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Alere (ALRPRB.PFD) Cash Flow from Investing : $-10.51 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Alere 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 three months ended in Jun. 2017, Alere spent $14.09 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained $0.27 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent $-0.01 Mil on purchasing business. It gained $0.00 Mil from selling business. It spent $0.00 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained $0.38 Mil from selling investments. It paid $0.00Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it received $1.41 Mil from other investing activities. In all, Alere spent $12.03 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Jun. 2017.


Alere Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alere'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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Alere Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Alere Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Cash Flow from Investing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -574.19 -257.45 -57.20 537.52 2.63

Alere Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
Cash Flow from Investing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -16.35 24.92 -8.71 -14.69 -12.03

Alere 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.

Alere's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

Alere's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-10.51 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.


Alere  (NYSE:ALRPRB.PFD) 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.

Alere's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-14.09 Mil. It means Alere spent $14.09 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.

Alere's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.27 Mil. It means Alere gained $0.27 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

Alere's purchase of business for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.01 Mil. It means Alere spent $-0.01 Mil on purchasing business.

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

Alere's sale of business for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.00 Mil. It means Alere gained $0.00 Mil from selling business.

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

Alere's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.00 Mil. It means Alere spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}0.00 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

Alere's sale of investment for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.38 Mil. It means Alere gained $0.38 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.

Alere's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.00 Mil. It means Alere paid $0.00 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.

Alere's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.00 Mil. It means Alere paid $0.00 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.

Alere's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $1.41 Mil. It means Alere received $1.41 Mil from other investing activities.


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Alere (ALRPRB.PFD) Business Description

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Alere, Inc. develops rapid point-of-care diagnostic devices in cardiology, infectious disease, toxicology, diabetes, oncology, and women's health. North America accounts for the largest portion of the firm's revenue (55%), followed by Europe (19%), Asia-Pacific (14%), and the rest of the world (12%). Alere's headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Executives
John Bridgen officer: Sr VP, Business Development 51 SAWYER ROAD, C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, WALTHAM MA 02453
Geoffrey S Ginsburg director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Renuka Uppaluri officer: Senior VP, Global R&D 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Mark Gladwell officer: Senior VP, Global Operations 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Gregg J Powers director C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 300, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Jonathan Wygant officer: VP, Controller, CAO 3750 TORREY VIEW COURT, SAN DIEGO X1 92130
Thomas Mckillop director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Melissa Guerdan officer: SVP, Global Quality & Reg. 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Daniella Cramp officer: Global Pres., Cardiometabolic 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Sanjay Malkani officer: Global Pres., Toxicology 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
James Jr. Roosevelt director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, HOPKINTON MA 02453
Robert Bernard Hargadon officer: SVP, Global Human Resources 4327 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD NE #6208, KIRKLAND WA 98033
John F Levy director C/O INNVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC., 51 SAWYER ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02453
John Quelch director C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, 51 SAWYER RD, WALTHAM MA 02453
Carol R Goldberg director C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, 51 SAWYERS RD, WALTHAM MA 02453

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