PLXS: the cash flow

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For the quarter ending 2026-01-03, PLXS had -$57,335K decrease in cash & cash equivalents over the period. -$50,576K in free cash flow.

Cash Flow	2026-01-03	2025-09-27	2025-06-28
Net income	41,182	51,429	121,456
Depreciation and amortization	19,236	19,283	58,509
Deferred income taxes	-	-	-1,792
Share-based compensation expense and related charges	7,765	7,802	22,466
Asset impairment charges	-	0	0
Deferred income tax benefit	-	-16,300	-
Other, net	-160	-33	6,589
Accounts receivable	22,844	-6,516	37,265
Contract assets	2,017	5,588	24,090
Inventories	74,889	-47,319	-37,543
Other current and non-current assets	12,314	-14,761	1,262
Accrued income taxes payable	2,561	-1,302	-13,361
Accounts payable	43,931	9,742	88,902
Advanced payments from customers	4,347	-16,257	-118,276
Other current and non-current liabilities	-22,499	12,788	-9,028
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities	-15,381	132,018	117,213
Payments for property, plant and equipment	35,195	34,823	60,441
Proceeds from insurance	-	0	-
Other, net	-64	-65	412
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	-	0	0
Cash flows used in investing activities	-35,131	-34,758	-60,853
Borrowings under debt agreements	198,000	183,500	293,500
Payments on debt and finance lease obligations	179,553	189,942	402,875
Repurchases of common stock	22,391	21,529	43,807
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation	4,044	151	15,100
Cash flows used in financing activities	-7,988	-28,122	-168,282
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,165	3	2,077
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	-57,335	69,141	-109,845
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	306,758	347,462	-
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	249,423	306,758	-

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