AT&T INC. (T) FY2023 Annual Statement of Cash Flows

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Statement of Cash Flows

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

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AT&T INC. cash flow reconciliation, Jan 1, 2023 through Dec 31, 2023One connected Sankey reconciles operating, investing and financing net cash flows through a shared cash pool, from beginning cash to ending cash. Ribbons flow left to right on one dollar scale. Activity totals are dark gray; beginning and ending cash are blue. Cash basis for beginning and ending balances and net cash change: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Intermediate calculation bars are lighter gray. Net income is green for profit and red for loss. Identified asset purchases, sales and maturities are blue in either cash direction. Purple identifies capital transactions such as borrowing, repayments, share issuance and dividends. Free cash flow is a separate comparison, not an added cash flow. Read chart description and values below for full signed amounts, including zero items.Net income (loss) → Net cash from operating activities: $15,623,000,000.00Depreciation and amortization → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $18,777,000,000.00Deferred income tax expense → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $3,037,000,000.00Provision for uncollectible accounts → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $1,969,000,000.00Actuarial and settlement (gain) loss on pension and postretirement benefits - net → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $1,594,000,000.00Other – net → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $1,423,000,000.00Asset impairments and abandonments and restructuring → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $1,193,000,000.00Net (gain) loss on investments, net of impairments → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $441,000,000.00Receivables → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $82,000,000.00Deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment costs → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $1,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Net cash from operating activities: $22,691,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Pension and postretirement benefit expense (credit): $2,552,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities: $1,764,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Postretirement claims and contributions: $735,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Other current assets: $642,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Equipment installment receivables and related sales: $133,000,000.00Distributions from DIRECTV in excess of cumulative equity in earnings → investing reconciliation: $2,049,000,000.00Dispositions → investing reconciliation: $72,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Capital expenditures: $17,853,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Acquisitions, net of cash acquired: $2,942,000,000.00investing reconciliation → (Purchases), sales and settlement of securities and investments, net: $902,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Other – net: $84,000,000.00Net cash used in financing activities → financing reconciliation: $15,614,000,000.00Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt → financing reconciliation: $10,004,000,000.00Issuance of preferred interests in subsidiary → financing reconciliation: $7,151,000,000.00Issuance of other short-term borrowings → financing reconciliation: $5,406,000,000.00Issuance of treasury stock → financing reconciliation: $3,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Repayment of long-term debt: $12,044,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Dividends paid: $8,136,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Payment of vendor financing: $5,742,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Redemption of preferred interests in subsidiary: $5,333,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Repayment of other short-term borrowings: $3,415,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Other – net: $2,270,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Net change in short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less: $914,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Purchase of treasury stock: $194,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Note payable to DIRECTV, net of payments: $130,000,000.00Net cash used in investing activities → investing reconciliation: $19,660,000,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash → Cash sources and uses: $3,793,000,000.00Net cash from operating activities → Cash sources and uses: $38,314,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $6,833,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in investing activities: $19,660,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in financing activities: $15,614,000,000.00Net income (loss): $15,623,000,000.00Continuing ops income (loss)+$15.62 BDepreciation and amortization: $18,777,000,000.00Depreciation & amortization+$18.78 BProvision for uncollectible accounts: $1,969,000,000.00Credit loss provision+$1.97 BDeferred income tax expense: $3,037,000,000.00Deferred income taxes+$3.04 BNet (gain) loss on investments, net of impairments: $441,000,000.00Asset sales & impairments+$441.00 MPension and postretirement benefit expense (credit): -$2,552,000,000.00Pension & retiree obligations−$2.55 BActuarial and settlement (gain) loss on pension and postretirement benefits - net: $1,594,000,000.00Actuarial and settlement (gain) loss on pension andpostretirement benefits - net+$1.59 BAsset impairments and abandonments and restructuring: $1,193,000,000.00Impairments & restructuring+$1.19 BReceivables: $82,000,000.00Receivables, net+$82.00 MOther current assets: -$642,000,000.00Other operating assets−$642.00 MAccounts payable and other accrued liabilities: -$1,764,000,000.00Other payables & accruals−$1.76 BEquipment installment receivables and related sales: -$133,000,000.00Equipment installment receivables−$133.00 MDeferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment costs: $1,000,000.00Deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillmentcosts+$1.00 MPostretirement claims and contributions: -$735,000,000.00Retiree claims & contributions−$735.00 MOther – net: $1,423,000,000.00Other working capital, net+$1.42 BNet cash from operating activities: $38,314,000,000.00Operating cash+$38.31 BOperating adjustments reconciliation: $28,517,000,000.00Net change in short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less: -$914,000,000.00Short-term debt ≤3 months, net−$914.00 MIssuance of other short-term borrowings: $5,406,000,000.00Other short-term debt issued+$5.41 BRepayment of other short-term borrowings: -$3,415,000,000.00Other short-term debt repaid−$3.42 BProceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt: $10,004,000,000.00Long-term debt issued+$10.00 BRepayment of long-term debt: -$12,044,000,000.00Long-term debt repaid−$12.04 BNote payable to DIRECTV, net of payments: -$130,000,000.00Related-party note repaid−$130.00 MPayment of vendor financing: -$5,742,000,000.00Vendor financing repaid−$5.74 BPurchase of treasury stock: -$194,000,000.00Common stock repurchases−$194.00 MIssuance of treasury stock: $3,000,000.00Treasury stock sold+$3.00 MIssuance of preferred interests in subsidiary: $7,151,000,000.00From noncontrolling interests+$7.15 BRedemption of preferred interests in subsidiary: -$5,333,000,000.00Redeemable minority buybacks−$5.33 BDividends paid: -$8,136,000,000.00Common dividends paid−$8.14 BOther – net: -$2,270,000,000.00Other financing, net−$2.27 BNet cash used in financing activities: -$15,614,000,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Financing cash−$15.61 Bfinancing reconciliation: $38,178,000,000.00Capital expenditures: -$17,853,000,000.00Capital expenditures−$17.85 BAcquisitions, net of cash acquired: -$2,942,000,000.00Acquisitions, net of cash−$2.94 BDispositions: $72,000,000.00Business & affiliate sales+$72.00 MDistributions from DIRECTV in excess of cumulative equity in earnings: $2,049,000,000.00Equity-method return of capital+$2.05 B(Purchases), sales and settlement of securities and investments, net: -$902,000,000.00Investments, net−$902.00 MOther – net: -$84,000,000.00Other investing, net−$84.00 MNet cash used in investing activities: -$19,660,000,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Investing cash−$19.66 Binvesting reconciliation: $21,781,000,000.00Cash sources and uses: $42,107,000,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $3,793,000,000.00Beginning cash$3.79 BEnding cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $6,833,000,000.00Ending cash$6.83 BCASH RECONCILIATIONOperatingflowsInvestingflowsFinancingflowsFree cash flow$20.46 BOperating cash − cash spent on productive assetsCash flow / Net incomeUnavailableOperating cash flow ÷ net incomeNet cash change+$3.04 BEnding cash − beginning cash
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AT&T INC. cash flow reconciliation, Jan 1, 2023 through Dec 31, 2023

Cash flows for Jan 1, 2023 through Dec 31, 2023. Cash basis: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Beginning cash: Dec 31, 2022. Ending cash: Dec 31, 2023. Beginning and ending cash are dated balances. Positive cash flows add cash; negative cash flows reduce it.

Beginning cash on Dec 31, 2022
3,793,000,000 US dollars. Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Operating activities
38,314,000,000 US dollars. Net cash provided.
Net income (loss)
15,623,000,000 US dollars
Depreciation and amortization
18,777,000,000 US dollars
Provision for uncollectible accounts
1,969,000,000 US dollars
Deferred income tax expense
3,037,000,000 US dollars
Net (gain) loss on investments, net of impairments
441,000,000 US dollars
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (credit)
negative 2,552,000,000 US dollars
Actuarial and settlement (gain) loss on pension and postretirement benefits - net
1,594,000,000 US dollars
Asset impairments and abandonments and restructuring
1,193,000,000 US dollars
Receivables
82,000,000 US dollars
Other current assets
negative 642,000,000 US dollars
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
negative 1,764,000,000 US dollars
Equipment installment receivables and related sales
negative 133,000,000 US dollars
Deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment costs
1,000,000 US dollars
Postretirement claims and contributions
negative 735,000,000 US dollars
Other – net
1,423,000,000 US dollars
Investing activities
negative 19,660,000,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Capital expenditures
negative 17,853,000,000 US dollars
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
negative 2,942,000,000 US dollars
Dispositions
72,000,000 US dollars
Distributions from DIRECTV in excess of cumulative equity in earnings
2,049,000,000 US dollars
(Purchases), sales and settlement of securities and investments, net
negative 902,000,000 US dollars
Other – net
negative 84,000,000 US dollars
Financing activities
negative 15,614,000,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Net change in short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less
negative 914,000,000 US dollars
Issuance of other short-term borrowings
5,406,000,000 US dollars
Repayment of other short-term borrowings
negative 3,415,000,000 US dollars
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt
10,004,000,000 US dollars
Repayment of long-term debt
negative 12,044,000,000 US dollars
Note payable to DIRECTV, net of payments
negative 130,000,000 US dollars
Payment of vendor financing
negative 5,742,000,000 US dollars
Purchase of treasury stock
negative 194,000,000 US dollars
Issuance of treasury stock
3,000,000 US dollars
Issuance of preferred interests in subsidiary
7,151,000,000 US dollars
Redemption of preferred interests in subsidiary
negative 5,333,000,000 US dollars
Dividends paid
negative 8,136,000,000 US dollars
Other – net
negative 2,270,000,000 US dollars
Operating adjustment reconciliation
28,517,000,000 US dollars. Intermediate calculation joining the operating reconciliation branches. Its gross amount includes any portion of net income routed through this junction. It is not an additional cash source or use.
financing gross reconciliation
38,178,000,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
investing gross reconciliation
21,781,000,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
Exchange-rate effect
0 US dollars
Ending cash on Dec 31, 2023
6,833,000,000 US dollars. Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash sources and uses
42,107,000,000 US dollars. Opening cash plus net sources, equal to net uses plus ending cash.
Net cash change
3,040,000,000 US dollars. Ending cash minus beginning cash.
Cash flow / Net income
Unavailable. Operating cash flow and reconciliation net income for the same period are required.
Operating cash flow
38,314,000,000 US dollars. Operating cash flow used in the free cash flow calculation.
cash spent on productive assets
17,853,000,000 US dollars. These cash purchases are already included in investing activities above.
Free cash flow
20,461,000,000 US dollars. A supplemental measure; finance-lease payments are excluded from this definition.

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  • Beginning cash plus operating, investing and financing cash flows plus the exchange-rate effect equals ending cash. Negative amounts reduce cash.
  • Financing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Investing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Operating reconciliation adjustments are not all independent cash receipts.
  • Net income enters operating cash directly in the reconciliation. The adjustment junction contributes the remaining $22.69B after reconciling the other positive and negative adjustments. These connections depict an accounting reconciliation, not traced cash receipts.
  • Each activity has one net cash bar connected to the shared cash pool. Positive activity totals enter the pool; negative activity totals leave the pool to fund that activity's net payments. The central pool does not assign a particular funding source to a particular payment.
  • The intermediate calculation bars include both sides of the displayed activity breakdowns; they are not additional cash flows.
  • Operating cash flow minus cash spent on productive assets equals free cash flow: 38,314,000,000 US dollars minus 17,853,000,000 US dollars equals 20,461,000,000 US dollars.
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