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So much so that even the most valuable companies in the world can’t foot the bill just by dipping into their cash reserves anymore.

That development is injecting vast sums of cash into sometimes unexpected corners of the country—many of them bypassed by previous boomtimes.

However, the El Segundo, Calif.-based company has wrestled with declining sales and stiff competition from rival Impossible Foods, according to its corporate filings and market data, while its operations have continued to burn cash.

Free cash flow is likely to grow due to falling capital spending, but if broadband subscribers keep declining, that won’t matter, the analysts say.

Bank of America data indicates that capital spending by hyperscalers is consuming nearly all cash generated from their existing operations.