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Universal Music Group NV (XAMS:UMG) Cash Flow from Investing : €-622 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Universal Music Group NV Cash Flow from Investing?

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

For the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Universal Music Group NV spent €156 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained €0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent €39 Mil on purchasing business. It gained €0 Mil from selling business. It spent €9 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained €0 Mil from selling investments. It paid €131Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it received €136 Mil from other investing activities. In all, Universal Music Group NV spent €199 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the six months ended in Dec. 2023.


Universal Music Group NV Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Music Group NV's Cash Flow from Investing can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Universal Music Group NV Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Universal Music Group NV Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Investing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -129.00 -975.00 -391.00 -520.00 -622.00

Universal Music Group NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash Flow from Investing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -377.00 -320.00 -200.00 -423.00 -199.00

Universal Music Group NV Cash Flow from Investing Calculation

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

If a company spends cash on property, plant and equipment (PPE), this will reduce their cash position. This is called Capital Expenditures (CPEX).

Likewise, if a company buys another company for cash, this will reduce their cash position.

Universal Music Group NV's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Universal Music Group NV's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-622 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Universal Music Group NV  (XAMS:UMG) Cash Flow from Investing Explanation

Cash flow from investing contains nine items:

1. Purchase Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Purchase of PPE indicates the amount used to purchase property, plant, and equipment.

Universal Music Group NV's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-156 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV spent €156 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.

In the capital spending for property, plant and equipment (PPE), some part of spending may be from the expansion of business. The business needs more property, plant and equipment (PPE) as it grows. Another part may be from replacement of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of existing business. For some companies, the cash spent on replacing of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business will be close to the depreciation of property, plant and equipment (PPE) reported in the income statement.

In Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, he deducts the estimate of the cost of replacing the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business from cash flow from operations. The cash spent on the new property, plant, and equipment is not deducted. The reason is because these are not costs of the existing business. In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote this about owner earnings:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

2. Sale Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Sale of PPE indicates the amount gained from selling property, plant, and equipment.

Universal Music Group NV's sale of property, plant, equipment for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV gained €0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

3.Purchase Of Business:
Purchase of business indicates the amount used to purchase business.

Universal Music Group NV's purchase of business for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-39 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV spent €39 Mil on purchasing business.

4. Sale Of Business:
Sale of business indicates the amount gained from selling business.

Universal Music Group NV's sale of business for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV gained €0 Mil from selling business.

5. Purchase Of Investment:
Purchase of Investments represents cash outflow on the purchase of investments in securities.

Universal Music Group NV's purchase of investment for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-9 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}9 Mil on purchasing investments.

6. Sale Of Investment:
Sale of Investments represents cash inflow on the sale of investments in securities.

Universal Music Group NV's sale of investment for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV gained €0 Mil from selling investments.

7. Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale:
Net Intangibles purchase and sale means the net cash inflow received by a company that comes from the purchase and sale of intangibles. It equals the cash received from sale of intangibles minus the cash spent on purchasing intangibles.

Universal Music Group NV's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-131 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV paid €131 Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.

8. Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities:
Cash from discontinued investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from the discontinued investing activities.

Universal Music Group NV's cash from discontinued investing activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV paid €0 Mil for discontinued investing activities.

9. Cash From Other Investing Activities:
Cash from other investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from other investing activities.

Universal Music Group NV's cash from other investing activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €136 Mil. It means Universal Music Group NV received €136 Mil from other investing activities.


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Universal Music Group NV (XAMS:UMG) Business Description

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Universal Music Group is the largest of the three major global record labels with Sony Music in second and Warner Music in third. Universal's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Interscope, Capitol Music, Decca, EMI, and Motown and popular artists such as Drake, Taylor Swift, J Balvin, and Luke Bryan. Universal Music Publishing Group owns and administers almost 4 million compositions and is the second-largest music publisher behind Sony. Universal Music was spun out of Vivendi in September 2021, with 60% distributed to Vivendi shareholders, 20% to Tencent, 10% to Pershing Square Capital, and 10% remaining at Vivendi.

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