MLKN: the cashflow

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For the quarter ending 2025-11-29, MLKN had $13,200K increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $34,000K in free cash flow.

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

Cash Flow	2025-11-29	2025-08-30
Net earnings	25,200	21,100
Depreciation and amortization	36,600	35,400
Stock-based compensation	5,800	9,300
Amortization of deferred financing costs	600	800
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	-7,800
Deferred taxes	200	-300
Restructuring expense	1,500	500
Increase in current assets	19,100	1,600
(decrease) increase in current liabilities	15,900	-61,400
Other, net	-2,100	-2,200
Net cash provided by operating activities	64,600	9,400
Advances of notes receivable	0	0
Collection of notes receivable	700	600
Capital expenditures	30,600	30,700
Other, net	-100	400
Net cash used in investing activities	-29,800	-30,500
Repayments of long-term debt	2,500	603,100
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of costs	0	544,400
Payments of deferred financing costs	200	1,200
Proceeds from credit facility	318,000	341,600
Repayments of credit facility	372,700	272,700
Proceeds from securitization facility	97,100	-
Repayments to securitization facility	42,800	-
Dividends paid	12,900	12,700
Common stock issued	700	900
Common stock repurchases and payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards	5,000	7,200
Other, net	900	800
Net cash used in financing activities	-19,400	-9,200
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-2,200	3,800
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	13,200	-26,500
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	167,200	193,700
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	180,400	167,200

Unit: Thousand (K) dollars