Gen Digital GEN
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Gen Digital (GEN) Cash from Discontinued Operations (2015 - 2018)

Gen Digital's (GEN) quarterly Cash from Discontinued Operations came in at -$10.0 million in Q1 2018, down 125.0% on a YoY basis from $40.0 million in Q1 2017, and down 129.41% quarter-over-quarter from $34.0 million in Q4 2017.

Analysis

Gen Digital (GEN) Cash from Discontinued Operations (2015 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Gen Digital (GEN) has reported Cash from Discontinued Operations for 4 consecutive years, with -$10.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2018, Cash from Discontinued Operations fell 125.0% year-over-year to -$10.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2018 stood at -$10.0 million (down 123.26% YoY), and the FY2018 full-year result was -$7.0 million, up 89.06% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Discontinued Operations eased to -$10.0 million in Q1 2018 per GEN's latest filing, from $34.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Discontinued Operations topped out at $421.0 million in Q2 2015 and bottomed at -$890.0 million in Q2 2016.
  • Historically, Cash from Discontinued Operations has averaged -$23.8 million across 4 years, with a median of $7.0 million in 2017.
  • The widest YoY moves for Cash from Discontinued Operations: up 219.51% in 2016, down 510.0% in 2016.
  • Over 4 years, Cash from Discontinued Operations stood at $30.0 million in 2015, then jumped by 63.33% to $49.0 million in 2016, then sank by 30.61% to $34.0 million in 2017, then slumped by 129.41% to -$10.0 million in 2018.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Discontinued Operations over the past three periods registered -$10.0 million, $34.0 million, and $7.0 million for Q1 2018, Q4 2017, and Q3 2017 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Discontinued Operations (Qtr)
1 Palo Alto Networks 269.46 Bn 266.34 Bn 2.03 Bn -
2 CrowdStrike Holdings 213.75 Bn 208.74 Bn 1.10 Bn -
3 Fortinet 115.33 Bn 111.27 Bn 1.64 Bn -
4 Axon Enterprise 40.70 Bn 40.03 Bn 546.45 Mn -
5 Zscaler 25.94 Bn 22.46 Bn - -
6 F5 22.10 Bn 20.50 Bn 711.51 Mn -
7 Rubrik 18.86 Bn 17.11 Bn 335.12 Mn -
8 Gen Digital 17.83 Bn 17.27 Bn 1.03 Bn -
9 Check Point Software Technologies 14.27 Bn 11.99 Bn 574.10 Mn -
10 SentinelOne 6.66 Bn 6.00 Bn 210.42 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 30, 2018 -10.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2017 34.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2017 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 40.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2016 49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -123.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2016 -30.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2016 -890.00 Mn
Jan 1, 2016 -41.00 Mn
Oct 2, 2015 30.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2015 241.00 Mn
Apr 3, 2015 421.00 Mn