SCCO: the cash flow

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For the year ending 2025-12-31, SCCO had $1,046,500K increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $3,426,800K in free cash flow.

Cash Flow	2025-12-31
Net income	4,348,200
Depreciation, amortization and depletion	868,400
Equity earnings of affiliate, net of dividends received	22,600
Loss on foreign currency transaction effect	-42,900
Benefit for deferred income taxes	-33,900
Net charges for asset retirement obligations, including accretion	-24,000
Other, net	-85,900
(increase) decrease in accounts receivable trade	761,600
Decrease (increase) in inventories	-22,100
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	326,200
(increase) in other operating assets and liabilities	99,400
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,752,100
Capital expenditures	1,325,300
Purchase of short-term investments	2,053,600
Proceeds on sale of short-term investments	1,694,300
Net cash used in investing activities	-1,684,600
Proceeds from issuance of debt	993,800
Payments of debt issuance costs	6,400
Repayments of debt	500,000
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders	2,485,100
Distributions to non-controlling interest	9,900
Other, net	300
Net cash used in financing activities	-2,007,200
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-13,700
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,046,500
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of year	3,258,100
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of year	4,304,600

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