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Lumen Technologies (Lumen Technologies) Cash Flow from Operations : $2,160 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lumen Technologies Cash Flow from Operations?

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Lumen Technologies's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $-1,995 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $751 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $143 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-30 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $13 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $1,902 Mil. In all, Lumen Technologies's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $784 Mil.


Lumen Technologies Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lumen Technologies's Cash Flow from Operations 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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Lumen Technologies Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Lumen Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Operations
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6,680.00 6,524.00 6,501.00 4,735.00 2,160.00

Lumen Technologies Quarterly Data
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Lumen Technologies Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Lumen Technologies's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Lumen Technologies's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,160 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.


Lumen Technologies  (NYSE:LUMN) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Lumen Technologies's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,995 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Lumen Technologies's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $751 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Lumen Technologies's change in working capital for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $143 Mil. It means Lumen Technologies's working capital increased by $143 Mil from Sep. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Lumen Technologies's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-30 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Lumen Technologies's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Lumen Technologies's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Lumen Technologies's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $13 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Lumen Technologies's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,902 Mil.


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Lumen Technologies (Lumen Technologies) Business Description

Address
100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, LA, USA, 71203
With 450,000 route miles of fiber, including over 35,000 route miles of subsea fiber connecting Europe, Asia, and Latin America, Lumen Technologies is one of the United States' largest telecommunications carriers serving global enterprises. Its merger with Level 3 in 2017 and divestiture of much of its incumbent local exchange carrier, or ILEC, business in 2022 has shifted the company's operations away from its legacy consumer business and toward enterprises (now nearly 80% of revenue). Lumen offers businesses a full menu of communications services, providing colocation and data center services, data transportation, and end-user phone and internet service. On the consumer side, Lumen provides broadband and phone service across 37 states, where it has 4.5 million broadband customers.
Executives
James Fowler director 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Christopher Stansbury officer: EVP and CFO C/O ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC, 9201 EAST DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Kathleen E Johnson director, officer: President & CEO 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Quincy L Allen director 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Ashley Haynes-gaspar officer: EVP and Customer Exp Officer 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Kevin P. Chilton director 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Laurie Siegel director C/O VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC., 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Peter C Brown director 909 WALNUT STE 200, KANSAS CITY MO 64106
Scott Trezise officer: EVP, Human Resources 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Shaun C Andrews officer: Exec VP & Chief Mktg Officer 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Sham Chotai officer: EVP, Product and IT 10201 TORRE AVENUE, SUITE 350, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Michael James Roberts director ONE MCDONALD'S PLAZA, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Steven T Clontz director 781 THIRD AVENUE, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406-1409
Martha Helena Bejar director C/O POLYCOM, INC., 6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Hal Jones director 1150 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20071