HELE: the cash flow

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For the quarter ending 2025-08-31, HELE had $3,503K increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $23,036K in free cash flow.

Cash Flow	2025-08-31
Asset impairment charges	740,779
Net (loss) income	-759,361
Depreciation and amortization	26,944
Amortization of financing costs	764
Non-cash operating lease expense	4,336
Provision for credit losses	342
Non-cash share-based compensation	9,668
Gain on the sale or disposal of property and equipment	75
Deferred income taxes and tax credits	-25,770
Receivables	-77,353
Inventory	76,278
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,006
Other assets and liabilities, net	1,756
Accounts payable	11,723
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	26,378
Accrued income taxes	20,827
Net cash provided by operating activities	47,868
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	24,832
Net proceeds from business acquired	3,880
Payments for purchases of u.s. treasury bills	1,387
Proceeds from the maturity of u.s. treasury bills	1,275
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	89
Net cash used by investing activities	-20,975
Proceeds from revolving loans	317,200
Repayment of revolving loans	583,400
Proceeds from term loans	250,000
Repayment of long-term debt	7,031
Payment of financing costs	434
Proceeds from share issuances under share-based compensation plans	1,757
Payments for repurchases of common stock	1,482
Net cash used by financing activities	-23,390
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	3,503
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	18,867
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	22,370

Unit: Thousand (K) dollars (except for numbers of shares and EPS). Numbers labeled with * are estimated quarterly values.