Ascent capital group, inc. (ASCMA)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)

-698,044

-107,559

-91,244

-83,384

-37,752

-21,471

-29,349

-

-

Net income (loss)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19,888

-47,394

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent

0

92

0

2,852

-304

129

-4,348

48,789

-13,893

Amortization of Intangible Assets

211,639

236,788

246,753

258,668

253,403

208,760

163,468

159,619

5,980

Depreciation

11,457

8,844

8,435

10,444

10,145

8,941

8,404

7,052

3,067

Stock-based and long-term incentive compensation

1,451

7,431

6,984

7,343

7,164

8,174

5,298

4,732

3,148

Deferred income tax expense

-14,094

-4,474

4,201

4,138

-192

203

436

169

747

Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property

0

21,217

0

1,156

71

5,473

8,670

-565

2,768

Payments for legal settlements, net of related (insurance recovery)

2,750

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-cash legal settlement reserve (related insurance recovery)

-

23,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of debt discount and deferred debt costs

41,430

11,111

10,670

10,357

9,023

5,851

-

-

-

Refinancing expense, net of gain on extinguishment

-

-

-

3,725

0

0

-

-

-

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

-

-

-

6,389

0

0

-

-

-

Amortization of debt discount and deferred debt costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,473

16,985

780

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives

-3,151

0

0

-

-

-

6,793

28,044

-1,682

Refinancing expense

13,356

0

9,500

-

-

-

6,245

-

-

Bad debt expense

12,300

11,014

10,785

9,735

8,149

-

-

-

-

Loss on goodwill impairment

563,549

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on pension plan settlements

-

-

-

-

-

-

-6,571

-

-

Impairment of assets held for sale

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,692

-

-

Other non-cash activity, net

2,199

4,057

3,210

-4,426

-196

-7,479

-9,066

-6,428

1,874

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables

12,776

9,790

11,032

9,378

8,926

8,165

5,778

5,365

-1,806

Prepaid expenses and other assets

14,576

1,669

-325

3,857

-62

-8,638

3,579

-225

-4,368

Subscriber accounts - deferred contract acquisition costs

5,418

3,064

2,947

1,773

0

0

-

-

-

Payables and other liabilities

-15,545

-6,361

-317

-4,096

-5,862

-525

3,930

-3,785

12,388

Operating activities from discontinued operations, net

0

-3,408

0

-49

-1,039

-50

-12,972

1,558

54,477

Net cash provided by operating activities

92,931

136,497

188,903

208,680

234,604

212,233

146,790

131,238

50,300

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures

14,903

14,393

9,180

12,431

7,769

9,939

6,076

4,242

139

Cost of subscriber accounts acquired

140,450

142,909

201,381

266,558

268,160

234,914

304,665

162,714

4,214

Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired

-

-

-

56,778

0

478,738

0

-

388,401

Purchases of marketable securities

-

-

-

-

4,603

21,770

99,667

40,253

41,757

Purchases of marketable securities

39,022

26,634

5,036

26,934

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities

143,316

1,108

15,184

57,291

7,842

33,415

0

-

-

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

96,685

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

-

-

-

37

-22

-2,600

-55,963

-4,719

13,318

Proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

99,488

92,121

Proceeds from disposal of operating assets

0

32,612

0

20,175

241

12,886

17,280

-

6,201

Other investing activities

-

-

-

-

436

100

0

-

-54

Investing activities from discontinued operations, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-3,196

-37,553

Net cash used in investing activities

-51,059

-150,216

-200,413

-285,272

-272,863

-696,560

-337,165

-106,198

-290,321

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt

248,800

187,950

1,280,700

778,000

169,000

639,075

1,277,900

78,800

110,300

Repayments of Long-term Debt

184,100

175,250

1,238,059

671,183

127,166

138,048

1,133,387

59,800

9,000

Payments of refinancing costs

10,739

0

16,946

6,477

0

11,136

46,721

-

2,388

Stock option exercises

-

-

-

-

804

171

327

1,291

-

Value of shares withheld for share-based compensation

188

835

358

795

734

-

-

-

-

Purchases and retirement of common stock

0

0

7,140

29,988

35,734

33,436

12,880

11,488

-

Bond hedge and warrant transactions, net

-

-

-

-

-

6,107

0

-

-

Other financing activities

-

-

-

-

-

87

0

-

2

Financing activities from discontinued operations, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-142

-1,950

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

53,773

11,865

18,197

69,557

6,170

450,606

85,239

8,661

96,964

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

95,645

-1,854

6,687

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

-

-

-

-7,035

-32,089

-33,721

-105,136

33,701

-143,057

Supplemental cash flow information:
State taxes paid, net

2,517

2,713

2,645

-

-

-

-

-

-

State taxes paid, net

-

-

-

3,245

-

-

-

-

-

Interest paid

150,003

140,706

120,873

-

-

-

-

-

-

Interest paid

-

-

-

112,282

-

-

-

-

-

Accrued capital expenditures

552

272

558

1,214

-

-

-

-

-