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Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. (NYSE:EL)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since August 18, 2023.

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.

Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: 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 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017
Net earnings (loss) (32) 155 397 490 50 573 1,090 695 1,015 458 877 525 (459) (4) 561 598 158 557 577 502 188 374 125 430
Depreciation and amortization 196 189 181 178 181 182 181 183 176 159 160 156 164 160 144 143 153 135 137 132 142 133 129 127
Deferred income taxes (116) (39) 22 (53) (59) (47) 14 (57) (127) (54) (10) (39) (78) (72) (4) 11 (20) (37) (9) 91 (22) 109 (3)
Non-cash stock-based compensation 33 69 112 53 48 91 113 79 72 86 105 64 3 71 83 56 42 70 73 58 40 64 75 57
Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 5 4 2 2 2 3 2 1 4 6 11 2 14 1 3 2 11 1 2 3 3 5 4 3
Non-cash restructuring and other charges 16 6 5 9 12 1 (1) 2 (21) 96 1 1 19 1
Pension and post-retirement benefit expense 13 14 13 13 19 20 18 21 20 23 29 23 20 21 20 21 19 18 17 18 19 19 17 18
Pension and post-retirement benefit contributions (29) (8) (7) (5) (26) (12) (7) (11) (24) (10) (18) (7) (19) (21) (24) (9) (30) (11) (6) (6) (20) (51) (6) (8)
Impairment of other intangible assets 207 25 216 74 33 81 303 346 777 52 38
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration (2) (8) (2) (7) (19) (9) 2 (11) (37) (9) 2 1
Gain on liquidation of an investment in a foreign subsidiary, net (71)
Gain on previously held equity method investment (1) (847) 19 (553)
Other non-cash items 1 (4) (2) (3) (3) (7) 3 (3) 6 (13) (10) 1 (1) (8) (2) (10) (4) (9) (4) (9) (4) (6) (3)
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net 439 41 284 (579) 538 (141) 176 (583) 108 214 (113) (607) 673 299 140 (487) 208 (34) 203 (546) 220 (44) 109 (390)
(Increase) decrease in inventory and promotional merchandise 90 2 73 (229) (204) (234) 14 (178) (153) (54) 161 (94) 38 (72) 114 (83) (191) (163) 15 (36) (147) (66) 82 (16)
(Increase) decrease in other assets, net 95 (102) 30 3 (40) (4) (38) (19) 135 (12) (149) 39 (149) 57 (72) (48) 11 (20) (35) (18) 11 (11) (1) 13
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (20) (3) 65 (375) 409 (159) 151 (191) 385 (8) 84 (21) 9 58 25 (400) 424 69 88 (262) 329 131 55 (166)
Increase (decrease) in other accrued and noncurrent liabilities 22 (45) 29 (135) 133 (345) 228 (15) 66 (121) 434 316 (231) (190) 221 31 5 (107) 327 60 (188) (38) 662 30
Increase (decrease) in operating lease assets and liabilities, net 1 (13) (10) (19) (14) (21) (7) (10) (26) (23) (18) 11 34 20 5 (3)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 627 (120) 471 (1,334) 822 (904) 524 (996) 515 (4) 399 (356) 374 172 433 (990) 457 (255) 598 (802) 225 (28) 907 (529)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities 746 111 1,004 (1,140) 1,021 (450) 837 (776) (161) 341 743 (167) 794 694 864 (768) 603 (74) 815 (621) 454 107 1,232 (337)
Net cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities 714 266 1,401 (650) 1,071 123 1,927 (81) 854 799 1,620 358 335 690 1,425 (170) 761 483 1,392 (119) 642 481 1,357 93
Capital expenditures (351) (233) (267) (152) (382) (199) (254) (205) (251) (136) (134) (116) (155) (177) (166) (125) (303) (149) (164) (128) (261) (105) (147) (116)
Proceeds from purchase price refund 32
Payment for acquired business (3) (1,057) (2) (6) (7) (1,040) (11)
Purchases of other intangible assets (2,278) (8)
Proceeds from the disposition of investments 958 98 173 33 107 298 311
Purchases of investments (3) (1) (4) (4) (6) (2) (40) (5) (14) 14 (13) (331) (148)
Settlement of net investment hedges (58) 138 50 58 23 (42) (21) (112) 14 (23) (16) 2
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 2
Net cash flows (used for) provided by investing activities (2,690) (242) (271) (14) (382) (149) (261) (153) (1,287) (180) (155) (242) (141) (207) (1,222) (128) (301) 809 (66) 31 (214) (11) (180) 36
Proceeds (repayments) of current debt, net (1,245) 1,984 (5) 249 (7) 3 2 1 (747) (759) 1,506 3 5 (4) 2 (166) (3) (114) (116) (140) 362
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net 1,995 596 698 1,783
Debt issuance costs (15) (1) (4) (4) (14)
Repayments and redemptions of long-term debt (4) (3) (4) (254) (2) (6) (6) (4) (453) (2) (2) (2) (2) (503) (3) (5) (1) (1) (1)
Net proceeds from stock-based compensation transactions 20 31 11 26 24 50 41 36 35 76 46 58 32 77 16 55 38 95 26 33 25 74 35 48
Payment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest (15)
Payments to acquire treasury stock (13) (1) (147) (110) (311) (570) (871) (557) (417) (214) (77) (25) (10) (70) (500) (313) (211) (218) (596) (530) (83) (278) (287) (111)
Payments of contingent consideration (2) (15) (3) (23) (35)
Dividends paid to stockholders (238) (236) (236) (215) (216) (215) (217) (192) (192) (193) (194) (174) (1) (172) (174) (156) (156) (156) (156) (141) (139) (140) (141) (126)
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders for dividends (3) (3) (2) (3) (5) (2) (3) (2) (1) (3) (1)
Net cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities 500 1,775 (381) (304) (520) (741) (1,061) (714) (1,030) 257 (229) (890) (64) 838 1,103 (416) (359) (278) (894) (642) (350) (460) (535) 173
Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents (26) 7 38 (51) (48) 3 (15) 22 (22) 42 19 16 (41) 31 (14) (16) 12 1 (8) (37) 25 19 6
Net increase (decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents (1,502) 1,806 787 (1,019) 121 (767) 608 (963) (1,441) 854 1,278 (755) 146 1,280 1,337 (728) 85 1,026 433 (738) 41 35 661 308

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

Cash flow statement item Description The company
Net cash flows provided by (used for) 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. Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. net cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Net cash flows (used for) 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. Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. net cash flows (used for) provided by investing activities increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Net cash flows provided by (used for) 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. Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. net cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level.