RS: the cash flow

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For the year ending 2025-12-31, RS had -$101,500K decrease in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $502,500K in free cash flow.

Cash Flow	2025-12-31
Net sales	14,294,300
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)	10,186,800
Compensation expense	1,709,500
Other segment items	1,085,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	278,200
Impairment	9,900
Interest expense	55,700
Income tax provision	227,600
Net income	741,600
Depreciation and amortization expense	278,200
Impairment	9,900
Provision for credit losses	3,000
Deferred income tax provision	37,100
Stock-based compensation expense	55,600
Other	12,700
Accounts receivable	195,400
Inventories	154,800
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-75,800
Accounts payable and other liabilities	-6,900
Net cash provided by operating activities	831,400
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	2,800
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	328,900
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	17,200
Other	7,300
Net cash used in investing activities	-321,800
Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings	2,701,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	2,424,300
Cash dividends and dividend equivalents	254,700
Share repurchases	594,100
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of restricted stock units	17,900
Excise tax on repurchase of common shares	10,000
Other	-20,200
Net cash used in financing activities	-620,200
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	9,100
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-101,500
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance	318,100
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	216,600

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