If a company's financial statements show -$9.7 million in 2015 for cash flow from investing activities, but $4.3 million for financing act ivies for the same year, is there any correlation between the two?
What does financing cash flow mean if in 2015 it was $4.3 million, but in 2016 it went to -$3.5 million? (Columns in the attachment represent 2016, 2015,2014)
Investing activities
Capital expenditures
Acquisitions of businesses and investments in affiliates Other, net
|
(1,063)
78
|
(939)
(9,003)
208
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(845)
(898)
20
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Net cash used for investing activities
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(985)
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(9,734)
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(1,723)
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Financing activities
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|
|
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Special cash payment from divestiture of IS&GS business
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1,800
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-
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-
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Repurchases of common stock
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(2,096)
|
(3,071)
|
(1,900)
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Proceeds from stock option exercises
|
106
|
174
|
308
|
Dividends paid
|
(2,048)
|
(1,932)
|
(1,760)
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Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
|
-.
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9,101
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-
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Repayments of long-term debt
|
(952)
|
-
|
-
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Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities
|
-
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6,000
|
-
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Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities
|
-
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(6,000)
|
-
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Other, net
|
(267)
|
5
|
38
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Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
|
(3,457)
|
4277
|
(3,314)
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
747
|
(356)
|
(1,171)
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
1,090
|
1,446
|
2,617
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
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$ 1,837
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$ 1,090
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$ 1,446
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