Boston scientific corporation (BSX)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities
Goodwill impairment charges

-

-

-

-

-

-

423

4,350

697

1,817

0

2,613

-

Intangible asset impairment charges

105

35

4

11

19

195

53

142

21

65

12

177

21

Net loss (gain) on investments and notes receivable

-30

155

-92

-21

-9

27

-9

37

27

-12

9

78

54

Contingent consideration expense (benefit)

-35

-21

-80

29

123

-85

4

-6

7

2

0

-

-

Payment of contingent consideration in excess of amount recognized at acquisition

6

9

14

57

-57

-103

-5

-8

-

-

-

-

-

Pension termination charges

-

-

-

-

44

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory step-up amortization

46

6

10

22

36

9

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Exchange (gain) loss

-358

11

-15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other, net

63

8

13

-23

86

18

31

-7

-7

11

-3

8

22

Increase (decrease) in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Trade accounts receivable

130

110

30

216

17

-53

101

-37

-42

-52

-1

-96

-72

Other non-cash acquisition- and divestiture-related charges (credits)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

250

568

Inventories

290

83

107

-40

-3

81

7

-66

54

5

92

120

-30

Other assets

-45

172

20

43

-23

33

-91

68

60

-132

-276

21

-43

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

111

-631

195

553

-20

620

-9

-111

-271

-1,148

462

392

45

Other liabilities

-18

-1,164

28

-128

337

403

209

380

106

-404

278

-416

125

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

1,836

310

1,426

1,182

691

1,269

1,110

1,280

1,008

325

835

1,216

934

Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment

461

316

319

376

247

259

245

226

304

272

312

362

363

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

7

14

0

29

0

0

53

16

16

5

5

2

30

Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

4,382

1,448

560

408

1,734

486

274

366

370

199

4

21

13

Proceeds from divestiture of certain businesses

90

0

0

-

-

12

30

10

1,440

0

0

1,287

-

Proceeds from royalty rights

52

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from Collection of Notes Receivable

-

-

-

-

61

-14

-5

-9

-5

-4

-91

56

123

Payments for settlements of hedge contracts

199

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments for investments and acquisitions of certain technologies

149

172

131

132

266

26

44

22

11

6

50

-

-

Proceeds from sales of investments and collections of notes receivable

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

149

243

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities

-5,041

-1,921

-1,010

-887

-2,186

-745

-475

-579

776

-468

-793

324

-474

Financing activities:
Payment of contingent consideration and royalty rights previously established in purchase accounting

135

19

33

65

156

34

160

146

7

12

523

675

248

Payments on short-term borrowings

1,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from royalty rights transfer

256

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net of debt issuance costs

700

999

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net increase (decrease) in commercial paper

-575

21

1,183

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments on borrowings from credit facilities

0

569

2,216

570

565

810

340

380

565

200

0

250

246

Proceeds from borrowings on credit facilities

0

569

2,156

630

565

810

340

371

565

200

0

-

-

Payments on long-term borrowings and debt extinguishment costs

3,560

602

1,000

250

1,150

0

1,450

10

1,250

1,500

2,825

1,175

1,000

Proceeds from long-term borrowings, net of debt issuance costs

7,229

987

0

0

2,535

0

1,440

0

0

973

1,972

-

-

Payments for acquisitions of treasury stock

-

-

-

-

-

125

500

600

492

0

0

-

-

Cash used to net share settle employee equity awards

65

56

65

62

66

51

-28

-20

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuances of shares of common stock

123

101

85

111

114

60

74

21

21

31

33

71

132

Payments related to issuance of shares of common stock to Abbott Laboratories

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60

Excess tax benefit relating to stock options

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

2

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

2,973

1,432

110

-206

1,276

-150

-624

-764

-1,728

-508

-820

-1,350

-680

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash

10

-8

4

-2

-4

-4

-1

3

-2

0

1

-1

4

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents

-222

-188

530

87

-223

370

10

-60

54

-651

-777

189

-216

Supplemental Information
Net income (loss)

4,700

1,671

104

347

-239

-119

-121

-4,068

441

-1,065

-1,025

-2,036

-495

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities
Gain on sale of businesses

8

0

0

-

-

12

38

15

778

0

0

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

1,011

894

844

815

769

725

689

683

717

816

834

864

918

Purchased research and development

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

43

85

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred and prepaid income taxes

-4,301

-87

245

-305

-532

-397

-223

-166

46

-110

-64

-334

-386

Stock-based compensation expense

157

140

127

116

107

103

105

108

128

150

144

138

122

Cash (received) paid for income taxes, net

242

1,037

42

94

80

74

67

97

138

-286

46

416

475

Cash paid for interest

449

262

235

233

283

221

329

255

277

328

364

414

543

Fair value of contingent consideration recorded in purchase accounting

127

248

94

50

63

3

0

467

287

69

0

-

-

Stock and stock equivalents issued for acquisitions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

90

Capital lease arrangements

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31