Question

i want to know about the financial summary/stock purchase recommendation of the texas instrument inc.

Answer 1

Financial Summary of Texas Instruments Inc. year ended 2018

		2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	5,580
Adjustments to Net income:
Depreciation		590
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles		318
Amortization of capitalized software		46
Stock compensation		232
Gains on sales of assets		(3)
Deferred income taxes		(105)
Increase (decrease) from changes in:
Accounts receivable		71
Inventories		(282)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		669
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(7)
Accrued compensation		(7)
Income taxes payable		158
Changes in funded status of retirement plans		36
Other		(107)
Cash flows from operating activities		7,189
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(1,131)
Proceeds from asset sales		9
Purchases of short-term investments		(5,641)
Proceeds from short-term investments		6,708
Other		(23)
Cash flows from investing activities		(78)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt		1,500
Repayment of debt		(500)
Dividends paid		(2,555)
Stock repurchases		(5,100)
Proceeds from common stock transactions		373
Other		(47)
Cash flows from financing activities		(6,329)
Net change in Cash and cash equivalents		782
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		1,656
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	2,438

Stock Purchase recommendation:

Its a 'strong buy recommendation' for Texas Instruments Inc as of 2018 the stock repurchases was reported @ $5,100 (in million dollars). The cash dividends declared are showing a rise from Q1-2018 to Q3-2019. Also fro the past four quarters the dividends declared does not change. This was the result of weighted average shares are declining due to company issuing additional shares that reduce an existing investors proportional ownership which will ideally increase the EPS.