ESAB: the cash flow

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For the year ending 2025-12-31, ESAB had -$63,495K decrease in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $213,280K in free cash flow.

Cash Flow	2025-12-31
Net income	233,232
Depreciation, amortization and other impairment charges	84,105
Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	5,645
Stock-based compensation expense	16,937
Deferred income tax benefit	-35,664
Non-cash interest expense	2,864
Pension settlement loss	0
Trade receivables, net	40,014
Inventories, net	5,570
Accounts payable	6,687
Other operating assets and liabilities	-3,635
Net cash provided by operating activities	260,567
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	47,287
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	6,535
Acquisitions, net of cash received	438,314
Payment for (proceeds from) other investing activity	816
Net cash used in investing activities	-479,882
Proceeds from borrowings on senior notes	0
Proceeds from borrowings on term loan	350,000
Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facilities and other	410,715
Repayments of borrowings on term loan	385,000
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities and other	217,149
Payment of debt issuance costs	5,396
Payment of dividends	21,913
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders	4,171
Other financing	-13,385
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	113,701
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	42,119
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-63,495
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	249,358
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	185,863

Unit: Thousand (K) dollars (except for numbers of shares and EPS).