Safeway (FRA:SWY) Cash Flow from Operations : €-84 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2014)

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What is Safeway 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 Sep. 2014, Safeway's Net Income From Continuing Operations was €-17 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was €169 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was €42 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was €0 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was €-4 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was €0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was €7 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was €88 Mil. In all, Safeway's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €285 Mil.

Safeway Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safeway's Cash Flow from Operations can be seen below:

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1,749.09

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Safeway Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Safeway's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

	Cash Flow from Operations		(A: Dec. 2013 )
=	Net Income From Continuing Operations	+	Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	+	Change In Working Capital	+	Deferred Tax
=	179.799	+	689.047	+	53.29	+	-195.421
+	Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities	+	Asset Impairment Charge	+	Stock Based Compensation	+	Cash Flow from Others
+	144.759	+	0	+	43.143	+	-6.4240000000001
=	908

Safeway's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is:

	Cash Flow from Operations		(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=	Net Income From Continuing Operations	+	Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	+	Change In Working Capital	+	Deferred Tax
=	-16.529	+	168.858	+	41.516	+	0
+	Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities	+	Asset Impairment Charge	+	Stock Based Compensation	+	Cash Flow from Others
+	-4.19	+	0	+	7.062	+	88.153
=	285

Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-84 Mil.

Safeway (FRA:SWY) 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.

Safeway's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €-17 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

Safeway's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €169 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.

Safeway's change in working capital for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €42 Mil. It means Safeway's working capital increased by €42 Mil from Jun. 2014 to Sep. 2014 .

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

Safeway's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €0 Mil.

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

Safeway's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €-4 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.

Safeway's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €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.

Safeway's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €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).

Safeway's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €88 Mil.

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Safeway Inc was incorporated in the state of Delaware in July 1986 as SSI Holdings Corporation and, thereafter, its name was changed to Safeway Stores, Incorporated. In February 1990, the Company changed its name to Safeway Inc. The Company is a food and drug retailers in the United States, with 1,335 stores at year-end 2013. The Company's U.S. retail operations are located principally in California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, Arizona, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic region. The Company also has a network of distribution, manufacturing and food-processing facilities. The Company retail business operates into seven geographic retail operating segments; Denver, Eastern, Northern California, Phoenix, Northwest, Texas and Southern California. In all geographical retail operating segments, it operates one store format, where each store offers the same general mix of products with similar pricing to similar categories of customers. The Company does not operate supercenters, warehouse formats, combination clothing/grocery stores or discount stores. It owns and operates GroceryWorks.com Operating Company, LLC ("GroceryWorks"), an online grocery channel doing business under the names Safeway.com and Vons.com. Safeway's stores provide grocery items tailored to local preferences. Its stores offer a selection of food and general merchandise and feature a variety of specialty departments such as bakery, delicatessen, floral and pharmacy. In addition, its stores offer Starbucks coffee shops and adjacent fuel centers. The Company also owns more than 300 other trademarks registered and/or pending in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other jurisdictions, including trademarks for its product and services such as Safeway, Safeway SELECT, Rancher's Reserve, O Organics, Lucerne, Primo Taglio, Eating Right, mom to mom, waterfront BISTRO, Bright Green, Pantry Essentials, Open Nature, Refreshe, Snack Artist, Signature CafÃ©, Priority, just for U, My Simple Nutrition, Ingredients for Life, and other trademarks such as Pak'N Save Foods, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, and Carrs Quality Centers. Blackhawk, a subsidiary of Safeway, provides third-party gift cards, prepaid cards, telecom cards and sports and entertainment cards to a group of top North American retailers for sale to retail customers. The competitive factors that affect the Company's business are location, quality, price, condition of assets, marketing and promotional strategies, service and consumer loyalty to other brands and stores. It faces intense competition from traditional grocery retailers, non-traditional competitors such as supercenters and club stores, as well as from specialty supermarkets, drug stores, dollar stores, convenience stores and restaurants. The Company's compliance with the federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations have been adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise related to the p

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