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Cogent Communications Holdings (Cogent Communications Holdings) Cash Flow from Operations : $17.3 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cogent Communications Holdings 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 Dec. 2023, Cogent Communications Holdings's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $200.2 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $67.8 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-54.5 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-6.1 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0.0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0.0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $6.7 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $-262.8 Mil. In all, Cogent Communications Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-48.7 Mil.


Cogent Communications Holdings Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cogent Communications Holdings'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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Cogent Communications Holdings Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Cogent Communications Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Operations
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Cogent Communications Holdings Quarterly Data
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Cogent Communications Holdings 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.

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

Cogent Communications Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is:


Cash Flow from Operations 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 $17.3 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.


Cogent Communications Holdings  (NAS:CCOI) 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.

Cogent Communications Holdings's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $200.2 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

Cogent Communications Holdings's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $67.8 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.

Cogent Communications Holdings's change in working capital for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-54.5 Mil. It means Cogent Communications Holdings's working capital declined by $54.5 Mil from Sep. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

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

Cogent Communications Holdings's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6.1 Mil.

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

Cogent Communications Holdings's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 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.

Cogent Communications Holdings's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 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.

Cogent Communications Holdings's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.7 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).

Cogent Communications Holdings's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-262.8 Mil.


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Cogent Communications Holdings (Cogent Communications Holdings) Business Description

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Address
2450 N Street North West, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
Cogent carries over one fifth of the world's internet traffic over its network and is a broadband provider for businesses. Cogent's corporate customers are in high-rise office buildings; the firm provides them with two types of connections: dedicated internet access, which connects them to the internet, and virtual private networking, which offers an internal network for employees in different locations. Cogent's corporate customers are exclusively in North America and account for over half of the firm's revenue. Cogent's netcentric customers include internet service providers and content providers, to which Cogent provides internet transit. They hand traffic to Cogent in data centers and rely on Cogent to deliver it. About half of netcentric revenue is from outside the U.S.
Executives
John B. Chang officer: VP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Dave Schaeffer director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President & CEO C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Henry W Kilmer officer: VP of IP Engineering C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
James Bubeck officer: Chief Revenue Officer 2450 N STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Thaddeus Gerard Weed officer: VP, Controller COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Lewis H Ferguson director 8717 BURDETTE ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Sheryl Lynn Kennedy director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Blake Bath director 1010 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON DC 20007
Marc Montagner other: director nominee C/O ENDURANCE INT'L GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 10 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BURLINGTON MA 01803
David Allen Kapp officer: VP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Jeffrey S Danielson officer: VP Infrastructure C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Steven D Brooks director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Greg W O'connor officer: VP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Eve N Howard director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Sa Paul De director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037