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Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

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Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

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Visa Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: 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 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016
Net income 4,257 4,179 3,940 3,411 3,647 3,959 3,584 2,575 3,026 3,126 2,137 2,373 3,084 3,272 3,025 3,101 2,977 2,977 2,845 2,329 2,605 2,522 2,140 2,059 430 2,070
Client incentives 2,905 2,786 2,860 2,570 2,494 2,371 2,387 2,130 1,992 1,858 1,698 1,513 1,705 1,748 1,693 1,546 1,478 1,456 1,502 1,374 1,289 1,326 1,346 1,147 1,031 1,041
Share-based compensation 223 177 132 152 190 128 108 159 153 122 94 107 99 116 86 110 111 100 85 89 85 68 52 67 71 45
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets 234 227 226 230 207 198 202 204 201 197 196 197 192 182 172 165 160 159 163 152 153 145 147 132 131 146
Deferred income taxes (22) (132) (133) (224) 36 (15) (108) 1,008 (32) 5 423 (79) 10 (47) (20) (22) 117 139 (144) (188) (26) (919) (15) 15 1,623 77
VE territory covered losses incurred (7) (8) (12) (15) (9) (7) (109) (21) (7) (10) (15) (9) (9) (4) (2) (8) (71) (91) (2) (5) (1) (3) (44) (2) (69) (94)
(Gains) losses on equity investments, net 90 106 122 246 127 (231) (101) (439) (156) (16) (39) (62) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Charitable contribution of Visa Inc. shares — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 192 —
Other 4 (26) (23) (10) (29) (32) (27) (34) (89) 41 43 (3) (34) (50) (67) (98) (115) 9 (30) (31) 10 (23) 20 7 10 13
Settlement receivable 201 (54) (149) (251) 79 (76) (117) (224) 117 (244) 892 (676) 1,825 (183) (1,406) (104) 1,528 (1,551) 16 800 (859) (180) 52 1,988 (2,002) 56
Accounts receivable (7) (60) (17) 93 40 (213) (123) (55) (57) (108) (151) 70 145 (107) (14) (116) (3) (200) 12 31 33 (146) (20) 6 49 (89)
Client incentives (2,778) (2,743) (2,313) (2,535) (2,164) (2,339) (2,308) (1,940) (1,777) (1,485) (1,820) (1,938) (2,380) (1,943) (1,652) (1,636) (1,781) (1,361) (1,199) (1,306) (1,191) (986) (1,252) (1,070) (1,177) (1,129)
Other assets (237) 160 (211) (164) (128) (163) 17 (48) (351) 235 62 32 (619) 123 (138) 73 (208) (37) (17) (40) (195) 92 (60) 109 (367) 66
Accounts payable 16 (64) 96 46 (66) (9) 87 42 (2) (39) 14 (7) 26 (12) (2) 26 (2) (46) 21 8 25 (51) 41 12 19 (102)
Settlement payable (537) 44 370 775 (298) 409 105 364 16 194 (1,060) 841 (2,383) 218 1,651 318 (1,777) 1,739 (117) (607) 711 275 (157) (902) 804 79
Accrued and other liabilities (381) (666) 1,018 210 (379) 206 290 678 318 (357) (135) 755 167 136 370 87 224 (54) 353 433 181 794 530 (30) (351) 316
Accrued litigation (101) 245 (30) 718 (258) 46 84 15 (23) (6) (243) (112) (361) 426 346 (58) (574) 55 6 598 — (152) (13) (1) 2 13
Change in operating assets and liabilities (3,824) (3,138) (1,236) (1,108) (3,174) (2,139) (1,965) (1,168) (1,759) (1,810) (2,441) (1,035) (3,580) (1,342) (845) (1,410) (2,593) (1,455) (925) (83) (1,295) (354) (879) 112 (3,023) (790)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities (397) (8) 1,936 1,841 (158) 273 387 1,839 303 387 (41) 629 (1,617) 603 1,017 283 (913) 317 649 1,308 215 240 627 1,478 (34) 438
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,860 4,171 5,876 5,252 3,489 4,232 3,971 4,414 3,329 3,513 2,096 3,002 1,467 3,875 4,042 3,384 2,064 3,294 3,494 3,637 2,820 2,762 2,767 3,537 396 2,508
Purchases of property, equipment and technology (210) (249) (295) (235) (267) (173) (208) (179) (158) (160) (168) (161) (216) (191) (249) (194) (156) (157) (195) (169) (213) (141) (195) (195) (146) (171)
Investment securities, purchases (492) (1,995) (1,582) (2,467) (997) (951) (1,888) (1,208) (700) (1,315) (1,526) (50) (99) (400) (332) (515) (682) (1,124) (2,418) (1,012) (706) (1,636) (1,361) (794) (51) (1,032)
Investment securities, proceeds from maturities and sales 450 1,310 2,005 605 601 1,374 415 1,415 1,708 2,163 835 255 2,218 1,202 126 1,832 805 1,233 847 1,018 695 1,076 716 324 3,184 788
Acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired — — (3) — (1,113) (832) — — — (75) — — — (77) (563) (136) — — — — (196) — — — (302) —
Purchases of other investments (50) (20) (18) (13) (18) (37) (21) (20) (12) (18) (13) (224) (21) (9) (19) (246) (214) (22) (15) (19) (10) (6) (28) (16) — (2)
Settlement of derivative instruments — 402 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other investing activities (23) 42 — 47 9 72 4 64 (3) 44 (9) 47 (3) 37 33 68 (79) — 2 14 — — 16 — — —
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (325) (510) 107 (2,063) (1,785) (547) (1,698) 72 835 639 (881) (133) 1,879 562 (1,004) 809 (326) (70) (1,779) (168) (430) (707) (852) (681) 2,685 (417)
Repurchase of class A common stock (2,194) (3,115) (2,103) (2,433) (2,949) (4,104) (2,967) (2,200) (1,713) (1,796) (1,542) (1,069) (3,133) (2,370) (2,127) (2,149) (1,938) (2,393) (1,588) (1,754) (2,072) (1,778) (1,721) (1,701) (1,576) (1,893)
Repayments of debt — (2,250) (1,000) — — — — — — (3,000) — — — — — — — — — — — (1,750) — — — —
Dividends paid (941) (945) (794) (798) (802) (809) (696) (698) (701) (703) (662) (663) (668) (671) (563) (565) (569) (572) (483) (487) (490) (458) (390) (394) (396) (399)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes — — — 3,218 — — — — — — 3,227 3,985 — — — — — — — — — — 2,488 — — —
Payment of deferred purchase consideration related to the Visa Europe acquisition — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (1,236) — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from issuance (repayments) of commercial paper — — — (300) 300 — — — — — — (1,001) 1,001 — — — — — — — — — — — (566) 566
Debt issuance costs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (15) — — —
Deposit into U.S. litigation escrow account, U.S. retrospective responsibility plan — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (600) — — — — — —
Payments from U.S. litigation escrow account, U.S. retrospective responsibility plan — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 150 — — — —
Cash proceeds from issuance of class A common stock under equity plans 62 56 43 40 54 59 46 54 47 61 48 33 54 55 35 38 41 48 29 32 50 53 21 41 31 56
Restricted stock and performance-based shares settled in cash for taxes (6) (112) (3) (1) (3) (113) (2) (2) (6) (134) (2) (3) (8) (147) (5) (3) (2) (101) (4) (2) — (88) (3) (7) (6) (60)
Payments to settle derivative instruments — — — — — — — — — — (333) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other financing activities 153 19 (183) (15) — — — — — — 19 (118) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net cash used in financing activities (2,926) (6,347) (4,040) (289) (3,400) (4,967) (3,619) (2,846) (2,373) (5,572) 755 1,164 (2,754) (3,133) (2,660) (3,915) (2,468) (3,018) (2,046) (2,811) (2,512) (3,871) 380 (2,061) (2,513) (1,730)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 136 692 (562) (420) (111) (194) (129) 76 (288) 304 267 85 (39) 127 (215) 109 (103) (68) (12) (295) 126 80 142 215 35 (156)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 745 (1,994) 1,381 2,480 (1,807) (1,476) (1,475) 1,716 1,503 (1,116) 2,237 4,118 553 1,431 163 387 (833) 138 (343) 363 4 (1,736) 2,437 1,010 603 205

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31).


The analysis of cash flow activities from December 2016 through March 2023 reveals a company with strong operational cash generation, aggressive shareholder return policies, and disciplined capital expenditures.

Operating Cash Flow Trends
Net income demonstrates a consistent long-term growth trajectory, rising from approximately 2.07 billion USD in December 2016 to 4.26 billion USD by March 2023. While a temporary contraction occurred during the second and third quarters of 2020, recovery was rapid. Net cash provided by operating activities consistently exceeds net income, indicating high earnings quality. Operational cash flows peaked at 5.88 billion USD in September 2022, supported by efficient management of working capital despite substantial outflows for client incentives, which grew from roughly 1.1 billion USD per quarter in 2016 to nearly 2.9 billion USD by early 2023.
Investment and Capital Allocation
Capital expenditures for property, equipment, and technology remain relatively stable and modest relative to total cash flow, typically ranging between 140 million USD and 300 million USD per quarter. Investment activity is characterized by a high volume of turnover in investment securities, with periodic large-scale purchases offset by proceeds from maturities and sales. Strategic acquisitions occurred sporadically, with notable outflows including 1.11 billion USD in March 2022 and 832 million USD in December 2021, reflecting a targeted approach to inorganic growth.
Financing and Shareholder Distributions
Financing activities are dominated by a consistent and aggressive capital return strategy. Repurchases of class A common stock represent the largest cash outflow in this category, frequently exceeding 2 billion USD per quarter and peaking at 4.1 billion USD in December 2021. Dividends paid have shown a steady upward trend, increasing from approximately 400 million USD per quarter in 2016 to over 940 million USD by 2023. To maintain liquidity and fund these distributions, the company periodically issues senior notes, such as the 3.99 billion USD and 3.23 billion USD issuances observed in mid-2020 and mid-2022, respectively.
Liquidity and Balance Sheet Adjustments
Significant volatility is observed in settlement receivables and payables, which is characteristic of the company's payment processing model. These fluctuations frequently result in substantial quarterly swings in the change in operating assets and liabilities. Furthermore, the company manages its cash position through the active use of commercial paper and the strategic timing of debt repayments, ensuring that net cash movements align with broader capital allocation goals.

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