3m company (MMM)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income including noncontrolling interest

4,582

5,363

4,869

5,058

4,841

4,998

4,721

4,511

4,357

4,163

3,244

3,520

4,151

Adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interest to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization

1,593

1,488

1,544

1,474

1,435

1,408

1,371

1,288

1,236

1,120

1,157

1,153

1,072

Company pension and postretirement contributions

210

370

967

383

267

215

482

1,146

582

618

792

474

379

Company pension and postretirement expense

357

410

334

250

556

391

553

650

555

322

223

105

255

Stock-based compensation expense

278

302

324

298

276

280

240

223

253

274

217

202

228

Gain on sale of businesses

111

545

586

111

47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

-273

-57

107

7

395

-146

-167

33

177

-170

701

99

-217

Loss on deconsolidation of Venezuelan subsidiary

162

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

154

167

92

62

53

53

14

21

74

Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable

-345

305

245

313

58

268

337

133

205

189

-55

-197

35

Inventories

-370

509

387

-57

-3

113

86

251

196

404

-453

127

54

Accounts payable

-117

408

24

148

9

75

16

72

-83

146

109

-224

-4

Accrued income taxes (current and long-term)

205

134

967

101

-744

206

206

90

-45

255

-147

-143

183

Product and other insurance receivables and claims

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

49

64

153

158

Other - net

111

-120

-256

-76

-175

-177

126

-25

139

-279

329

-70

189

Loss from sale of businesses

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-23

849

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

7,070

6,439

6,240

6,662

6,420

6,626

5,817

5,300

5,284

5,174

4,941

4,533

4,246

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (PP&E)

1,699

1,577

1,373

1,420

1,461

1,493

1,665

1,484

1,379

1,091

903

1,471

1,422

Proceeds from sale of PP&E and other assets

123

262

49

58

33

135

128

41

55

25

74

87

103

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

4,984

-13

2,023

16

2,914

94

-

1,046

649

1,830

69

1,394

539

Purchases of marketable securities and investments

1,635

1,828

2,152

1,410

652

1,280

4,040

5,492

4,162

3,287

2,240

2,211

8,194

Proceeds from maturities and sale of marketable securities and investments

1,443

2,497

1,354

1,247

1,952

2,034

4,667

5,281

3,417

1,995

718

1,810

6,902

Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,565

683

692

886

Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of cash sold

236

846

1,065

142

123

-

8

0

0

-

-

88

897

Other - net

-72

-9

6

4

-102

-102

-46

-14

0

3

-5

-

-

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

-6,444

222

-3,086

-1,403

-2,817

-596

-856

-2,686

-2,718

-2,626

-1,732

-2,399

-1,367

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Change in short-term debt - net

-316

-284

578

-797

860

27

-2

-36

11

-24

-536

361

-1,222

Repayment of debt (maturities greater than 90 days)

2,716

1,034

962

992

800

1,625

859

612

1,429

556

519

1,080

1,551

Proceeds from debt (maturities greater than 90 days)

6,281

2,251

1,987

2,832

3,422

2,608

824

1,370

1,111

108

41

1,756

4,024

Purchases of treasury stock

1,407

4,870

2,068

3,753

5,238

5,652

5,212

2,204

2,701

854

17

1,631

3,239

Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock pursuant to stock option and benefit plans

547

485

734

804

635

968

1,609

1,012

902

666

431

289

796

Dividends paid to shareholders

3,316

3,193

2,803

2,678

2,561

2,216

1,730

1,635

1,555

1,500

1,431

1,398

1,380

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23

20

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

154

167

92

62

53

53

14

21

74

Purchase of noncontrolling interest

-

-

-

-

-

861

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

Other - net

-197

-56

-121

-42

-120

-19

32

-15

-67

-77

3

-61

-

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

-1,124

-6,701

-2,655

-4,626

-3,648

-6,603

-5,246

-2,058

-3,675

-2,184

-2,014

-1,766

-2,518

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-2

-160

156

-33

-54

-111

-17

108

-49

-27

-4

-415

88

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

-500

-200

655

600

-99

-684

-302

664

-1,158

337

1,191

-47

449