Stock Analysis on Net

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)

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.

Cisco Systems Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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Net income 2,711 2,162 1,886 2,634 3,638 3,958 3,212 2,773 2,670 2,815 3,044 2,973 2,980 3,009 2,863 2,545 2,174 2,636 2,774 2,878 2,926 2,206 3,044 2,822 3,549
Depreciation, amortization, and other 789 823 861 422 401 422 451 438 415 430 478 516 533 489 486 436 451 444 446 457 461 464 481 487 465
Share-based compensation expense 827 800 811 802 661 633 623 601 496 479 477 477 453 424 463 436 438 399 391 384 395 404 374 389 403
Provision (benefit) for receivables (1) 15 7 8 4 20 5 (1) 7 6 41 7 1 (2) 6 (23) 13 33 14 (4) 50 8 2 22 8
Deferred income taxes (281) (727) 571 (303) (513) (742) (498) (479) (366) (142) (29) (40) (98) (295) 2 29 (120) (141) (25) 47 81 (69) (24) (185) (72)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net (60) (9) 19 116 89 (37) 134 (22) 131 17 (147) (112) (211) (153) (115) (27) (59) 47 (23) (154) (8) 55 (2) (84) 7
Accounts receivable 2,227 (1,575) 345 (38) 979 (760) 101 274 1,119 (875) 174 (735) 427 (1,357) 5 (281) 1,526 (881) (310) 569 515 (1,644) (53) 721 892
Inventories 229 (255) 88 135 307 (175) (325) (461) (108) (347) (177) (231) (275) 16 (115) (124) (21) (59) 118 (9) 34 132 202 (169) (34)
Financing receivables 173 (16) 125 (58) 25 (24) 292 278 556 (190) 190 569 672 417 412 581 167 (1,177) (28) 262 146 (137) (273) (112) 273
Other assets (190) (289) 21 (113) (290) 433 (218) 106 (316) (320) (515) (610) (170) (564) (21) 47 (259) (49) 15 71 59 (219) (84) (357) (295)
Accounts payable (269) 210 176 (241) (235) (129) 114 42 (1) 196 (157) (93) (77) 382 (431) 73 (183) 450 (81) (45) 35 348 (143) (153)
Income taxes, net (806) 684 (567) (2,883) (1,773) 98 1,002 98 20 40 146 (893) 17 279 8 (752) (84) 378 307 (677) (330) 1,071 71 (393) (437)
Accrued compensation (754) 396 (329) 145 (908) 626 171 238 (384) 303 (293) 148 (585) 498 20 290 (165) 142 301 (48) (473) 345 271 9 (348)
Deferred revenue (971) 1,009 (82) 34 259 1,271 422 711 (78) 1,036 90 297 (95) 1,297 37 271 (45) 1,678 97 78 158 986 214 516 (309)
Other liabilities 37 502 39 148 (273) 372 (267) 185 (242) 426 (14) 252 (129) 523 (553) (23) 7 535 (290) 27 (382) 305 (242) 274 (186)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures (324) 666 (184) (2,871) (1,909) 1,712 1,292 1,429 609 72 (203) (1,360) (231) 1,032 175 (422) 1,199 384 660 192 (318) 874 454 346 (597)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 950 1,568 2,085 (1,826) (1,267) 2,008 2,007 1,966 1,292 862 617 (512) 447 1,495 1,017 429 1,922 1,166 1,463 922 661 1,736 1,285 975 214
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,661 3,730 3,971 808 2,371 5,966 5,219 4,739 3,962 3,677 3,661 2,461 3,427 4,504 3,880 2,974 4,096 3,802 4,237 3,800 3,587 3,942 4,329 3,797 3,763
Purchases of investments (1,775) (1,186) (791) (403) (1,850) (3,219) (3,855) (1,854) (1,943) (687) (1,446) (986) (2,951) (1,473) (1,830) (2,269) (3,756) (2,332) (2,630) (2,222) (2,028) (1,240) (499) (193) (484)
Proceeds from sales of investments 1,490 262 1,390 1,204 1,280 252 215 180 407 172 1,086 822 580 649 1,350 717 657 894 1,327 1,068 2,342 1,997 2,336 250 2,805
Proceeds from maturities of investments 1,164 563 1,760 1,547 2,497 2,189 1,473 1,345 971 1,378 1,123 1,329 1,856 1,964 3,072 1,948 1,425 2,267 1,664 2,078 1,966 2,131 4,534 3,722 2,541
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and divestitures (217) (120) (24,996) (2) (876) (205) (93) (3) (12) (25) (336) (705) (5,473) (30) (830) (90) (74) (163) (576) 365 (1,964)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies (42) (202) (32) (37) (13) (23) (92) (22) (48) (28) (34) (23) (101) (37) (43) (27) (68) (47) (46) (43) (54) (30) (50) (39) (29)
Return of investments in privately held companies 77 56 23 76 47 18 33 29 10 88 45 51 53 98 38 29 29 11 122 34 57 32 84 27 16
Acquisition of property and equipment (217) (198) (168) (170) (134) (233) (270) (170) (176) (139) (106) (110) (122) (162) (172) (187) (171) (208) (171) (189) (202) (208) (228) (261) (212)
Other (1) (3) (1) (2) 1 1 (5) 1 (20) 85 (3) (7) 1 14 (47) 1 4 4 44 117 4 7 5 (4) 2
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 479 (828) (22,815) 2,213 952 (1,220) (2,594) (494) (799) 869 653 1,051 (1,020) 348 (3,105) 182 (2,710) 499 236 843 1,922 2,689 5,606 3,867 2,675
Issuances of common stock 367 (2) 349 384 316 354 306 336 1 305 1 320 1 332 2 319 9 304 8
Repurchases of common stock, repurchase program (2,003) (2,015) (1,268) (1,204) (1,300) (1,264) (1,269) (1,204) (556) (2,342) (242) (4,832) (273) (781) (527) (769) (800) (1,011) (864) (784) (4,675) (5,980) (4,986) (5,076)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units (165) (227) (184) (428) (153) (153) (134) (202) (108) (146) (135) (278) (133) (217) (102) (228) (89) (208) (82) (243) (194) (261) (87) (196) (318)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net 68 (1,069) 149 1,398 (602) 597 (950) 959 (5) (3,470) 1,723 1,723
Issuances of debt 5,732 7,659 21,622 2,537 1,049 720 1,530
Repayments of debt (4,821) (7,631) (1,445) (750) (500) (500) (1,050) (2,000) (3,000) (1,500) (2,500) (2,720) (1,530) (5,250)
Repayments of Splunk convertible debt, net (3,140)
Dividends paid (1,592) (1,606) (1,615) (1,583) (1,580) (1,589) (1,593) (1,560) (1,560) (1,567) (1,555) (1,541) (1,561) (1,562) (1,560) (1,521) (1,520) (1,525) (1,519) (1,486) (1,486) (1,490) (1,519) (1,470) (1,500)
Other (3) 15 (45) 10 (17) (28) 1 24 (29) (14) (68) (37) (3) (40) (31) 35 35 54 9 4 (16) 62 33 77 (59)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (2,784) (4,507) 14,072 1,079 (3,800) (2,650) (3,495) (2,626) (2,855) (3,618) (4,000) (4,374) (3,970) (2,269) (5,219) (2,178) (2,373) (2,859) (2,602) (4,757) (8,668) (5,132) (9,541) (6,271) (6,945)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 10 8 (7) 13 (45) (15) (93) 98 (95) (58) (97) (25)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 1,366 (1,597) (4,779) 4,113 (522) 2,081 (963) 1,717 213 870 217 (887) (1,563) 2,583 (4,444) 978 (987) 1,442 1,871 (114) (3,159) 1,499 394 1,393 (507)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).

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. Cisco Systems Inc. net cash provided by operating activities decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Net cash (used in) provided by 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. Cisco Systems Inc. net cash (used in) provided by investing activities increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Net cash provided by (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. Cisco Systems Inc. net cash provided by (used in) financing activities decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly increased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.