by zeroskater45
I noticed beyond meat has been a fairly popular investment considering the plant based/green trends. They have some pretty good partnerships. However, it seems that they have increasingly negative operating cash flow year over year. I see this as a way to look at the health of a business and its ability to generate $. So why are so many investors (institutional and retail) able to overlook that? Since it is getting owrse and worse, it seems to be signs of a sinking ship. The company seems to be losing more and more $ in operating cash flow each year and also borrowing more and more money.
Am I interpreting this wrong? I’d like to understand how people can justify that and still invest. Much respect to the investors, just trying to understand. Thanks.
| Breakdown | TTM | 12/31/2019 | 12/31/2018 | 12/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -46,995 | -46,995 | -37,721 | -25,273 | -23,495 |
| Investing Cash Flow | -26,164 | -26,164 | -23,242 | -8,115 | -5,038 |
| Financing Cash Flow | 294,876 | 294,876 | 76,199 | 55,425 | 31,914 |
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