Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.
For the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023,
CNA Financial paid$0 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares.
It spent$243 Mil paying down its debt.
It paid$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
It spent$114 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
It spent$2 Mil on other financial activities.
In all, CNA Financialspent$359 Mil on financial activities for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023.
CNA Financial Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data
The historical data trend for CNA Financial's Cash Flow from Financing 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.
CNA Financial Cash Flow from Financing Calculation
This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.
CNA Financial's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:
Cash Flow from Financing 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 $-577 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.
CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation
Cash from financing contains six items:
1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.
CNA Financial's issuance of stock for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.
2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.
CNA Financial's repurchase of stock for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.
3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.
CNA Financial's net issuance of debt for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-243 Mil.
CNA Financial spent$243 Mil paying down its debt.
4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.
CNA Financial's net issuance of preferred for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.
CNA Financial paid$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.
CNA Financial's cash flow for dividends for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-114 Mil.
CNA Financial spent$114 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.
CNA Financial's other financing for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2 Mil.
CNA Financial spent$2 Mil on other financial activities.
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CNA Financial (CNA Financial) Business Description
CNA Financial Corporation (CNAF) is an insurance holding company that provides commercial property and casualty insurance. The company operates under five segments: Specialty, Commercial and International being its core business and two segments for its non-core businesses, which are Life and Group and Corporate and Other. CNAF, through its segments, provides professional, financial, specialty property and casualty products to small businesses and medium scale organizations. It has its business spread across Continental Europe, United Kingdom, and Canada. The majority of the revenues are generated from the Specialty and Commercial segment of the business.
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