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Milestone Scientific (Milestone Scientific) Cash Flow from Investing : $3.46 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Milestone Scientific 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 Mar. 2024, Milestone Scientific spent $0.00 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained $0.00 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent $0.00 Mil on purchasing business. It gained $0.00 Mil from selling business. It spent $0.00 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained $2.00 Mil from selling investments. It paid $0.00Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid $0.00 Mil for other investing activities. In all, Milestone Scientific gained $2.00 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Mar. 2024.


Milestone Scientific Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Milestone Scientific'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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Milestone Scientific Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Milestone Scientific Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Investing
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Milestone Scientific Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -4.43 2.45 -0.48 -0.51 2.00

Milestone Scientific 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.

Milestone Scientific's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Milestone Scientific's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.46 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.


Milestone Scientific  (AMEX:MLSS) 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.

Milestone Scientific's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific spent $0.00 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.

Milestone Scientific's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific gained $0.00 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

Milestone Scientific's purchase of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific spent $0.00 Mil on purchasing business.

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

Milestone Scientific's sale of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific gained $0.00 Mil from selling business.

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

Milestone Scientific's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific 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.

Milestone Scientific's sale of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific gained $2.00 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.

Milestone Scientific's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific 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.

Milestone Scientific's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific 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.

Milestone Scientific's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. It means Milestone Scientific paid $0.00 Mil for other investing activities.


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Milestone Scientific (Milestone Scientific) Business Description

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425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ, USA, 07068
Milestone Scientific Inc is engaged in pioneering proprietary, technological systems, and solutions for the medical and dental markets. It develops, manufactures, markets and sells the computer-controlled system for the improved and painless delivery of local anesthetic. The system is marketed in dentistry under the trademark CompuDent and in medicine under the trademark CompuMed. In addition, the company provides The Wand, a handpiece that allows dentists to provide painless injections for virtually various dental procedures, including routine cleanings and fillings, as well as implants, root canals, and crowns. The Company conducts its business through two reportable segments: Dental and Medical. Geographically all the operations of the firm function through the region of the U.S.
Executives
Peter J Milligan officer: President 1650 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1700, MCLEAN VA 22102
Neal I Goldman director 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Leslie Bernhard director C/O ADSTAR, INC., 488 S. ROYAL LANE, COPPELL TX 75019
Benedetta I Casamento director 200 CAMPUS DRIVE, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Leonard Osser director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO
Leonard M Schiller director
Scott L. Kahn officer: Chief Financial Officer 425 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE, SUITE 403, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Giandomenico Trombetta director, 10 percent owner CORSO VENEZIA 44, MILAN L6 20121
Joseph D'agostino officer: CFO & COO C/O MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC., 220 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Jan Adriaan Haverhals officer: President 110 WHITE ROCK ROAD, APT. 3304, VERONA NJ 07044
Brent W Johnston officer: President C/O MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC., 220 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE SUITE 102, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Michael Mcgeehan director C/O MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Edward J. Zelnick director C/O MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC., 220 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Daniel S Goldberger officer: President and CEO 24 CARPENTER ROAD, CHESTER NY 10918
Bp4 S.r.l. director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks CORSO VENEZIA 44, MILAN L6 20121

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