GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY

GOOGLE, INC.*
  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
  (In thousands)

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2006

2007

2008

Operating   activities

     

Net   income

$3,077,446

$4,203,720

4,226,858

Adjustments:

     

Depreciation   and amortization of property and equipment

494,430

807,743

1,212,237

Amortization   of intangibles and other

77,509

159,915

287,650

Stock based   compensation

458,100

868,646

1,119,766

Excess   tax benefits from stock based award activity

581,732

379,206

159,088

Deferred   income taxes

98,468

164,212

224,645

Impairment   of equity investments

1,094,757

Other,   net

12,474

39,741

31,910

Changes   in assets and liabilities, net of effects
  of acquisitions:

     

Accounts   receivable

624,012

837,247

334,464

Income   taxes, net

496,882

744,802

626,027

Prepaid   revenue share, expenses, and other assets

289,157

298,689

147,132

Accounts   payable

95,402

70,135

211,539

Accrued   expenses and other liabilities

291,533

418,905

338,907

Accrued   revenue share

139,300

150,310

14,000

Deferred   revenue

30,801

70,329

41,433

Net cash   provided by operating activities

3,580,508

5,775,410

7,852,857

Investing   activities

     

Purchases   of property and equipment

1,902,798

2,402,840

2,358,461

Purchases   of marketable securities

26,681,891

15,997,060

15,356,304

Maturities   and sales of marketable securities

23,107,132

15,659,473

15,762,796

Investments   in nonmarketable equity securities

1,019,147

34,511

47,154

Acquisitions,   net of cash acquired and proceeds received from divestiture, and purchases of   intangible and other assets

402,446

906,651

3,320,299

Net cash   used in investing activities

6,899,150

3,681,589

5,319,422

Financing   activities

     

Net   proceeds (payments) from stock based award activity

321,117

23,861

71,521

Excess   tax benefits from stock based award activity

581,732

379,206

159,088

Net   proceeds from a public offering

2,063,549

Net cash   provided by financing activities

2,966,398

403,067

87,567

Effect   of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

19,741

40,034

45,923

Net   increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

332,503

2,536,922

2,575,079

Cash and   cash equivalents at beginning of year

3,877,174

3,544,671

6,081,593

Cash and   cash equivalents at end of year

$3,544,671

$6,081,593

$8,656,672

Supplemental   disclosures of cash flow information

     

Cash   paid for interest

$257

$1,336

$1,564

Cash   paid for taxes

$537,702

$882,688

$1,223,985

Acquisition   related to activities:

     

Issuance   of equity in connection with acquisitions, net

$1,173,234

$ —

$ —

Required

a. 1. For net income and net cash provided by operating activities, perform a horizontal commonsize analysis. Use 2006 as the base.

2. Comment.

b. Why is depreciation and amortization of property and equipment added back to net income?

c. Investing activities—is there an indication of external growth?

d. Financing activities—speculate on why there was a public offering (2006), considering the net cash provided by operating activities.

e. Identify items that indicate that Google is a growth company.

f. Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information—why list the issuance of equity in connect with acquisitions, net?