Beam Global (BEEM) Cash Flow Statement

NASDAQ: BEEMOperating cash, capex, free cash flow and buybacks.

Where BEEM’s cash came from and went, 2025

December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars
Cash from operations
−$10.5M
Capital expenditures
$418,000
1.5% of revenue
Free cash flow
−$10.9M
−38.6% margin
Returned to shareholders
—
Change in cash
−$3.6M
cash at year-end $969,000
Shares issued: $7.8MShares issued$7.8MDrawn from cash: $3.6MDrawn from cash$3.6MCash used in operations: $10.5MCash used in operations$10.5M · 92%Capital expenditures: $418,000Capital expenditures$418,000 · 4%Other financing, Acquisitions & other, Currency & other: $499,000Other uses$499,000 · 4%$11.4M
Cash from operations
−$10.5M
Capital expenditures
−$418,000
Acquisitions & other
−$64,000
Shares issued
+$7.8M
Other financing
−$329,000
Currency & other
−$106,000
Change in cash
−$3.6M

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BEEM operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow

Operating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flowFCF margin (right axis)

BEEM cash flow trends, 2016–2025

Beam Global cash flow trends
MetricTrendThenLatestChange
Operating cash flow−$1.8M2016−$10.5M2025—
Capital expenditures$153,1972016$418,0002025+11.8%/yr
Free cash flow−$2.0M2016−$10.9M2025—
Free cash flow margin−70.2%2016−38.6%2025+31.6 pts
Stock-based compensation$442,8712016$3.0M2025+23.5%/yr
Share buybacks (net)$1712019$499,0002022+1,329.0%/yr
Capex / revenue5.5%20161.5%2025−4.0 pts

Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.

BEEM cash flow by activity

OperatingInvestingFinancingChange in cash

BEEM net income vs operating cash flow

Net incomeOperating cash flow

Operating cash flow above net income usually means earnings are backed by cash (depreciation and stock-based pay are non-cash expenses).

BEEM cash flow statement

Beam Global annual cash flow statement
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Operating activities
Net income−$27.0M−$11.3M−$16.1M−$19.7M−$6.6M−$5.2M−$3.9M−$3.6M−$3.0M−$2.6M
Depreciation & amortization$4.5M$4.5M$1.9M$1.1M$125,000$21,041$40,500$62,839$69,381$102,438
Stock-based compensation$3.0M$3.6M$2.7M$2.4M$1.2M$1.2M$404,846$111,572$220,084$442,871
Change in working capital−$1.8M$5.4M−$1.5M−$7.5M−$1.1M−$133,617−$1.9M$1.6M−$1.0M$214,856
Other non-cash items$10.8M−$4.4M−$289,000$5.5M$0$5,990$528,852$1.1M$349,293$74,625
Cash from operating activities−$10.5M−$2.2M−$13.3M−$18.1M−$6.4M−$4.1M−$4.8M−$712,456−$3.4M−$1.8M
Investing activities
Capital expenditures−$418,000−$828,000−$1.1M−$1.0M−$582,000−$358,901−$109,586−$82,549−$26,365−$153,197
Investments (net)—−$4.1M−$1.0M−$1.8M−$582,141−$358,901−$109,586−$32,282−$26,365−$153,197
Acquisitions & other investing−$64,000$828,000−$3.6M$1.0M$582,141$358,901$109,586$82,549$26,365$153,197
Cash from investing activities−$482,000−$4.1M−$5.7M−$1.8M−$582,000−$358,901−$109,586−$32,282−$26,365−$153,197
Financing activities
Share repurchases & issuance (net)———−$499,000−$630,373$28.9M−$171———
Net borrowing (repayment)$0$61,000$0—$0−$9,294−$3.5M$537,315$1.6M$179,240
Shares issued$7.8M$497,000$27.5M$0$7.5M$19.0M$13.2M$290,000$0$0
Other financing−$329,000$645,000$185,000$157,000−$4.6M−$20.6M−$1.2M−$242,028$2.3M$1.7M
Cash from financing activities$7.5M$1.2M$27.7M−$342,000$2.2M$27.4M$8.5M$585,287$3.9M$1.9M
Summary
Net change in cash−$3.6M−$5.8M$8.7M−$20.3M−$4.8M$22.9M$3.6M−$159,451$394,907−$23,883
Cash at end of period$969,000$4.6M$10.4M$1.7M$21.9M$26.7M$3.8M$244,024$403,475$8,568
Free cash flow−$10.9M−$3.0M−$14.4M−$19.1M−$7.0M−$4.5M−$4.9M−$795,005−$3.5M−$2.0M
Free cash flow margin−38.6%−6.1%−21.3%−86.9%−77.6%−72.4%−96.6%−12.9%−245.3%−70.2%
Capex / revenue1.5%1.7%1.6%4.6%6.5%5.8%2.1%1.3%1.9%5.5%

Negative numbers are cash paid out. Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported; data from EODHD.

BEEM cash generation

In fiscal 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), Beam Global generated -$10.5 million of cash from operations and spent $0.4 million on capital expenditures, leaving free cash flow of -$10.9 million, −38.6% of revenue. Cash and equivalents fell by $3.6 million over the year.

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BEEM cash flow FAQ

What is Beam Global's free cash flow?

Beam Global's free cash flow was -$10.9 million in fiscal 2025: -$10.5 million of operating cash flow minus $0.4 million of capital expenditures It was -$3.0 million a year earlier..

How much cash does Beam Global generate from operations?

Beam Global generated -$10.5 million of cash from operating activities in fiscal 2025.

How much does Beam Global spend on capital expenditures?

Beam Global spent $0.4 million on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, 1.5% of revenue, compared with $0.8 million the year before.

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