Us ecology, inc. (ECOL)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

49,595

49,365

34,252

25,611

38,236

32,151

25,659

18,370

12,584

13,970

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

29,207

28,302

25,304

27,931

24,413

14,815

13,916

13,933

7,750

7,879

Amortization of intangible assets

9,645

9,888

10,575

12,307

8,207

1,461

1,469

1,419

231

-

Accretion of closure and post-closure obligations

3,707

3,026

3,953

4,584

2,656

1,241

1,367

1,292

1,137

1,167

Property and equipment impairment charges

3,666

8,903

-

6,700

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unrealized foreign currency loss (gain)

-1,211

1,283

-65

-3,271

-2,427

-2,789

1,400

-1,324

1,205

-

Deferred income taxes

-5,906

25,309

2,704

2,714

-2,035

2,637

711

1,095

286

-1,793

Share-based compensation expense

4,366

3,933

2,925

2,297

1,250

865

846

837

988

655

Unrecognized tax benefits

-485

-

-

-

480

13

13

454

-

-

Gain on disposition of business

-

-

2,034

-542

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net loss (gain) on disposition of assets

-370

-408

569

-741

-421

-170

-13

-187

-171

-296

Gain on insurance proceeds from damaged property and equipment

347

1,313

654

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

810

6,009

2,006

4,428

1,037

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization and write-off of debt discount

-

667

148

148

74

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Investment premium amortization

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

-

Accretion of interest income

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Receivables

32,301

13,861

-10,912

-1,565

4,400

10,408

1,850

-3,593

11,278

-14,435

Income taxes receivable

7,072

-4,121

2,043

-4,830

1,798

-

-187

188

-

-2,834

Other assets

1,187

1,328

-1,149

-734

921

403

677

-715

618

11

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

14,301

2,012

-7,735

-6,481

-2,878

1,673

-2,172

2,880

1,702

-1,054

Deferred revenue

2,059

617

-281

-4,449

1,890

5,197

-50

-21

339

-3,304

Accrued salaries and benefits

2,476

3,420

-864

-901

771

-424

1,929

1,389

1,141

-1,160

Income taxes payable

-3,512

3,921

49

-3,918

-389

4,091

-1,083

-1,106

2,413

201

Closure and post-closure obligations

1,900

1,795

481

5,679

1,182

955

2,282

792

158

928

Net cash provided by operating activities

81,485

79,703

73,973

71,547

71,369

49,639

35,174

43,191

14,929

36,787

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-14

Cash flows from investing activities:
Business acquisitions (net of cash acquired)

108,382

-

9,983

-

460,874

-

10,743

-

77,427

-

Proceeds from divestitures (net of cash divested)

-

-

2,723

58,728

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of property and equipment

40,757

36,240

35,696

39,370

28,434

21,373

15,766

10,096

14,190

9,405

Insurance proceeds from damaged property and equipment

-

1,313

654

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of restricted cash and investments

-

-

-

2,075

1,060

5,249

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of restricted cash and investments

-

-

-

2,057

1,023

5,263

5

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of short term investments

-

-

-

-

654

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

493

974

991

948

201

168

198

98

58

64

Purchases of restricted investments

1,023

800

1,104

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of restricted investments

910

835

1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities

-148,759

-33,918

-41,415

20,288

-488,490

-21,191

-26,306

-9,998

-89,497

-10,834

Purchases of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,998

1,409

Maturities of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,375

-

Restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-685

84

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

87,000

281,000

-

-

413,962

9,500

26,000

-

-

-

Payments on long-term debt

-

287,040

17,954

94,623

19,384

54,500

21,500

-

-

-

Payments on short-term borrowings

-

13,438

47,228

10,316

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

-

11,260

49,405

10,316

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments on reducing revolving line of credit

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

39,400

-

-

Proceeds from reducing revolving line of credit

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16,900

63,000

-

Dividends paid

15,804

15,711

15,673

15,612

15,532

9,978

16,432

13,113

13,090

13,068

Deferred financing costs paid

-

2,967

-

-

14,001

235

-

-

373

-

Payment of equipment financing obligations

448

377

179

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

2,427

1,050

229

1,823

1,542

2,461

1,035

142

46

-

Proceeds from public offering (net of issuance costs of $5,229)

-

-

-

-

-

96,431

-

-

-

-

Other

-314

-121

-189

54

206

-1

-303

307

-1

-11

Net cash used in financing activities

72,861

-26,344

-31,589

-108,358

366,793

43,678

-11,200

-35,164

49,582

-13,079

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash

-1,633

636

-8

-459

-641

-306

163

-82

-19

-

Increase (decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

3,954

20,077

961

-16,982

-50,969

71,820

-2,169

-2,053

-25,005

12,874