Sina corp (SINA)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

349,563

277,308

35,723

161,771

43,830

31,855

-302,418

-19,339

412,305

81,167

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment

28,642

26,560

33,218

41,906

34,433

29,548

20,968

13,609

15,272

16,002

Amortization of intangible assets

4,560

1,908

3,564

3,364

604

144

731

3,335

-

-

Amortization of convertible debt issuance cost ( Note 18 )

690

4,266

4,393

5,592

699

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of intangible assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,403

1,603

Stock-based compensation

91,387

73,828

56,139

32,493

19,964

19,358

16,607

13,402

33,363

14,309

Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts

8,465

14,621

14,933

21,574

10,385

3,869

2,530

1,239

5,269

3,528

Deferred tax benefits

-3,214

-5,470

-3,528

-1,228

1,782

-3,515

-929

-706

1,230

-56

Loss (Income) from equity method investments, net

-16,070

-11,766

218

19,471

9,525

-10,730

1,466

12,604

-

-

Dividends received from equity method investments

7,680

3,103

16,667

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Realized gain on investments

132,007

289,693

19,790

226,526

-7,387

55,563

-

-

-

-

Investment related impairment

122,970

44,433

8,479

19,593

6,134

18,498

-

-

-

-

Goodwill and acquired intangibles impairment (Note 6)

-

40,194

-

14,526

-

-

-

-

-

-

Investment impairment (Note 4)

-

-

-

-

-

-

281,548

128,554

375,055

-

Goodwill impairment

-

-

-

-

-

-

68,891

-

-

-

Foreign exchange loss

-

-

-2,191

-4,922

-96

14

2,979

-

-1,964

-

Impairment in equity investment or (gain on sale of business)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,358

Realized (unrealized) foreign exchange gains from liquidated subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,964

Loss (Gain) on disposal of property and equipment

178

-57

-223

-70

41

254

64

47

-53

-53

Change in fair value of option liability (Note 4)

-

-28,456

-

-46,972

21,064

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable

61,339

12,601

-5,012

87,121

61,787

26,222

19,819

13,390

1,746

21,903

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

15,578

18,160

13,296

-540

-9,593

6,940

7,600

-442

5,565

-65

Other assets

1,008

-2,554

-3,496

4,950

4,380

-3,555

6,348

-3,211

3,240

-24

Accounts payable

15,963

14,329

5,225

10,213

42

32

-109

-128

-76

62

Amount due to customers

-25,155

100,654

98,226

37,959

4,467

-

-

-

-

-

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

113,983

90,075

57,430

43,764

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accrued liabilities

-

-

-

-

30,771

25,223

36,786

11,768

16,493

14,646

Income taxes payable

58,825

24,913

-949

-3,279

7,686

-1,290

-2,990

2,024

-2,751

8,614

Deferred revenues

15,973

10,557

20,758

-1,659

-7,449

-16,400

-16,815

-14,775

-3,833

208

Others

-2

-9

242

-

86

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by operating activities

596,290

443,649

328,138

101,025

73,713

32,614

66,524

116,595

98,086

114,000

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of short-term investments

2,140,946

1,116,340

1,933,878

1,555,243

1,661,286

1,219,910

631,718

558,165

45,692

154,036

Maturities of short-term investments

1,166,184

2,153,181

1,434,525

1,568,171

1,225,993

871,378

719,867

399,018

191,614

150,885

Cash paid for business combination, net of cash acquired (Note 5)

-242

-

-

12,695

3,355

-

-

-

-

2,019

Purchases of property and equipment

44,907

37,688

45,466

102,853

97,685

53,235

54,913

20,892

4,909

18,790

Cash paid (including prepayments) on long-term investments

150,448

862,848

687,176

228,156

63,066

45,180

251,450

-

-

-

RMB Deposit received from (repaid to) E-House (Note 4)

-135,386

128,153

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Consideration received from E-House for share exchange with Leju (Note 4)

127,600

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment from/(Loan to) a third party

21,000

-

-21,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from disposal/ refund of long-term investments

168,486

680,381

227,002

139,216

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash disposed in conjunction with the spin off of China Online Housing Technology Corporation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,647

-

Others

-228

-959

-97

-

-

-

-

55,871

17,076

-

Proceeds from disposal of long-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

95,000

-

-

-

-

Cash paid for acquisitions of intangible assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

626

-

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

-987,947

945,798

-1,025,896

-191,560

-599,399

-351,947

-218,214

-235,910

111,664

-23,960

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares pursuant to stock plans

3,220

36,045

9,284

10,439

11,331

4,405

6,191

12,497

25,436

10,549

Proceeds from issuance shares to New Wave, a related party (Note 15)

7

-

456,390

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds received from non-controlling interests shareholders

20,330

127

652

2,117

2,593

91

5,702

-

798

2,500

Cash paid for purchase of non-controlling interests in subsidiary

1,844

3,273

1,460

6,873

45,876

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from Weibo's IPO, net of underwriter's commission

-

-

-

306,491

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payment of offering expenses

-

-

-

5,213

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from Alibaba for purchase Weibo shares

-

-

-

346,667

585,799

-

-

-

-

-

Tax payment on SINA's sale of Weibo share

-

-

27,800

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of Weibo convertible senior notes, net of issuance cost (Note 18)

879,293

-

-

-

783,227

-

-

-

-

-

Redemption of senior convertible notes of SINA (Note 18)

-

646,908

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares pursuant to private equity placement

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

180,000

-

Repurchase of ordinary shares (Note 18)

47,624

26,125

61,714

249,004

99,975

-

-

-

50,074

-

Proceeds from short-term bank loans

87,560

103,951

55,062

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment of short-term bank loans

33,733

68,113

55,062

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from third-party loans

-

22,485

21,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment of third-party loans

20,239

21,599

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other financing activities

-

-

-

-

-

-200

1,641

-520

-861

642

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

886,970

-603,410

396,352

404,624

1,237,099

4,296

13,534

11,977

155,299

12,407

Effect of exchange rate change on cash, cash equivalent and restricted cash

62,459

-41,197

-18,185

-6,683

5,037

883

8,517

4,534

-1,946

9,207

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalent and restricted cash

557,772

744,840

-319,591

307,406

716,450

-314,154

-129,639

-102,804

363,103

111,654

Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for income taxes

17,313

8,210

14,522

12,067

5,407

7,707

9,093

7,108

10,607

-

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

1,987

8,330

6,949

8,244

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid for interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

Non-cash investing and financing activities
Deemed contribution from exercise of Weibo call option

-

-

-

76,476

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deemed distribution to non-controlling interests from the transfer of Weibo Fund (Note 7)

-

-

8,153

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Exchanges of long-term investments in E-House and Leju (Note 4)

-

322,726

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

In-kind distribution of Weibo's shares (Note 15)

554,016

338,598

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unpaid consideration for acquisitions

5,704

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in account payable related to property and equipment addition

-12,369

19,923

39

-3,220

-

-

-

-

-

-

Conversion of convertible debts into ordinary shares

-

-

-

-

-

-2,000

-96,798

-

-

-

Exchanges of long-term investments in Tudou and CRIC for the investments in Youku Tudou and E-house, respectively

-

-

-

-

-

258,094

-

-

572,000

-

Cash paid for income taxes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,270

Cash acquired

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,644

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

-242

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,019