NXST: the cashflow

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For the quarter ending 2025-09-30, NXST had $2M increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $87M in free cash flow.

Unit: Million (M) dollars (except for numbers of shares and EPS)

Cash Flow	2025-09-30	2025-06-30
Net income	65	188
Depreciation and amortization	190	402
Stock-based compensation expense	19	39
Amortization of debt financing costs, debt discounts and premium	1	5
Deferred income taxes	-4	24
Payments for broadcast rights	88	161
Income from equity method investments, net	5	19
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-	-5
Distribution from equity method investments - return on capital	6	125
Accounts receivable	-9	-6
Prepaid and other current assets	-12	6
Other noncurrent assets	2	-5
Accounts payable	-90	60
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	24	20
Income tax payable	-7	-38
Other noncurrent liabilities	-21	-29
Other	5	6
Net cash provided by operating activities	117	584
Purchases of property and equipment	30	64
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	22
Other investing activities, net	-1	3
Net cash used in investing activities	-29	-89
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of debt discounts	0	3,393
Repayments of long-term debt	25	3,543
Purchase of treasury stock	0	125
Common stock dividends paid	56	113
Payments for capitalized software obligations	4	10
Payment for excise tax on stock repurchases	-	5
Other financing activities, net	-6	-2
Net cash used in financing activities	-86	-405
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	2	90
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	144	-
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	236	-

Unit: Million (M) dollars