Commscope holding company, inc. (COMM)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11
Operating Activities:
Net income

-929,500

140,200

193,800

222,838

-70,875

236,772

19,396

5,353

-252,308

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

770,900

357,500

378,000

399,053

303,500

259,504

256,616

262,279

264,144

Equity-based compensation

90,800

44,900

41,800

35,006

28,665

21,092

16,108

7,525

5,874

Deferred income taxes

-260,800

-49,200

-71,500

-100,878

-101,826

-33,278

-40,722

-48,713

-141,600

Asset impairments

376,100

15,000

-

38,552

90,784

12,096

45,529

40,907

126,057

Non-cash restructuring charges

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

963

965

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

11,411

229

748

-

Other acquisition-related costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-41,543

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

-258,800

-65,100

-96,700

100,867

6,984

18,824

11,895

15,889

-30,557

Inventories

-489,100

48,500

-53,700

31,996

-162,164

4,324

62,141

-18,186

-137,978

Prepaid expenses and other assets

-19,500

-1,000

1,300

-14,273

65,271

-1,502

27,257

490

-27,640

Accounts payable and other liabilities

-274,000

-800

-154,700

191,405

6,921

-109,922

57,575

45,763

-19,571

Other noncurrent liabilities

7,200

-54,600

14,600

-35,950

-13,320

-49,265

-21,944

-35,285

-16,825

Other noncurrent assets

-46,000

8,000

8,400

1,834

11,966

-715

3,060

-4,344

-7,628

Other

-2,300

-31,500

-43,600

-10,619

-5,323

15,239

-9,725

-1,940

-6,753

Net cash used in operating activities

596,400

494,100

586,300

640,221

327,115

289,418

237,701

286,135

135,749

Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment

104,100

82,300

68,700

68,314

56,501

36,935

36,780

27,957

38,792

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

1,600

12,900

5,400

4,084

3,417

4,575

3,237

2,345

12,077

Cash paid for acquisitions, including purchase price adjustments, net of cash acquired

5,053,400

-

105,200

-6,098

3,000,991

41,794

55,770

12,214

3,141,774

Cash paid for prior year acquisition

11,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of long-term investments

9,300

-

9,900

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of businesses and long-term investments

-

-

-

1,292

2,817

12,761

26,502

4,022

-

Proceeds (payments) upon settlement of net investment hedge

-2,700

-5,100

7,600

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid for long-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

15,000

750

3,250

-

Other

-

-

-

-2,253

-646

-441

-150

-1,529

4,246

Net cash used in investing activities

-5,154,900

-64,300

-166,200

-54,587

-3,050,612

-75,952

-63,411

-35,525

-3,172,735

Financing Activities:
Long-term debt repaid

3,061,300

550,000

990,400

718,914

619,056

1,124,392

907,817

394,356

1,597,326

Long-term debt proceeds

6,933,000

150,000

780,400

19,764

3,246,875

1,315,026

947,379

299,150

2,723,100

Debt issuance and modification costs

120,800

-

8,400

4,318

74,319

23,257

14,560

2,701

86,962

Debt extinguishment costs

-

-

14,800

17,779

301

-

-

-

-

Series A convertible preferred stock proceeds

1,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dividends paid on Series A convertible preferred stock

40,700

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deemed dividend paid on Series A convertible preferred stock

3,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid for repurchase of common stock

-

-

175,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

433,958

-

1,606,599

Dividends paid

-

-

-

-

-

-

538,705

200,000

-

Cash paid to stock option holders

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,295

732

-

Proceeds from the issuance of common shares under equity-based compensation plans

4,600

6,100

9,900

16,756

25,570

12,052

1,174

-

-

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

11,411

229

748

-

Tax withholding payments for vested equity-based compensation awards

13,200

15,700

15,400

3,878

698

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-32

-1,631

-1,530

Net cash generated by (used in) financing activities

4,698,600

-409,600

-413,700

-708,369

2,578,071

190,840

-89,669

-299,522

2,643,881

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-100

-16,000

19,400

-11,921

-21,011

-21,305

-2,676

-3,815

-3,283

Change in cash and cash equivalents

140,000

4,200

25,800

-134,656

-166,437

383,001

81,945

-52,727

-396,388