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business and finance debt factoring and invoice discountingIs purchase of common stock an investing activity?
Correspondingly, is common stock investing or financing activity?
Examples of Financing Activities. When a company borrows money for the short-term or long-term, and when a corporation issues bonds or shares of its common or preferred stock and receives cash, the proceeds will be reported as positive amounts in the cash flows from financing activities section of the SCF.
Just so, is purchase of treasury stock an investing activity?
The purchase of Treasury Stock will cause a decrease in cash from financing activities. The purchase of treasury stock results in a decrease in stockholders' equity. Changes in stockholders' equity and long-term liabilities are shown in the financing activities section of the statement of cash flows.
Investing Activities Include:
- Purchase of property plant, and equipment (PP&E) – a.k.a. capital expenditures.
- Proceeds from the sale of PP&E.
- Acquisitions of other businesses or companies.
- Proceeds from the sale of other businesses (divestitures)
- Purchases of marketable securities (i.e., stocks, bonds, etc.)