WS: the cash flow

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For the quarter ending 2025-08-31, WS had -$14,600K decrease in cash & cash equivalents over the period. -$35,700K in free cash flow.

Cash Flow	2025-08-31
Net earnings	38,600
Depreciation and amortization	20,300
Benefit from deferred income taxes	-1,400
Bad debt income	-100
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate, net of distributions	6,400
Net (gain) loss on sale of assets	800
Stock-based compensation	7,400
Receivables	15,900
Inventories	16,400
Accounts payable	-46,700
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	-200
Other operating items, net	-15,300
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	-6,300
Investment in property, plant and equipment	29,400
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	1,600
Proceeds from sale of assets, net of selling costs	1,400
Net cash used in investing activities	-29,600
Proceeds from (repayment of) short-term borrowings	15,000
Proceeds from revolving credit facility borrowings - swing loans	437,400
Repayment of revolving credit facility borrowings - swing loans	441,600
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs	22,600
Principal payments on long-term debt	2,700
Payments for issuance of common shares, net of tax withholdings	1,600
Payments to noncontrolling interests	0
Dividends paid	8,100
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	21,000
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	300
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	-14,600
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	92,900
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	78,300

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