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W.P. Carey (W.P. Carey) Cash Flow from Investing : $-906 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is W.P. Carey 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 Dec. 2023, W.P. Carey spent $0 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained $0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent $2 Mil on purchasing business. It gained $0 Mil from selling business. It spent $0 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained $0 Mil from selling investments. It paid $0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid $112 Mil for other investing activities. In all, W.P. Carey spent $113 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Dec. 2023.


W.P. Carey Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for W.P. Carey'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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W.P. Carey Cash Flow from Investing Chart

W.P. Carey Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Investing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -522.77 -539.93 -1,566.73 -1,052.53 -905.88

W.P. Carey Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 -33.11 -587.27 -318.35 113.09 -113.36

W.P. Carey 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.

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

W.P. Carey'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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-906 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.


W.P. Carey  (NYSE:WPC) 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.

W.P. Carey's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. It means W.P. Carey spent $0 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.

W.P. Carey's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. It means W.P. Carey gained $0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

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

W.P. Carey's purchase of business for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2 Mil. It means W.P. Carey spent $2 Mil on purchasing business.

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

W.P. Carey's sale of business for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. It means W.P. Carey gained $0 Mil from selling business.

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

W.P. Carey's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. It means W.P. Carey spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}0 Mil on purchasing investments.

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

W.P. Carey's sale of investment for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. It means W.P. Carey gained $0 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.

W.P. Carey's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. It means W.P. Carey paid $0 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.

W.P. Carey's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0 Mil. It means W.P. Carey paid $0 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.

W.P. Carey's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-112 Mil. It means W.P. Carey paid $112 Mil for other investing activities.


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W.P. Carey (W.P. Carey) Business Description

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Address
One Manhattan West, 395 9th Avenue, 58th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10001
W.P. Carey Inc is a real estate investment trust principally involved in the ownership of properties located in the U.S., Western Europe, and Northern Europe. W.P. Carey organizes its operations into Real Estate and Investment Management segments. The vast majority of the company's income is derived from its Real Estate division in the form of lease revenue from long-term agreements with companies. W.P. Carey's real estate portfolio is primarily comprised of single-tenant office, industrial, warehouse, and retail facilities located around the world. most of the company's revenue comes from properties in the USA. The company's Investment Management unit generates revenue from providing real estate advisory and portfolio management services to other REITs.
Executives
Brian H Zander officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O W. P. CAREY INC., ONE MANHATTAN WEST, 395 9TH AVE., 58 FL, NEW YORK NY 10001
Mark A Alexander director C/O W. P. CAREY INC., 395 9TH AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK NY 10001
Talma Stheeman Mechthild Elisabeth director C/O W. P. CAREY INC, ONE MANHATTAN WEST, 395 9TH AVE., 58 FL, NEW YORK NY 10001
Beier Constantin H. director C/O W. P. CAREY INC., ONE MANHATTAN WEST 395 9TH AVENUE, 58 FL, NEW YORK, NEW YORK NY 10001
Gino M. Sabatini officer: Managing Director C/O W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC, 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
John J Park officer: President C/O W. P. CAREY INC., ONE MANHATTAN WEST, 395 9TH AVE. 58TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10001
Jason E. Fox director, officer: CEO C/O W. P. CAREY INC., ONE MANHATTAN WEST, 395 9TH AVE., 58 FL, NEW YORK NY 10001
Arjun Mahalingam officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O W. P. CAREY INC., 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Toniann Sanzone officer: CFO C/O W. P. CAREY INC., ONE MANHATTAN WEST, 395 9TH AVE., 58 FL, NEW YORK, NEW YORK NY 10001
Brooks G. Gordon officer: Managing Director C/O W. P. CAREY INC., 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Tonit M Calaway director HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Margaret G Lewis director 200 COMMERCE STREET, SMITHFIELD VA 23430
Robert J Flanagan director C/O SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1901 NORTH ROSELLE ROAD, SUITE 700, SCHAUMBURG IL 60195
Peter Farrell director C/O W. P. CAREY INC., ONE MANHATTAN WEST,395 9TH AVENUE, 58 FL, NEW YORK NY 10001
Van Ommen Nick J.m. director C/O W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC, ONE MANHATTAN WEST, 395 9TH AVE. 58 FL, NEW YORK NY 10001