Allete, inc. (ALE)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08
Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net Income

185,500

174,100

172,200

155,800

141,500

125,500

104,700

97,100

93,600

74,800

60,700

83,000

AFUDC – Equity

2,300

1,200

1,200

2,100

3,300

7,800

4,600

5,100

2,500

4,200

-5,800

-3,300

Income from Equity Investments – Net of Dividends

5,600

2,300

3,200

-5,700

-1,800

-2,600

-4,200

-3,700

-3,200

-3,100

100

-3,100

Impairment of Real Estate

-

-

-

-

36,300

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Goodwill, Impairment Loss

-

-

-

3,300

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

0

-2,000

-700

-13,600

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred Fuel Adjustment Clause Charge

0

0

-19,500

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gain on Real Estate Foreclosure

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-500

-700

0

-

Realized and Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Investments and Property, Plant and Equipment

1,700

-1,000

-400

-6,000

-200

-200

-2,600

200

-900

0

-200

0

Gain on Sale of Investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-4,800

Gain on Sale of Available-for-sale Securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-6,400

Loss on Impairment of Assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,700

0

3,100

0

Depreciation Expense

200,600

200,100

171,900

190,600

165,900

135,700

116,600

100,200

90,400

80,500

64,700

55,500

Amortization of Power Purchase Agreements

11,600

23,600

23,600

22,300

23,200

12,700

0

0

-

-

-

-

Amortization of Other Intangible Assets and Other Assets

13,000

10,400

10,200

10,300

5,600

700

1,000

1,000

900

900

900

800

Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

-6,700

-15,800

14,400

19,400

25,100

32,700

28,600

37,500

35,800

66,000

75,200

38,800

Share-Based and ESOP Compensation Expense

6,300

6,800

6,600

5,100

11,600

2,300

2,400

2,100

1,600

2,200

2,100

1,800

ESOP Compensation Expense

-

-

-

-

-

9,100

8,400

7,700

7,400

7,100

6,500

10,100

Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Benefit Expense

1,200

8,600

10,100

4,600

15,400

12,800

21,000

27,500

23,600

18,000

11,700

-

Payments / Provision for Interim Rate Refund

-40,000

16,300

32,300

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments / Provision for Tax Reform Refund

10,400

-10,700

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bad Debt Expense

-100

1,100

800

4,100

1,600

1,800

1,300

1,000

1,200

1,100

1,300

700

Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business

23,600

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable

-22,600

10,700

8,000

-4,700

1,100

-3,500

-8,600

-10,100

18,600

17,900

-43,500

2,400

Inventories

4,100

-55,500

-11,900

13,300

-22,100

-17,500

10,500

-700

-9,100

-3,000

-7,300

-200

Prepayments and Other

-300

4,000

5,300

-6,900

3,700

4,800

-1,400

-6,500

1,500

-4,300

0

11,200

Accounts Payable

-8,800

13,600

-7,500

6,500

-19,300

10,900

1,100

-1,500

-9,500

5,800

10,500

-14,100

Other Current Liabilities

-13,700

6,700

1,800

-10,900

5,100

-3,500

1,400

21,800

15,400

5,200

5,300

5,900

Cash Contributions to Defined Benefit Pension Plans

10,400

15,000

1,700

6,300

0

0

10,800

-8,800

-24,700

-39,300

-30,200

-

Changes in Regulatory and Other Non-Current Assets

25,100

-6,700

-33,700

-10,700

600

-21,300

-18,300

-20,900

-7,500

4,200

-25,600

-1,800

Changes in Regulatory and Other Non-Current Liabilities

-15,900

-3,900

-31,700

11,100

-3,500

2,600

-7,100

800

7,900

-400

7,900

-22,900

Cash from Operating Activities

249,500

433,100

402,900

334,900

340,100

269,800

239,400

239,600

241,700

228,700

137,400

153,600

Investing Activities [Abstract]
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities

12,100

10,200

10,100

9,000

1,700

3,600

16,100

1,500

7,800

600

8,900

62,300

Payments for Purchase of Available-for-sale Securities

12,200

13,300

8,600

9,400

2,300

5,000

4,700

1,800

2,300

2,300

2,200

44,800

Acquisitions of Subsidiaries – Net of Cash and Restricted Cash Acquired

0

0

18,500

5,800

333,300

60,300

0

0

-

-

-

-

Payments for Equity Investments

37,900

39,200

7,800

5,400

1,600

3,900

3,100

-

-

-

-

-3,700

Return of Capital From Equity Investments

8,300

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment

597,100

312,400

208,500

265,600

286,800

572,800

328,500

405,800

239,200

248,900

318,500

301,100

Construction Costs for Development Project

-

-

-

-

-

25,700

0

0

-

-

-

-

Cash in Escrow for Acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

5,400

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets

268,600

0

0

-

400

0

1,300

300

2,200

0

300

20,400

Changes to Other Investments

-12,900

-5,700

-4,300

-5,100

-3,100

-33,000

12,300

9,600

7,400

-1,300

700

9,200

Investment in ATC

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,700

2,000

1,600

7,800

-7,400

Changes in Restricted Cash

-

-

-

-

0

0

5,400

0

0

-

-

-

Cash from (for) Investing Activities

-345,300

-349,000

-229,000

-272,100

-618,800

-625,700

-336,600

-420,100

-240,900

-250,900

-320,000

-276,100

Financing Activities [Abstract]
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock

1,900

20,300

86,000

30,900

161,200

200,600

98,200

77,000

39,100

20,500

65,200

71,100

Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt

201,900

75,600

131,500

4,800

324,500

375,000

169,800

180,600

81,400

155,000

111,400

198,700

Changes in Restricted Cash

-

-

-

-

8,500

-1,800

0

0

-

-

-

-

Changes in Notes Payable

-

-

-

-

-2,100

3,700

0

-1,100

100

-900

-4,100

6,000

Repayments of Long-Term Debt

72,200

95,500

189,600

57,700

160,200

134,500

77,700

25,900

3,100

71,000

9,100

22,700

Proceeds from Non-Controlling Interest

103,800

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries

-

-

-

8,000

0

6,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

Acquisition-Related Contingent Consideration Payments

3,800

0

19,700

900

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Construction Deposits Received for Development Project

-

-

-

-

-

54,300

-

-

-

-

-

-

Debt Issuance Costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,400

1,300

0

1,400

600

1,500

Dividends on Common Stock

121,400

115,000

108,700

102,700

97,900

83,800

75,200

69,100

62,100

60,800

56,500

50,400

Other Financing Activities

-900

-600

-1,600

-1,600

-4,100

-3,100

0

0

-

-

-

-

Cash from Financing Activities

109,300

-115,200

-102,100

-135,200

229,900

404,400

113,700

160,200

55,400

41,400

106,300

201,200

Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

13,500

-31,100

71,800

-72,400

-48,800

48,500

16,500

-20,300

56,200

19,200

-76,300

78,700