If a company's financial statements show -$9.7 million in 2015 for cash flow from investing activities, but $4.3 million for financing act ivies for the same year, is there any correlation between the two?
What does financing cash flow mean if in 2015 it was $4.3 million, but in 2016 it went to -$3.5 million? (Columns in the attachment represent 2016, 2015,2014)
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Investing activities
Capital expenditures
Acquisitions of businesses and investments in affiliates Other, net
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(1,063)
78
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(939)
(9,003)
208
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(845)
(898)
20
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Net cash used for investing activities
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(985)
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(9,734)
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(1,723)
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Financing activities
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|
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Special cash payment from divestiture of IS&GS business
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1,800
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-
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-
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Repurchases of common stock
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(2,096)
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(3,071)
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(1,900)
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Proceeds from stock option exercises
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106
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174
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308
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Dividends paid
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(2,048)
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(1,932)
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(1,760)
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Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
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-.
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9,101
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-
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Repayments of long-term debt
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(952)
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-
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-
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Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities
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-
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6,000
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-
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Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities
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-
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(6,000)
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-
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Other, net
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(267)
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5
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38
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Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
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(3,457)
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4277
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(3,314)
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents
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747
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(356)
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(1,171)
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
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1,090
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1,446
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2,617
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
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$ 1,837
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$ 1,090
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$ 1,446
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