QNST: the cashflow

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For the quarter ending 2025-12-31, QNST had $5,664K increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $20,734K in free cash flow.

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

Cash Flow	2025-12-31	2025-09-30
Net revenue	287,845	285,853
Dms expense	261,807	259,508
General and administrative expense	4,524	5,285
Corporate systems expense	537	537
Other segment cost and expense	-29,250	15,988
Net income (loss)	50,227	4,535
Stock-based compensation	9,552	9,203
Depreciation and amortization	4,934	5,815
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration	2,800	0
Provision for sales returns and doubtful accounts receivable	1,113	649
Non-cash lease expense	128	-56
Deferred income taxes	-691	123
Release of tax valuation allowance	48,263	-
Other adjustments, net	-82	-663
Accounts receivable	3,522	14,824
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-245	-275
Accounts payable	-3,084	12,477
Accrued liabilities	8,266	2,067
Net cash provided by operating activities	21,623	19,601
Capital expenditures	889	1,174
Internal software development costs	2,581	2,918
Net cash used in investing activities	-3,470	-4,092
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	0	1,334
Payment of withholding taxes related to release of restricted stock, net of share settlement	2,383	5,275
Post-closing payments and contingent consideration related to acquisitions	0	4,614
Repurchase of common stock	10,052	6,745
Net cash used in financing activities	-12,435	-15,300
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	-54	10
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	5,664	219
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	101,313	101,094
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	106,977	101,313

Unit: Thousand (K) dollars