Clean harbors, inc (CLH)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

97,740

65,636

100,739

-39,873

44,102

-28,328

95,566

129,674

127,252

130,515

36,686

57,486

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

300,725

298,625

288,422

287,002

274,194

276,083

264,449

161,646

122,663

92,473

64,898

44,471

Goodwill impairment charge

-

-

-

34,013

31,992

123,414

0

0

-

-

-

-

Pre-tax, non-cash acquisition accounting inventory adjustments

-

-

-

-

-

-

13,559

0

0

-

-

-

Allowance for doubtful accounts

2,408

15,817

7,901

6,907

4,793

8,917

7,933

1,213

759

1,043

1,006

267

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount

3,809

3,846

3,482

3,537

3,280

3,289

3,301

1,793

1,572

2,921

1,997

1,915

Accretion of environmental liabilities

10,136

9,806

9,460

10,177

10,402

10,612

11,541

9,917

9,680

10,307

10,617

10,776

Changes in environmental liability estimates

-332

2,147

-195

-4,254

-11,345

-3,367

-3,682

-8,458

-2,840

-8,328

-4,657

-2,047

Deferred income taxes

8,005

19,089

-83,335

15,184

1,930

32,320

31,119

34,163

37,836

4,919

4,830

3,197

Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation

-

-

-

1,198

71

878

1,409

2,556

3,352

1,751

481

3,504

Net tax benefit on stock-based awards

-

-

-

-1,165

82

-816

-1,399

-2,546

-3,347

-

-

-

Other expense (income), net

2,897

-4,510

-6,119

5,685

-1,380

4,380

1,705

-802

3,048

2,795

259

-119

Income tax benefit related to stock option exercises

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

474

3,534

Stock-based compensation

17,816

16,792

13,146

10,481

8,550

8,800

8,946

7,494

8,164

7,219

968

3,565

Loss on sale of businesses

687

0

30,732

16,884

0

0

-

-

-

2,678

0

-

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

-6,131

-2,488

-7,891

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred Tax Expense from Stock Options Exercised

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,739

-

-

Write-off of deferred financing costs and debt (premium) discount

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,341

0

1,394

1,851

1,921

Environmental expenditures

18,701

10,115

12,965

12,170

20,130

20,245

19,416

11,191

11,319

10,236

8,617

14,268

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable

33,271

79,563

33,764

15,009

-55,271

14,342

54,213

-60,550

65,210

49,411

11,429

-17,221

Inventories and supplies

15,869

26,958

5,002

16,080

-14,059

21,339

1,144

12,871

11,696

3,129

-

-

Other current and non-current assets

14,421

7,946

-16,720

8,036

-48,760

19,030

-20,857

-3,157

25,065

7,421

-1,093

-5,529

Accounts payable

7,153

46,915

-10,684

-3,503

-16,299

-52,026

37,117

5,930

-8,116

38,553

5,050

-17,763

Other current and long-term liabilities

45,447

12,121

8,495

13,850

-54,403

-2,950

1,621

-64,785

-1,096

18,774

-10,757

-2,829

Net cash from operating activities

413,192

373,210

285,698

259,624

396,383

297,366

415,839

324,365

179,531

224,108

93,270

109,590

Cash flows used in investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment

216,324

193,344

167,007

219,384

257,196

257,613

280,207

197,397

148,513

116,450

62,244

57,462

Proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed assets

11,655

15,445

7,124

20,817

6,195

8,164

4,699

8,125

6,794

16,053

452

537

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

29,363

151,023

49,227

206,915

94,345

16,187

63,264

1,373,921

336,960

14,646

54,476

27,628

Purchase of investment securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,506

0

-

Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of transactional costs

4,714

0

45,426

47,134

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Additions to intangible assets including costs to obtain or renew permits

3,904

4,688

1,617

2,831

5,296

6,519

6,740

4,046

2,927

4,204

2,228

2,129

Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities

51,202

28,723

376

0

-

13,861

0

0

425

3,557

105

4,350

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

35,836

44,772

38,342

598

0

0

-

10,517

0

2,127

0

2,529

Proceeds from sale of long-term investments

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

1,000

1,300

0

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-5,120

0

0

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,336

0

346

Net cash used in investing activities

-217,856

-349,659

-203,267

-361,777

-350,642

-258,294

-345,512

-1,572,636

-480,181

-125,687

-118,391

-84,515

Cash flows from (used in) financing activities:
Change in uncashed checks

-3,705

132

-5,940

-3,177

-14,630

15,069

12,268

-12,070

9,822

-1,266

4,034

2,513

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

0

0

46

627

397

0

400

288

1,350

862

430

2,082

Tax payments related to withholdings on vested restricted stock

7,429

3,266

3,149

2,819

2,159

2,793

731

2,912

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,789

Repurchases of common stock

21,390

45,080

48,971

22,188

73,347

104,341

0

0

4,061

399

415

483

Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation

-

-

-

1,198

71

878

1,409

2,556

3,352

1,751

481

3,504

Deferred financing costs paid

10,079

4,027

5,718

4,031

0

0

2,504

19,056

8,463

353

10,473

-

Payments on finance lease

586

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Principal payments on debt

852,535

405,768

402,000

0

0

5,000

0

520,000

0

30,000

230,745

-

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan

-

-

-

-

-

4,364

7,425

6,196

3,516

2,449

2,315

1,820

Payments on capital leases

-

-

-

-

511

2,122

4,891

6,599

7,837

5,126

1,118

485

Premiums paid on early extinguishment of debt

2,701

1,238

6,028

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

369,520

0

0

0

173,541

Principal payment on debt and acquired capital leases

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

53,032

68,486

Distribution of cash earned on employee participation plan

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

55

189

148

0

-

Issuance of senior unsecured notes, at par

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,400,000

0

0

-

-

Issuance of senior secured notes, net of discount

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of discount

845,000

348,250

399,000

250,625

0

0

-

-

261,250

0

292,107

-

Borrowing from revolving credit facility

0

50,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payment on revolving credit facility

0

50,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Issuance costs related to issuances of common stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

250

0

0

-

-

-

Net cash from (used in) financing activities

-53,425

-110,997

-72,760

220,235

-90,179

-93,945

13,126

1,217,868

258,740

-32,230

3,584

116,795

Effect of exchange rate change on cash

3,573

-5,446

2,731

4,207

-17,733

-8,321

-3,216

-484

423

2,473

5,559

-11,884

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

145,484

-92,892

12,402

122,289

-62,171

-63,194

80,237

-30,887

-41,487

68,664

-15,978

129,986

Supplemental information:
Cash payments for interest and income taxes:
Interest paid

60,852

89,171

93,174

88,669

73,926

75,408

75,627

41,817

31,201

26,985

7,833

13,661

Income taxes paid

27,035

20,036

18,682

29,255

52,970

42,022

-8,162

13,179

48,725

56,015

14,608

36,520

Finance Lease, Principal Payments

586

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-cash investing activities:
Property, plant and equipment accrued

30,964

15,657

16,109

9,214

32,677

23,563

33,214

29,788

18,682

7,844

908

6,150

Transfer of inventory to property, plant and equipment

0

0

12,641

0

0

1,324

11,369

0

0

-

-

-

Payable for estimated purchase price adjustment

0

4,032

0

1,910

1,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Accrued business combination adjustments

-

-

-

-

-

355

0

-750

-

-

-

-

Accrued working capital adjustments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,694

0

0

-

Assets acquired through capital lease

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

154

1,807

10,130

0

-

Issuance of acquisition-related common stock, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,015

-

-