Cash flow is the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents being transferred into and out of a business. At the most fundamental level, a company’s ability to create value for shareholders is determined by its ability to generate positive cash flows, or more specifically, maximize long-term free cash flow (FCF).

LGEN Free Cash Flow Analysis

Free cash flow, a measure commonly used by analysts to assess a company's profitability, represents the cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets.

The Free Cash Flow is calculated using a number of methods including using Operating Cash Flow. Following is the formula to calculate Free Cash Flow based on Operating Cash Flow.

Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures

Using above formula to calculate Free Cash Flow for Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN), the free cash flow value is 20.277B.

All amounts in GBP

Operating Cash
20.46B
Capital Expenditure
-187M
Free Cash Flow
20.277B

Legal & General Group Plc has a positive free cash flow as per the latest annual Cash flow statement released by the company. Positive free cash flow is cruscial for the financial health of a company, which can be used to pay dividends, expand operations, and deleverage its balance sheet (i.e., reduce debt).

LGEN Cash Flow Statement History

Following table shows the history of Cash Flow Statements sheet for Legal & General Group Plc (LSE:LGEN).

31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2019
Net Income 2.29B 2.05B 1.61B 1.83B
Depreciation 103M 142M 73M 71M
Change To Netincome 108.86B -26.07B -29.09B -45.44B
Change To Liabilities
Change To Operating Activities -111.68B 19.09B 25.19B 58.28B
Total Cash From Operating Activities 20.46B -169M 4.3B -3.29B
Capital Expenditures -187M -205M -198M -89M
Investments -101M -56M -16M 29M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -226M 133M -457M 138M
Dividends Paid -1.14B -1.09B -1.05B -998M
Net Borrowings 164M -386M 548M 318M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -1.03B -1.5B -29M -692M
Effect Of Exchange Rate 92M 8M -28M -16M
Change In Cash 19.3B -1.53B 3.79B -4.17B
Repurchase Of Stock -59M -34M -23M -20M
Issuance Of Stock 6M 6M 501M 8M