Activision blizzard, inc. (ATVI)
CashFlow / Quarterly
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

505,000

525,000

204,000

327,000

447,000

686,000

260,000

402,000

500,000

-585,000

189,000

243,000

426,000

253,000

199,000

151,000

363,000

159,000

127,000

212,000

394,000

361,000

-23,000

204,000

293,000

173,000

57,000

324,000

456,000

354,000

226,000

185,000

384,000

99,000

148,000

335,000

503,000

-233,000

51,000

219,000

381,000

-286,000

15,000

195,000

189,000

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

11,000

-452,000

9,000

5,000

86,000

-210,000

80,000

66,000

29,000

-43,000

-35,000

-23,000

-80,000

191,000

-85,000

-52,000

-63,000

-5,000

-42,000

23,000

-3,000

13,000

-36,000

-27,000

6,000

-42,000

-6,000

69,000

140,000

-30,000

-9,000

-36,000

65,000

-49,000

5,000

-31,000

150,000

-329,000

-30,000

-9,000

90,000

-186,000

49,000

-175,000

56,000

Depreciation and amortization

62,000

82,000

80,000

79,000

87,000

124,000

118,000

112,000

155,000

218,000

220,000

226,000

224,000

245,000

243,000

234,000

107,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

20,000

29,000

23,000

19,000

19,000

40,000

21,000

23,000

24,000

51,000

24,000

22,000

23,000

71,000

25,000

26,000

26,000

101,000

38,000

26,000

33,000

160,000

58,000

60,000

69,000

Provision for inventories

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13,000

10,000

8,000

11,000

27,000

4,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

13,000

11,000

9,000

20,000

1,000

4,000

8,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-cash operating lease cost

16,000

15,000

15,000

17,000

17,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of capitalized software development costs and intellectual property licenses

77,000

62,000

10,000

49,000

104,000

251,000

32,000

56,000

150,000

109,000

34,000

79,000

89,000

73,000

48,000

76,000

124,000

96,000

78,000

83,000

142,000

125,000

34,000

46,000

51,000

67,000

14,000

43,000

83,000

85,000

21,000

72,000

30,000

136,000

27,000

55,000

69,000

137,000

40,000

54,000

88,000

89,000

38,000

86,000

68,000

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-14,000

-8,000

-4,000

-2,000

-9,000

2,000

2,000

-12,000

2,000

1,000

2,000

1,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unrealized loss on ARS rights from UBS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,000

1,000

-3,000

Unrealized gain on auction rate securities classified as trading securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000

Share-based compensation expense

43,000

39,000

27,000

37,000

63,000

45,000

54,000

56,000

54,000

58,000

47,000

38,000

33,000

40,000

32,000

41,000

34,000

21,000

28,000

20,000

23,000

30,000

22,000

23,000

29,000

32,000

26,000

23,000

27,000

43,000

34,000

28,000

21,000

42,000

18,000

20,000

23,000

37,000

33,000

17,000

44,000

47,000

36,000

43,000

30,000

Other

0

4,000

19,000

-2,000

30,000

-13,000

11,000

-1,000

10,000

16,000

1,000

1,000

22,000

4,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefits from stock awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,000

14,000

-

6,000

6,000

17,000

15,000

9,000

1,000

4,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

2,000

3,000

17,000

3,000

1,000

11,000

5,000

2,000

4,000

11,000

12,000

39,000

17,000

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net

-249,000

453,000

-65,000

-132,000

-438,000

404,000

221,000

-8,000

-503,000

25,000

525,000

11,000

-396,000

311,000

-18,000

82,000

-459,000

182,000

303,000

-7,000

-438,000

-16,000

595,000

-112,000

-290,000

300,000

85,000

-120,000

-463,000

496,000

-29,000

132,000

-553,000

503,000

2,000

36,000

-554,000

428,000

54,000

68,000

-593,000

513,000

-42,000

88,000

-794,000

Inventories

-

-

-

-

-

-122,000

135,000

-4,000

-4,000

-24,000

44,000

8,000

-2,000

-64,000

45,000

1,000

-14,000

-81,000

126,000

19,000

-10,000

-88,000

91,000

4,000

-5,000

-122,000

180,000

-25,000

-39,000

-70,000

160,000

-15,000

0

-54,000

117,000

-10,000

-11,000

-143,000

97,000

-38,000

-40,000

-110,000

153,000

-32,000

-32,000

Software development and intellectual property licenses

85,000

89,000

81,000

59,000

46,000

67,000

96,000

109,000

100,000

74,000

73,000

87,000

67,000

67,000

88,000

103,000

104,000

101,000

78,000

94,000

77,000

96,000

92,000

90,000

71,000

56,000

72,000

67,000

73,000

83,000

72,000

79,000

67,000

73,000

65,000

71,000

45,000

75,000

80,000

78,000

80,000

79,000

63,000

91,000

75,000

Other assets

11,000

-147,000

61,000

-116,000

38,000

36,000

54,000

-17,000

-22,000

27,000

51,000

16,000

3,000

95,000

44,000

-46,000

-83,000

137,000

8,000

-58,000

-108,000

41,000

123,000

-71,000

-111,000

166,000

33,000

-39,000

-93,000

140,000

18,000

-72,000

-174,000

237,000

39,000

-80,000

-129,000

201,000

6,000

-62,000

-162,000

163,000

37,000

-95,000

5,000

Deferred revenues

-334,000

655,000

-6,000

-221,000

-582,000

588,000

181,000

-340,000

-551,000

540,000

413,000

-239,000

-494,000

361,000

72,000

40,000

-508,000

806,000

70,000

-336,000

-567,000

529,000

568,000

-324,000

-298,000

733,000

-34,000

-463,000

-511,000

792,000

-75,000

12,000

-576,000

1,020,000

-104,000

-448,000

-716,000

1,103,000

126,000

-299,000

-637,000

955,000

48,000

-224,000

-276,000

Accounts payable

-132,000

9,000

97,000

16,000

-91,000

-51,000

143,000

3,000

-160,000

7,000

146,000

8,000

-76,000

26,000

36,000

72,000

-184,000

-18,000

115,000

86,000

-208,000

71,000

107,000

-1,000

-189,000

63,000

141,000

-48,000

-149,000

87,000

87,000

-13,000

-215,000

148,000

99,000

-17,000

-199,000

130,000

84,000

2,000

-146,000

21,000

160,000

-39,000

-160,000

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

-253,000

296,000

-8,000

-300,000

-65,000

-42,000

-160,000

-265,000

-87,000

917,000

55,000

34,000

-61,000

-25,000

46,000

65,000

-3,000

284,000

-62,000

76,000

-65,000

71,000

52,000

71,000

-104,000

208,000

109,000

18,000

-271,000

230,000

38,000

-53,000

-237,000

122,000

67,000

2,000

-370,000

292,000

82,000

12,000

-337,000

257,000

-19,000

27,000

-378,000

Net cash provided by operating activities

148,000

918,000

309,000

154,000

450,000

999,000

253,000

9,000

529,000

1,158,000

379,000

265,000

411,000

859,000

456,000

503,000

337,000

1,063,000

-148,000

135,000

209,000

1,234,000

-145,000

106,000

136,000

880,000

-50,000

109,000

325,000

976,000

124,000

92,000

153,000

850,000

46,000

-78,000

134,000

993,000

182,000

-26,000

227,000

813,000

161,000

-118,000

327,000

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

0

0

78,000

62,000

13,000

116,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

21,000

9,000

66,000

116,000

113,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of available-for-sale investments

9,000

65,000

0

0

0

150,000

0

39,000

20,000

55,000

80,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

26,000

121,000

80,000

115,000

187,000

92,000

25,000

139,000

161,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from auction rate securities called at par

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-295,000

52,000

138,000

115,000

-593,000

229,000

220,000

154,000

46,000

285,000

171,000

17,000

35,000

6,000

2,000

1,000

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

2,000

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2,000

0

0

4,588,000

46,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Release (deposit) of cash in escrow

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-3,561,000

3,546,000

20,000

0

-5,000

-11,000

18,000

-3,000

-4,000

-15,000

18,000

1,000

-10,000

-20,000

23,000

3,000

-4,000

-26,000

28,000

-10,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Release of cash in escrow

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

3,000

0

0

2,000

2,000

-

-

-

-

Purchases of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

293,000

201,000

187,000

-

-

-

-

Capital expenditures

19,000

37,000

34,000

27,000

18,000

34,000

36,000

30,000

31,000

69,000

34,000

31,000

21,000

37,000

28,000

44,000

27,000

16,000

46,000

28,000

21,000

17,000

28,000

25,000

37,000

16,000

22,000

19,000

17,000

27,000

20,000

17,000

9,000

25,000

29,000

14,000

4,000

21,000

37,000

27,000

12,000

28,000

17,000

14,000

10,000

Other investing activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

1,000

-10,000

6,000

-17,000

9,000

1,000

14,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities

-28,000

-101,000

42,000

42,000

-5,000

-70,000

-36,000

-73,000

-51,000

-44,000

-115,000

-21,000

-27,000

-3,579,000

-37,000

-45,000

-1,068,000

-3,477,000

-95,000

-128,000

-16,000

-4,000

-46,000

-22,000

-12,000

117,000

15,000

96,000

80,000

21,000

-71,000

3,000

-77,000

56,000

147,000

77,000

-14,000

11,000

-96,000

-43,000

-184,000

-145,000

-274,000

-17,000

-7,000

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

26,000

18,000

30,000

27,000

30,000

8,000

14,000

30,000

47,000

28,000

20,000

21,000

109,000

20,000

26,000

36,000

24,000

24,000

21,000

34,000

27,000

15,000

23,000

18,000

119,000

66,000

41,000

18,000

33,000

3,000

7,000

8,000

15,000

30,000

13,000

21,000

5,000

27,000

24,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

18,000

38,000

7,000

Tax payment related to net share settlements on restricted stock units

19,000

4,000

7,000

42,000

6,000

9,000

17,000

29,000

39,000

12,000

8,000

23,000

13,000

39,000

7,000

58,000

11,000

47,000

12,000

21,000

3,000

25,000

7,000

21,000

13,000

30,000

3,000

2,000

14,000

11,000

2,000

1,000

2,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefits from stock awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,000

14,000

-

6,000

6,000

17,000

15,000

9,000

1,000

4,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

2,000

3,000

17,000

3,000

1,000

11,000

5,000

2,000

4,000

11,000

12,000

39,000

17,000

Repurchase of common stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

54,000

261,000

168,000

23,000

158,000

343,000

346,000

264,000

242,000

107,000

275,000

292,000

229,000

313,000

Proceeds from debt issuances, net of discounts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

1,190,000

2,551,000

0

4,358,000

0

2,520,000

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment of long-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

1,200,000

3,051,000

1,500,000

3,038,000

816,000

750,000

0

0

0

250,000

0

0

0

375,000

6,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Debt financing costs related to debt issuances

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

4,000

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by financing activities

7,000

14,000

23,000

-298,000

24,000

0

-1,770,000

-258,000

8,000

16,000

12,000

-248,000

-404,000

-1,583,000

1,337,000

-1,033,000

1,779,000

-30,000

188,000

-148,000

-212,000

-39,000

22,000

-144,000

-252,000

-1,094,000

47,000

-199,000

23,000

-7,000

6,000

-250,000

-246,000

-150,000

5,000

-326,000

-337,000

-318,000

-235,000

-413,000

-87,000

-246,000

-262,000

-152,000

-289,000

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-15,000

21,000

-27,000

1,000

2,000

-16,000

4,000

-37,000

18,000

4,000

22,000

31,000

19,000

-33,000

2,000

-26,000

1,000

-98,000

4,000

92,000

-364,000

-148,000

-225,000

-20,000

-3,000

63,000

91,000

36,000

-88,000

60,000

64,000

-108,000

54,000

-60,000

-63,000

3,000

63,000

3,000

58,000

1,000

-29,000

-14,000

7,000

27,000

-1,000

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

112,000

852,000

347,000

-101,000

471,000

913,000

-1,549,000

-359,000

504,000

1,134,000

298,000

27,000

-1,000

-4,336,000

1,758,000

-601,000

1,049,000

-2,542,000

-51,000

-49,000

-383,000

1,043,000

-394,000

-80,000

-131,000

-34,000

103,000

42,000

340,000

1,050,000

123,000

-263,000

-116,000

696,000

135,000

-324,000

-154,000

689,000

-91,000

-481,000

-73,000

408,000

-368,000

-260,000

30,000