Stock Analysis on Net

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)

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.

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

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3 months ended: Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 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
Net income 26,536 26,301 23,619 23,662 20,687 19,689 18,368 15,051 13,624 13,910 16,002 16,436 20,642 18,936 18,525 17,930 15,227 11,247 6,959 6,836
Depreciation of property and equipment 4,205 3,985 3,708 3,413 1,936 4,551 2,824 2,635 4,065 3,933 3,698 3,591 3,215 3,085 2,730 2,525 3,539 3,289 3,178 2,899
Stock-based compensation expense 5,810 5,846 5,865 5,264 5,659 5,743 5,774 5,284 5,100 4,976 4,782 4,504 3,954 3,874 3,803 3,745 3,223 3,195 3,382 3,191
Deferred income taxes (1,448) (1,071) (3,157) 419 (1,670) (1,824) (2,415) (1,854) (1,924) (1,920) (2,147) (2,090) 1,616 (1,287) 379 1,100 1,670 136 (591) 175
(Gain) loss on debt and equity securities, net 67 (1,981) 1,024 (1,781) (471) 869 509 (84) 1,663 1,378 1,041 1,437 (2,478) (2,158) (2,883) (4,751) (3,262) (2,015) (1,842) 802
Other 827 1,407 851 334 3,045 (489) 670 1,104 797 280 263 331 210 283 207 (27) 578 395 580 506
Accounts receivable, net (4,570) (1,431) (3,057) 3,167 (6,518) (2,821) (2,948) 4,454 (4,615) (97) (1,969) 4,364 (5,819) (2,409) (3,661) 2,794 (5,445) (3,601) (80) 2,602
Income taxes, net 379 (1,908) (3,900) 3,011 (9,869) 1,872 4,451 4,069 1,446 (609) (4,073) 3,820 (3,369) 3,041 (1,082) 785 740 (69) 783 (245)
Other assets 937 (802) (532) (1,000) 740 (1,624) (513) (746) (778) (2,647) (845) (776) (399) (1,255) (199) 7 (738) (233) (244) (115)
Accounts payable 401 521 1,561 (2,124) 427 223 1,119 (1,105) (28) 1,907 1,201 (2,373) 1,157 238 (130) (982) 963 420 146 (835)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 5,205 (1,190) (122) (5,054) 4,317 3,657 459 (4,496) 3,424 2,210 1,497 (3,216) 4,541 2,562 3,731 (3,530) 4,613 2,990 1,432 (3,531)
Accrued revenue share 581 381 419 (322) 797 103 184 (602) 577 (80) (114) (828) 1,296 357 473 (444) 1,362 969 179 (871)
Deferred revenue 183 640 361 (141) (165) 707 184 (201) 263 112 86 (94) 368 272 (3) 137 207 280 111 37
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions 3,116 (3,789) (5,270) (2,463) (10,271) 2,117 2,936 1,373 289 796 (4,217) 897 (2,225) 2,806 (871) (1,233) 1,702 756 2,327 (2,958)
Adjustments 12,577 4,397 3,021 5,186 (1,772) 10,967 10,298 8,458 9,990 9,443 3,420 8,670 4,292 6,603 3,365 1,359 7,450 5,756 7,034 4,615
Net cash provided by operating activities 39,113 30,698 26,640 28,848 18,915 30,656 28,666 23,509 23,614 23,353 19,422 25,106 24,934 25,539 21,890 19,289 22,677 17,003 13,993 11,451
Purchases of property and equipment (14,276) (13,061) (13,186) (12,012) (11,019) (8,055) (6,888) (6,289) (7,595) (7,276) (6,828) (9,786) (6,383) (6,819) (5,496) (5,942) (5,479) (5,406) (5,391) (6,005)
Purchases of marketable securities (21,645) (22,023) (22,327) (20,684) (28,436) (13,833) (21,362) (14,227) (11,621) (17,054) (21,737) (28,462) (40,090) (34,497) (24,183) (36,426) (31,644) (40,821) (26,548) (37,563)
Maturities and sales of marketable securities 21,649 23,202 33,592 24,985 34,030 15,593 18,722 18,327 13,735 28,713 25,595 29,779 36,168 31,459 21,419 39,248 35,155 31,877 24,063 41,811
Purchases of non-marketable securities (1,800) (1,035) (993) (1,206) (851) (663) (887) (626) (903) (364) (488) (776) (770) (656) (766) (646) (5,311) (553) (739) (572)
Maturities and sales of non-marketable securities 150 127 292 313 204 562 145 36 19 6 113 12 344 334 237 19 425 125 213 260
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangibles assets (91) (2,753) (26) (61) (29) (126) (298) (42) (84) (5,649) (1,063) (173) (385) (259) (308) (1,666) (370) (13) (165) (190)
Other investing activities (167) (2,468) (133) 101 (66) (628) (232) (125) 222 791 221 355 100 388 23 30 (57) (406) 119 412
Net cash used in investing activities (16,180) (18,011) (2,781) (8,564) (6,167) (7,150) (10,800) (2,946) (6,227) (833) (4,187) (9,051) (11,016) (10,050) (9,074) (5,383) (7,281) (15,197) (8,448) (1,847)
Net payments related to stock-based award activities (3,049) (3,003) (3,209) (2,929) (2,680) (2,432) (2,736) (1,989) (2,079) (2,041) (2,264) (2,916) (2,923) (2,602) (2,453) (2,184) (1,647) (1,357) (1,475) (1,241)
Repurchases of stock (15,551) (15,291) (15,684) (15,696) (16,191) (15,787) (14,969) (14,557) (15,407) (15,392) (15,197) (13,300) (13,473) (12,610) (12,796) (11,395) (7,904) (7,897) (6,852) (8,496)
Dividend payments (2,442) (2,455) (2,466)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of costs 4,895 3,819 2,893 1,982 1,492 1,248 1,123 6,927 8,550 15,094 12,806 16,422 6,250 6,350 6,699 900 9,863 1,898
Repayments of debt (3,750) (3,449) (2,423) (3,079) (1,929) (1,414) (1,255) (6,952) (8,718) (15,768) (13,162) (16,420) (6,365) (6,392) (7,741) (937) (57) (61) (35) (1,947)
Proceeds from sale of interest in consolidated entities, net 861 285 8 3 2 3 25 10 300 10 338 (2) 864 1,600
Net cash used in financing activities (19,036) (20,094) (20,889) (19,714) (19,308) (18,382) (17,835) (16,568) (17,629) (18,097) (17,817) (16,214) (16,511) (15,254) (15,991) (13,606) (9,270) 546 (7,498) (8,186)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (390) 141 (238) (125) (94) (351) (26) 50 137 (375) (368) 100 (181) (146) 183 (143) 210 35 51 (272)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,507 (7,266) 2,732 445 (6,654) 4,773 5 4,045 (105) 4,048 (2,950) (59) (2,774) 89 (2,992) 157 6,336 2,387 (1,902) 1,146

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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).

Cash flow statement item Description The company
Net cash provided by 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. Alphabet Inc. net cash provided by operating activities increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
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. Alphabet Inc. net cash used in investing activities decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Net cash 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. Alphabet Inc. net cash used in financing activities increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.