C.h. robinson worldwide, inc. (CHRW)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income

576,968

664,505

504,893

513,384

509,699

449,711

415,904

593,804

431,612

387,026

360,830

359,177

324,261

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

100,449

96,729

92,977

74,669

66,409

57,009

56,882

38,090

32,498

29,369

30,514

31,164

27,366

Provision for credit losses

5,853

15,634

13,489

5,136

11,538

15,092

15,587

10,459

9,052

13,922

16,685

14,329

6,745

Stock-based compensation

39,083

87,791

41,805

37,565

57,661

47,861

9,094

59,381

38,601

37,047

21,267

20,804

38,002

Gain on divestiture

-

-

-

-

-

1,848

0

281,551

0

0

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

-2,407

-15,315

-28,096

15,009

-17,095

-3,117

25,226

-14,442

5,750

7,574

-630

2,951

-8,915

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

8,492

10,388

13,657

18,462

8,548

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other operating activities

3,830

-1,815

-4,491

-1,907

-7,409

-710

-314

-513

-765

-2,411

-643

-

-

Loss on disposal of assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-3,208

-848

-634

-254

-255

-309

Other long-term liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

0

0

Changes in operating elements (net of acquisitions):
Receivables

-208,312

190,048

364,181

173,211

-107,560

137,102

87,316

88,107

162,688

164,114

57,855

-100,171

153,232

Contract assets

-26,761

11,871

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Prepaid expenses and other

29,871

-16,029

9,173

6,378

228

-6,294

5,254

-5,260

11,574

-1,880

12,904

-203

5,206

Other non-current assets

-

-

-

3,934

-741

-380

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Accounts payable and outstanding checks

-17,968

36,083

144,041

115,917

-53,272

40,251

47,488

61,732

68,039

14,684

21,854

-70,903

70,456

Accrued compensation

-40,757

47,011

7,209

-47,570

18,580

40,236

-15,097

-19,064

20,008

6,658

-1,865

-6,794

5,506

Accrued transportation expense

-18,626

25,175

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accrued income taxes

-12,636

21,176

18,817

19,921

13,726

-4,370

-105,857

104,542

-6,688

2,526

-

-

-

Other accrued liabilities

8,937

7,200

-9,515

-4,545

4,156

2,319

-9,199

-13,483

3,489

5,162

-

-

-

Other assets and liabilities

-3,643

-1,370

19,099

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accrued income taxes and other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,222

3,778

-3,138

Net cash provided by operating activities

835,419

792,896

384,001

529,408

718,336

513,426

347,777

460,342

429,712

344,779

372,571

447,579

308,430

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment

36,290

45,000

40,122

73,452

28,115

22,364

40,354

36,096

35,932

17,718

30,362

23,035

43,713

Purchases and development of software

34,175

18,871

17,823

17,985

16,527

7,138

7,852

14,560

16,874

10,959

4,104

713

-

Cash received for divestiture, net of cash sold

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-274,802

0

0

-

-

-

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

59,200

5,315

49,068

220,203

369,833

0

-19,126

583,631

0

0

41,145

59,661

22,220

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,752

52,437

136,954

204,020

Sales/maturities of available-for-sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,311

53,111

3,975

251,074

214,299

Restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-359,388

359,388

0

0

-5,000

5,000

0

0

-

Other investing activities

-16,636

3,622

521

1,348

-641

6

-221

-419

-182

84

-185

-769

68

Net cash used for investing activities

-113,029

-72,808

-107,534

-312,988

-54,446

-388,896

-28,859

-359,066

-38,313

8,598

-123,888

31,480

-55,722

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from stock issued for employee benefit plans

63,092

51,285

38,130

19,271

15,557

11,942

15,166

18,868

18,936

24,057

17,741

23,327

13,740

Stock tendered for payment of withholding taxes

15,115

21,264

21,557

36,678

11,368

12,604

50,144

10,782

9,340

6,324

-

-

-

Payment of contingent purchase price

-

-

-

-

-

-

927

12,661

4,318

0

0

9,383

0

Repurchase of common stock

309,444

300,991

185,485

172,925

229,863

164,041

757,305

245,067

240,934

151,057

266,906

200,846

167,323

Cash dividends

277,786

265,219

258,222

245,430

235,615

215,008

220,257

275,353

194,697

168,902

162,865

151,195

125,183

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

-

-

-

18,462

8,548

7,558

27,209

12,294

15,255

13,092

9,966

12,057

16,668

Debt issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

1,484

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

1,298,000

591,012

250,000

0

0

-

500,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

Payments on long-term borrowings

1,505,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

185,000

2,674,000

8,784,000

6,600,000

6,833,000

4,823,000

4,165,023

324,051

0

0

1,341

8,888

23,559

Payments on short-term borrowings

90,000

3,384,000

8,809,000

6,310,000

6,988,000

4,593,000

4,043,669

75,688

0

0

1,341

8,888

23,559

Net cash used for financing activities

-651,253

-655,177

-202,134

-127,300

-607,741

-143,637

-364,904

-264,338

-415,098

-289,134

-402,064

-326,040

-262,098

Effect of exchange rates on cash

-1,894

-20,186

11,891

-9,683

-16,860

-14,000

-1,986

-588

-1,239

-2,944

-4,054

2,839

-317

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

69,243

44,725

86,224

79,437

39,289

-33,107

-47,972

-163,650

-24,938

61,299

-157,435

155,858

-9,707

Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Stock issued for acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60,152

0

0

-

-

-

Cash paid for income taxes

219,029

215,644

262,861

269,187

311,800

271,979

313,799

257,580

256,437

203,398

224,750

202,246

190,517

Cash paid for interest

50,854

47,544

37,871

28,908

28,537

27,066

3,875

518

1,274

21

189

426

172

Accrued share repurchases held in other accrued liabilities

0

3,000

500

5,988

2,250

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-