Stock Analysis on Net

ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW)

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.

ServiceNow 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 384 432 262 347 295 242 1,044 150 150 80 20 75 26 63 59 82 17 13 41 48
Depreciation and amortization 154 144 136 130 154 146 136 126 118 109 105 101 126 125 115 106 93 85 82 76
Amortization of deferred commissions 147 140 132 131 126 115 112 106 97 92 86 83 83 75 70 66 60 56 52 49
Stock-based compensation 454 426 444 422 413 413 397 381 363 361 352 325 303 291 281 256 245 220 217 188
Deferred income taxes 51 (5) 24 28 17 30 (911) 7 18 (1) (2) (13) (5) (17) 1 (18) (3) (2) (2)
Other (20) (6) (7) (18) 13 (11) (3) 1 8 (10) 4 15 18 13 (1) 10 (9) (19) 4 11
Accounts receivable (981) 228 (216) 715 (852) (83) 16 619 (785) (66) (51) 562 (620) (5) (130) 354 (362) 10 (9) 209
Deferred commissions (252) (155) (141) (165) (264) (173) (121) (159) (197) (132) (100) (137) (221) (127) (103) (114) (144) (77) (73) (71)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (65) (15) (146) (106) (20) (47) (72) (64) 34 (1) (26) (46) (15) (21) (54) (3) (13) (9) (12) (20)
Accounts payable (94) (130) 65 107 46 (98) (44) (46) 56 (24) 71 69 16 (36) (14) 89 (35) (36) 17 21
Deferred revenue 1,534 (263) (82) (10) 1,302 (128) (129) 40 1,060 (112) (65) 21 913 (38) 10 75 644 (3) 9 60
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 323 (125) 149 (240) 375 (95) 155 (259) 240 (32) 38 (203) 228 (15) 84 (195) 206 5 42 (78)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business combinations 465 (460) (371) 301 587 (624) (195) 131 408 (367) (133) 266 301 (242) (207) 206 297 (110) (26) 120
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 1,251 239 358 994 1,310 69 (464) 752 1,012 185 413 788 818 257 241 645 669 229 327 443
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,635 671 620 1,341 1,605 311 580 902 1,162 265 433 863 844 320 300 727 686 241 368 492
Purchases of property and equipment (253) (202) (262) (135) (261) (136) (132) (165) (144) (162) (151) (93) (100) (94) (91) (107) (134) (92) (110) (83)
Business combinations, net of cash acquired (31) (41) 153 (194) (279) (34) (57) (7) (40) (513) (225) (25) (83)
Purchases of other intangibles (10) (9) (21) (3)
Purchases of investments (1,079) (1,292) (1,055) (1,605) (829) (984) (1,599) (1,222) (1,227) (1,037) (1,112) (662) (744) (609) (488) (644) (705) (1,121) (580) (528)
Purchases of non-marketable investments (32) (61) (46) (42) (19) (10) (16) (30) (29) (2) (35) (101) (43) (21) (7)
Sales and maturities of investments 728 911 1,040 1,073 654 915 1,073 880 545 569 554 577 540 556 491 532 666 534 453 313
Other (61) 27 (8) 6 11 (28) 13 15 3 1 (1) (5) 11 (6) 7 (5) 2 (6) (4)
Net cash used in investing activities (738) (658) (187) (918) (444) (525) (674) (524) (874) (629) (800) (280) (359) (197) (614) (437) (177) (702) (243) (385)
Net proceeds from borrowings on 2030 Notes 1,482
Repayments of convertible senior notes attributable to principal (88) (6) (2) (6) (25) (28) (59) (1,553) (14) (2)
Net proceeds from unwind of 2022 Note Hedge 1,106
Proceeds from employee stock plans 106 131 1 76 117 71 1 105 2 70 95 3 51 24 67
Repurchases of common stock (296) (225) (175) (256) (282)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (175) (173) (137) (215) (126) (127) (94) (112) (75) (111) (91) (150) (155) (142) (124) (191) (148) (122) (113) (126)
Business combination (184)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (471) (292) (321) (259) (381) (333) (94) 5 (75) (40) (178) (51) (155) (78) (149) (124) (203) 963 (102) (61)
Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (9) 5 (9) (4) 5 (4) (1) 1 8 (12) (44) (5) (4) (10) 7 (18) 22 8 6 (11)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 417 (274) 103 160 785 (551) (189) 384 221 (416) (589) 527 326 35 (456) 148 328 510 29 35

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. ServiceNow 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. ServiceNow Inc. net cash used in investing activities decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
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. ServiceNow Inc. net cash provided by (used in) financing activities increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.