Ametek inc/ (AME)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Cash provided by (used for):
Operating activities:
Net income

861,297

777,933

681,470

512,158

590,859

584,460

516,999

459,132

384,464

283,932

205,770

246,952

228,020

Adjustments to reconcile net income to total operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

234,042

199,490

183,227

179,716

149,460

138,584

118,657

105,471

86,532

72,896

65,500

63,261

52,665

Deferred income taxes

19,380

-73,682

-91,205

-5,632

6,458

20,579

1,414

3,552

12,154

3,774

5,768

29,742

4,769

Share-based compensation expense

40,394

27,315

25,091

22,030

23,762

19,871

21,591

19,384

22,147

16,596

13,502

20,186

15,530

Gain on sale of facilities

5,332

-127

1,213

743

-

869

11,590

-

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease (increase) in receivables

-14,398

13,383

24,581

-14,773

6,995

35,258

-5,247

4,225

12,450

43,179

-87,146

-6,636

-26,944

Decrease (increase) in inventories and other current assets

-16,410

59,472

6,087

-38,666

12,007

-11,626

1,790

-29,555

11,923

-7,334

-83,622

35,180

194

(Decrease) increase in payables, accruals and income taxes

-58,932

36,547

124,399

2,657

-20,049

-18,653

7,951

-10,304

28,053

77,773

-91,622

3,161

13,421

(Decrease) increase in other long-term liabilities

-16,845

42,814

2,787

-4,298

255

8,867

9,702

9,535

550

6,382

3,345

-1,907

-7,153

Pension contributions

5,609

5,063

54,796

6,775

55,215

5,729

5,856

4,292

5,386

3,555

21,127

79,905

-5,162

Other, net

-15,219

7,108

5,833

-4,283

3,988

-2,484

1,666

-4,656

-4,424

-1,060

-12,767

-5,681

3,183

Total operating activities

1,114,422

925,518

833,259

756,835

672,540

725,962

660,659

612,464

508,565

423,013

364,671

247,265

278,523

Investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment

102,346

82,076

75,074

63,280

69,083

71,327

63,314

57,427

50,816

39,183

33,062

44,215

37,620

Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired

1,061,945

1,129,305

556,634

391,419

356,466

573,647

414,315

747,675

474,441

538,585

72,919

463,012

300,569

Proceeds from sale of facilities

11,306

2,570

6,290

1,832

421

950

12,799

-

-

-

-

-

-

Decrease (increase) in marketable securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

638

-6,323

1,700

Other, net

-2,060

1,233

399

-500

429

-2,391

-4,497

-1,371

1,196

-10,945

-275

-4,282

-5,228

Total investing activities

-1,150,925

-1,210,044

-625,817

-452,367

-425,557

-641,633

-460,333

-803,731

-526,453

-566,823

-106,344

-496,622

-334,661

Financing activities:
Net change in short-term borrowings

130,705

258,349

-9,616

-315,674

226,761

-172,495

-45,186

179,426

41,550

92,364

-13,013

69,693

-162,589

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

100,000

560,050

-

820,900

200,000

500,000

872

-

58,981

125,120

1,466

430,000

370,000

Repayments of long-term borrowings

100,000

305,000

270,000

48,724

182,007

914

617

1,539

1,463

78,200

80,817

232,835

26,553

Repayment of life insurance policy loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21,394

0

Repurchases of common stock

11,924

367,678

6,867

336,140

435,400

245,283

8,467

4,642

59,336

78,609

-

57,444

5,437

Cash dividends paid

127,496

128,911

82,735

83,267

85,988

80,551

58,405

53,083

38,366

28,554

25,579

25,685

25,748

Acquisition contingent consideration

3,000

25,500

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefits from share-based payments

-

-

-

5,343

20,478

7,889

16,185

14,970

13,056

8,990

4,096

4,890

9,464

Proceeds from stock option exercises

90,388

30,021

40,047

17,622

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other, net

-5,760

-8,291

-

-3,006

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from employee stock plans and other, net

-

-

-

-

39,192

15,493

25,334

39,407

17,436

21,518

11,328

6,238

14,961

Total financing activities

72,913

13,040

-329,171

57,054

-216,964

24,139

-70,284

174,539

31,858

62,629

-102,519

173,463

174,098

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

2,645

-20,839

50,770

-25,268

-26,629

-26,056

7,177

4,320

-6,786

-1,967

3,568

-7,265

3,088

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

39,055

-292,325

-70,959

336,254

3,390

82,412

137,219

-12,408

7,184

-83,148

159,376

-83,159

121,048