Activision blizzard, inc. (ATVI)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

1,503,000

1,848,000

273,000

966,000

892,000

835,000

1,010,000

1,149,000

1,085,000

418,000

113,000

-107,000

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred income taxes

-352,000

-35,000

-181,000

-9,000

-27,000

-44,000

161,000

-10,000

75,000

-278,000

-256,000

-430,000

Depreciation and amortization

328,000

509,000

888,000

829,000

95,000

90,000

108,000

120,000

148,000

198,000

347,000

385,000

Provision for inventories

6,000

6,000

33,000

42,000

43,000

39,000

33,000

13,000

8,000

-

-

-

Non-cash operating lease cost

64,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-1,000

-4,000

-1,000

-2,000

-6,000

Amortization of capitalized software development costs and intellectual property licenses

225,000

489,000

311,000

321,000

399,000

256,000

207,000

208,000

287,000

319,000

281,000

176,000

Loss on extinguishment of debt

0

40,000

12,000

92,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of debt discount and financing costs

-

-

-

21,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of debt discount, financing costs, and non-cash write-off due to extinguishment of debts

-

-

-

-

-7,000

-7,000

1,000

0

0

-

-

-

Impairment of goodwill (see Note 9)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,000

326,000

409,000

21,000

(Gain)/loss on auction rate securities classified as trading securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-7,000

Unrealized loss on ARS rights from UBS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2,000

Share-based compensation expense

166,000

209,000

176,000

147,000

92,000

104,000

108,000

126,000

103,000

131,000

156,000

89,000

Unrealized gain on equity investment

38,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

51,000

7,000

40,000

4,000

0

1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefits from stock awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

29,000

5,000

24,000

22,000

79,000

21,000

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net

-182,000

114,000

165,000

-84,000

40,000

177,000

-198,000

46,000

-13,000

-43,000

-235,000

428,000

Inventories

-7,000

5,000

26,000

-32,000

54,000

2,000

-6,000

75,000

42,000

-124,000

-21,000

20,000

Software development and intellectual property licenses

275,000

372,000

301,000

362,000

350,000

349,000

268,000

301,000

254,000

313,000

308,000

181,000

Other assets

-164,000

51,000

97,000

10,000

-21,000

-18,000

67,000

-88,000

67,000

-17,000

110,000

165,000

Deferred revenues

-154,000

-122,000

220,000

-35,000

-27,000

475,000

-275,000

153,000

-248,000

293,000

503,000

726,000

Accounts payable

31,000

-65,000

85,000

-50,000

-25,000

-12,000

7,000

-54,000

31,000

70,000

-18,000

86,000

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

-77,000

-554,000

945,000

83,000

233,000

90,000

64,000

-22,000

-179,000

49,000

-113,000

233,000

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,831,000

1,790,000

2,213,000

2,155,000

1,259,000

1,331,000

1,264,000

1,345,000

952,000

1,376,000

1,183,000

379,000

Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale investments

153,000

116,000

80,000

0

145,000

21,000

304,000

444,000

740,000

-

-

-

Purchases of available-for-sale investments

65,000

209,000

135,000

0

145,000

0

26,000

503,000

417,000

800,000

425,000

-

Proceeds from auction rate securities called at par

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,000

10,000

519,000

44,000

0

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

98,000

0

0

-

2,000

0

Net proceeds from disposal of assets-restructuring (see Note 8)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,000

Proceeds from sale of ARS classified as trading securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

-

-

-

4,586,000

46,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-1,120,000

Release (deposit) of cash in escrow

-

-

-

-

3,561,000

0

-6,000

2,000

-8,000

-9,000

-5,000

-18,000

Release of cash in escrow

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

3,000

4,000

0

0

Acquisition of business (see Note 23)

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from maturities of auction rate securities classified as trading securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

61,000

0

-

Proceeds from auction rate securities called at par

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

Purchases of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Capital expenditures

116,000

131,000

155,000

136,000

111,000

107,000

74,000

73,000

72,000

97,000

69,000

46,000

Other investing activities

-6,000

6,000

-3,000

7,000

-2,000

-2,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities

-22,000

-230,000

-207,000

-4,729,000

-3,716,000

-84,000

308,000

-124,000

266,000

-312,000

-443,000

1,101,000

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock to employees

105,000

99,000

178,000

106,000

106,000

175,000

158,000

33,000

69,000

81,000

81,000

22,000

Tax payment related to net share settlements on restricted stock units

59,000

94,000

56,000

115,000

83,000

66,000

49,000

16,000

15,000

8,000

-

-

Settlement of payable to Vivendi

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

79,000

Excess tax benefits from stock awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

29,000

5,000

24,000

22,000

79,000

21,000

Repurchase of common stock through tender offer

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,000

Return of capital to Vivendi

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

79,000

Issuance of additional common stock related to the Business Combination

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,731,000

Repurchase of common stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,830,000

315,000

692,000

959,000

1,109,000

126,000

Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock

283,000

259,000

226,000

195,000

170,000

147,000

216,000

204,000

194,000

189,000

0

0

Proceeds from debt issuances, net of discounts

0

0

3,741,000

6,878,000

0

0

4,750,000

0

0

-

-

-

Repayment of long-term debt

0

1,740,000

4,251,000

6,104,000

250,000

375,000

6,000

0

0

-

-

-

Debt financing costs related to debt issuances

-

-

-

-

-

0

59,000

0

0

-

-

-

Premium payment for early redemption of note

0

25,000

0

63,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds received from shareholder settlement (see Note 19)

-

-

-

-

202,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other financing activities

0

-1,000

-10,000

-7,000

-7,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by financing activities

-237,000

-2,020,000

-624,000

500,000

-202,000

-413,000

-1,223,000

-497,000

-808,000

-1,053,000

-949,000

1,488,000

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-3,000

-31,000

76,000

-56,000

-366,000

-396,000

102,000

70,000

-57,000

33,000

19,000

-72,000

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

1,569,000

-491,000

1,458,000

-2,130,000

-3,025,000

438,000

451,000

794,000

353,000

44,000

-190,000

2,896,000