EXP: the cash flow

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For the year ending 2026-03-31, EXP had $277,519K increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $197,427K in free cash flow.

Cash Flow	2026-03-31
Net earnings	423,809
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	164,746
Deferred income tax provision	22,720
Stock compensation expense	21,266
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint venture	19,989
Distributions from joint venture	0
Accounts receivable	16,241
Inventories	-6,784
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	8,795
Other assets	546
Income taxes receivable	2,822
Net cash provided by operating activities	614,166
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	416,739
Minority investment	15,000
Acquisition spending	0
Net cash used in investing activities	-431,739
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	145,000
Repayment of borrowings under revolving credit facility	345,000
Borrowings under term loan	0
Repayment of term loan	-15,000
Proceeds from issuance of 5.000 senior notes	741,772
Dividends paid to stockholders	32,385
Purchase and retirement of common stock	381,809
Payment of excise tax on purchases and retirement of common stock	2,587
Proceeds from stock option exercises	535
Payment of debt issuance costs	6,851
Shares redeemed to settle employee taxes on stock compensation	8,583
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	95,092
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	277,519
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	20,401
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	297,920

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