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Aqua Metals (Aqua Metals) Cash Flow from Operations : $-4.58 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Aqua Metals 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 Mar. 2024, Aqua Metals's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $-5.75 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $0.33 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $0.37 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $0.00 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0.00 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0.00 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $0.77 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $0.04 Mil. In all, Aqua Metals's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-4.25 Mil.


Aqua Metals Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aqua Metals'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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Aqua Metals Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Aqua Metals 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 -25.18 -11.03 -7.06 -10.15 -3.19

Aqua Metals Quarterly Data
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Cash Flow from Operations 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 -2.86 8.34 -3.25 -5.42 -4.25

Aqua Metals 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.

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

Aqua Metals's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is:


Cash Flow from Operations 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 $-4.58 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.


Aqua Metals  (NAS:AQMS) 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.

Aqua Metals's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-5.75 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

Aqua Metals's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.33 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.

Aqua Metals's change in working capital for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.37 Mil. It means Aqua Metals's working capital increased by $0.37 Mil from Dec. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .

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

Aqua Metals's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

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

Aqua Metals's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 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.

Aqua Metals's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 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.

Aqua Metals's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.77 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).

Aqua Metals's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.04 Mil.


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Aqua Metals (Aqua Metals) Business Description

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5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 201, Reno, NV, USA, 89511
Aqua Metals Inc is a United States-based company engaged in the business of recycling Lead through a novel, proprietary and patent-pending process that it developed and named AquaRefining. The company's breakthrough, AquaRefining, delivers a product, at a higher yield, eliminates toxic waste, reduces permitting and is less expensive to build than smelting. AquaRefining process will provide for the recycling of Lead acid batteries and the production of a pure grade Lead with a significantly lower cost of production, and with fewer environmental and regulatory issues, than conventional methods of Lead production.
Executives
Vincent L Divito director 329 DOLPHIN LANE, WEST BABYLON NY 11704
Sung Yi director C/O AQUA METALS.COM, 5370 KIETZKE LN SUITE 201, RENO NV 89511
Peifang Zhang director 21640 E. BRIARWOOD DR., AURORA CO 80016
Edward J Smith director 635 HOOD ROAD, MARKHAM A6 L3R 4N6
David Kanen director 6429 NW 65TH WAY, PARKLAND FL 33067
Philotimo Fund, Lp other: Passive Investor 5850 CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 309, CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076
Kanen Wealth Management Llc other: Passive Investor 5850 CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 309, CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076
David Mcmurtry officer: Chief Business Officer C/O AQUA METALS.COM, 5370 KIETZKE LN SUITE 201, RENO NV 89511
Stephen Cotton officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1010 ATLANTIC AVE, ALAMEDA CA 94501
Benjamin S. Taecker officer: Chief Eng and Opr Officer C/O AQUA METALS, 2500 PERU DR., MCCARRAN NV 89437
Judd Merrill officer: Chief Financial Officer 2425 CROOKED CANYON CT., RENO NV 89521
S. Shariq Yosufzai director 171 ALPINE TERRACE, OAKLAND CA 94618
Gayle J Gibson director 2500 PERU DRIVE, MCCARRAN NV 89437
Susanne Meline director P.O. BOX 515381, #86506, LOS ANGELES CA 90051
Sushil Kapoor director AQUA METALS, INC., 1010 ATLANTIC AVE STE 101, ALAMEDA CA 94501