Forward air corp (FWRD)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08
Operating activities:
Net income

87,099

92,051

87,255

27,505

55,575

61,169

54,467

52,668

47,199

32,036

9,802

42,542

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

42,109

42,183

41,055

38,210

37,157

31,133

23,579

21,021

20,993

20,450

19,722

-16,615

Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment

-

-

-

42,442

0

0

-

-

-

-

7,157

0

Share-based compensation

11,907

10,549

8,103

8,334

7,486

6,681

6,178

6,050

5,971

6,284

6,754

6,267

Change in fair value of earn-out liability

33

455

0

0

-

-

615

0

0

-

-

-

Gain on disposal of property and equipment, net

-1,121

171

-1,281

-291

181

383

454

-318

82

-570

-6

171

(Recovery of) provision for loss on receivables

761

139

1,814

258

33

241

423

199

-217

-52

-60

903

Provision for revenue adjustments

3,342

3,628

3,055

2,020

4,793

2,465

2,531

2,003

1,951

1,589

2,390

4,259

Deferred income taxes

-6,768

-8,094

12,068

-3,412

-14,531

3,021

-4,856

-2,043

-5,148

1,436

-4,581

-

Tax benefit for stock options exercised

-

-

-

1,732

5,413

2,109

3,707

-385

-747

-194

370

-1,030

Deferred income tax expense

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-4,581

1,151

Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable

-2,059

12,178

33,457

10,077

-5,403

12,193

-1,447

6,542

9,893

-8,580

-844

-2,376

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

6,098

2,565

1,204

-283

1,378

280

215

1,331

1,757

-40

548

-2,102

Income taxes

1,284

-1,256

-3,480

20,177

-14,771

8,156

-239

-3,981

4,568

-1,386

5,096

-4,652

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

8,700

12,535

11,010

-772

-17,513

-199

2,588

-3,477

3,825

3,022

3,831

-2,665

Net cash provided by operating activities

159,019

152,554

103,364

130,351

85,722

91,660

90,839

68,586

76,959

53,995

50,179

59,083

Investing activities:
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

3,294

7,059

2,440

1,929

1,720

1,947

1,973

911

1,267

1,482

270

87

Purchases of property and equipment

28,209

42,293

38,265

42,186

40,495

39,487

35,439

21,353

21,216

15,148

20,847

26,699

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

39,000

19,987

23,140

11,800

61,878

90,172

45,328

0

0

-

-

29,566

Other

0

242

222

337

265

-2

129

263

-278

224

-372

10

Net cash used in investing activities

-63,915

-55,463

-59,187

-52,394

-100,918

-127,710

-78,923

-20,705

-19,671

-13,890

-20,205

-56,188

Financing activities:
Proceeds from term loan

-

-

-

-

125,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Payments of finance lease obligations

946

302

42,790

55,768

101,352

9,736

20,375

551

637

895

1,549

1,603

Proceeds from senior credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45,000

Payments on line of credit

20,000

7,000

55,000

0

0

-

0

0

50,000

0

0

25,000

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

4,050

3,921

7,272

8,148

14,313

13,235

33,002

15,740

10,946

991

8

3,085

Payments of cash dividends

20,494

18,427

18,052

15,529

14,821

14,795

12,141

9,947

8,194

8,121

8,109

8,089

Repurchase of common stock (repurchase program)

56,204

66,126

48,983

39,983

19,992

39,972

354

0

26,101

0

0

-

Common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan

614

479

458

442

449

354

296

259

248

195

237

255

Cash settlement of share-based awards for tax withholdings

-3,032

-1,872

-1,700

-1,800

-1,931

-1,083

-866

-386

0

0

-249

-389

Tax benefit for stock options exercised

-

-

-

1,732

5,413

2,109

3,707

385

747

194

-370

1,030

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

-56,012

-75,327

-48,795

-102,758

7,079

-49,888

3,269

5,500

-72,991

-7,636

-10,032

14,289

Net increase (decrease) in cash

39,092

21,764

-4,618

-24,801

-8,117

-85,938

15,185

53,381

-15,703

32,469

19,942

17,184

Non-cash activity:
Unpaid capital expenditures included in accounts payable

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

234

1,640