) (1,272) (1,275) (1,283) (1,284) (859) (860) (860) (858) (846) (845) (843) (840) (797) (798) (800) (799)
Other financing activities (5) (10) (33) (384) (16) (5) (27) (481) (3) (1) (26) (334) (2) (17) (16) (318) (8) 17 7 (182)
Net cash from (used in) financing activities (349) (1,603) (3,586) 4 (3,710) (2,189) (3,316) (1,970) (967) (1,818) (2,093) (1,945) (1,961) (2,157) (2,566) 2,167 127 (320) (839) (695)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 37 (61) 17 40 (1) (71) (43) 15 (18) (19) 15 1 32 10 36 (65) 14 (17) 14 9
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (1,105) (501) (1,378) 588 (5,443) (690) (473) 1,953 43 604 1,877 1,821 (2,930) 26 (142) 3,718 1,053 (31) (326) 175

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 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).

Cash flow statement item Description The company
Net cash from operating activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, excluding discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. United Parcel Service Inc. net cash from operating activities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Net cash used in investing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of investing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets. United Parcel Service Inc. net cash used in investing activities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Net cash from (used in) financing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of financing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit. United Parcel Service Inc. net cash from (used in) financing activities increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.