LECO: the cash flow

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For the year ending 2025-12-31, LECO had -$68,473K decrease in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $534,199K in free cash flow.

Cash Flow	2025-12-31
Net income	520,533
Rationalization and asset impairment net charges (note 7)	-1,141
Depreciation and amortization	98,546
Gain on sale of property	0
Deferred income taxes (note 13)	82,744
Stock-based compensation	20,348
Pension settlement net charges	719
Other, net	-2,655
(increase) decrease in accounts receivable	26,433
(increase) decrease in inventories	47,783
Increase in other current assets	10,568
Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable	56,257
(decrease) increase in other current liabilities	-26,090
Net change in other assets and liabilities	10,896
Net cash provided by operating activities	661,173
Capital expenditures	126,974
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (note 4)	137,530
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	7,178
Other investing activities	0
Net cash used by investing activities	-257,326
Proceeds from (payments on) on short-term borrowings	133,252
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	0
Payments on long-term borrowings	100,169
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	11,578
Purchase of shares for treasury	338,308
Cash dividends paid to shareholders	168,240
Other financing activities	0
Net cash used by financing activities	-461,887
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-10,433
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-68,473
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	377,262
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	308,789

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