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CPNG (Coupang) Cash Flow from Operations : $2,028 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Coupang Cash Flow from Operations?

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Coupang's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $114 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $122 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-187 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $11 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $121 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $173 Mil. In all, Coupang's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $354 Mil.


Coupang Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coupang's Cash Flow from Operations can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Coupang Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Coupang Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Flow from Operations
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Coupang Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cash Flow from Operations Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 212.00 664.00 334.00 676.00 354.00

Coupang Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Coupang's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Coupang's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,028 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Coupang  (NYSE:CPNG) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Coupang's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $114 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Coupang's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $122 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Coupang's change in working capital for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-187 Mil. It means Coupang's working capital declined by $187 Mil from Dec. 2024 to Mar. 2025 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Coupang's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $11 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Coupang's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Coupang's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Coupang's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $121 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Coupang's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $173 Mil.


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Coupang Business Description

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Address
720 Olive Way, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, USA, 05510
Coupang is South Korea's largest e-commerce platform that sells both owned and third-party inventory. Headquartered in the US, Coupang operates e-commerce businesses mainly in South Korea and Taiwan. The company has built an integrated logistics network that covers the entirety of South Korea, with extensive fulfillment centers that ensure timely delivery, even for orders placed seconds before midnight. Outside of its bread-and-butter e-commerce business, Coupang has expanded into provision of its Rocket delivery services to third-party merchants (fulfillment and logistics by Coupang), online grocery delivery Rocket Fresh, online meal delivery (Eats), e-commerce in Taiwan, luxury e-commerce (Farfetch), and travel.
Executives
Greenoaks Capital Partners Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 4 ORINDA WAY BUILDING C, SUITE 200, ORINDA CA 94563
Gaurav Anand officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Svf Investments (uk) Ltd 10 percent owner 69 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON X0 W1K3JP
Hanseung Kang officer: Rep Director, Business Mngmt C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Jonathan D. Lee officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 600, DUBLIN CA 94568
Benjamin Sun director C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Bom Suk Kim director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Chairman C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Harold Rogers officer: See Remarks C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Neil Mehta director 535 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133
Tae Jung Kim officer: See Remarks 720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Pedro Franceschi director C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO,SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Ambereen Toubassy director 720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Thuan Pham officer: Chief Technology Officer 1455 MARKET STREET 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Kevin M Warsh director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Michael Parker officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510