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Discovery (JSE:DSY) Cash Flow from Investing : R-940 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Discovery 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, Discovery spent R246 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained R0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent R176 Mil on purchasing business. It gained R0 Mil from selling business. It spent R14,243 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained R16,020 Mil from selling investments. It paid R800Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it received R1 Mil from other investing activities. In all, Discovery gained R556 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the six months ended in Dec. 2023.


Discovery Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

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

Discovery Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cash Flow from Investing
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Discovery Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 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 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 -3,420.00 -1,284.00 -740.00 -1,496.00 556.00

Discovery 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.

Discovery's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

Discovery'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 R-940 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.


Discovery  (JSE:DSY) 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.

Discovery's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-246 Mil. It means Discovery spent R246 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.

Discovery's sale of property, plant, equipment for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R0 Mil. It means Discovery gained R0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

Discovery's purchase of business for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-176 Mil. It means Discovery spent R176 Mil on purchasing business.

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

Discovery's sale of business for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R0 Mil. It means Discovery gained R0 Mil from selling business.

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

Discovery's purchase of investment for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-14,243 Mil. It means Discovery spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}14,243 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

Discovery's sale of investment for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R16,020 Mil. It means Discovery gained R16,020 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.

Discovery's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-800 Mil. It means Discovery paid R800 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.

Discovery's cash from discontinued investing activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0 Mil. It means Discovery paid R0 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.

Discovery's cash from other investing activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R1 Mil. It means Discovery received R1 Mil from other investing activities.


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Discovery (JSE:DSY) Business Description

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1 Discovery Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Discovery Ltd sells multiple insurance products and provides investment management services. The company has reportable segments based on a combination of products and services which are Health South Africa, Life South Africa, Invest South Africa, Vitality South Africa, Insure South Africa, Bank South Africa, Health United Kingdom, Life United Kingdom, and other segment which include SA insure, SA bank, SA distribution, vitality group. It serves employers for health insurance, as well as individual clients who buy health and life insurance and investment products across the UK, US, China, Singapore, and Australia.

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