The kroger co. (KR)
CashFlow / Yearly
Feb'20Feb'19Feb'18Jan'17Jan'16Jan'15Feb'14Feb'13Jan'12Jan'11Jan'10Jan'09Jan'08
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests

1,512

3,078

1,889

1,957

2,049

1,747

1,531

1,508

596

1,133

57

1,250

1,224

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

2,649

2,465

2,436

2,340

2,089

1,948

1,703

1,652

1,638

1,600

1,525

1,443

1,355

Asset impairment charge

120

56

71

-

46

37

39

18

37

25

48

26

24

Operating lease asset amortization

640

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

LIFO charge (credit)

105

29

-8

19

28

147

52

55

216

57

49

196

108

Stock-based employee compensation

155

154

151

141

165

155

107

82

81

79

83

91

87

Expense for company-sponsored pension plans

39

76

591

94

103

55

74

89

70

65

31

44

67

Goodwill impairment charge

-

-

110

0

-

-

-

-

-

18

1,113

-

-

Deferred income taxes

-56

-45

-694

201

317

73

72

176

31

37

222

341

-68

Gain on sale of businesses

176

1,782

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(Gain) loss on the sale of assets

158

-2

31

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mark to market gain on Ocado securities

157

228

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on deconsolidation and impairment of Lucky's Market

-412

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

109

-58

-39

2

-54

-72

-47

-23

-3

-8

-53

-63

14

Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effects from mergers and disposals of businesses:
Store deposits in-transit

-3

20

265

-13

-95

27

-25

169

120

12

23

-45

62

Receivables

36

208

-61

110

59

141

8

126

63

11

21

28

17

Inventories

351

354

23

382

184

147

131

78

361

88

45

193

381

Prepaid and other current assets

33

-244

-41

172

28

-2

49

257

-52

-290

51

-47

-3

Trade accounts payable

342

213

158

16

440

135

196

188

83

315

54

-53

165

Accrued expenses

302

416

-40

-118

191

197

77

67

215

71

-46

-33

174

Income taxes receivable and payable

-142

289

-96

261

-359

-68

-47

164

-106

133

49

-206

43

Contribution to company-sponsored pension plan

-

185

1,000

-

5

-

100

71

52

141

265

-20

-51

Operating lease liabilities

-639

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from contract associated with sale of business

295

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

53

94

-23

-14

109

22

15

367

-338

213

-89

-9

104

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,664

4,164

3,413

4,272

4,833

4,163

3,573

2,954

2,658

3,366

2,922

2,896

2,581

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts

3,128

2,967

2,809

3,699

3,349

2,831

2,330

2,062

1,898

1,919

2,297

2,149

2,126

Proceeds from sale of assets

273

85

138

132

45

37

24

49

51

55

20

59

49

Proceeds on settlement of financial instrument

-

235

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

-

197

16

401

168

252

2,344

122

51

7

36

80

90

Purchases of stores

-

44

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net proceeds from sale of businesses

327

2,169

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of Ocado securities

-

392

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

83

75

20

-93

98

14

121

48

10

90

14

9

51

Net cash used by investing activities

-2,611

-1,186

-2,707

-3,875

-3,570

-3,060

-4,771

-2,183

-1,908

-1,961

-2,327

-2,179

-2,218

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

813

2,236

1,523

2,781

1,181

576

3,548

863

453

381

511

1,377

1,372

Payments on long-term debt including obligations under finance leases

2,304

1,372

788

1,355

1,245

375

1,060

1,445

547

553

432

1,048

560

Net proceeds (payments) on commercial paper

350

-1,321

696

435

-285

25

-395

1,275

370

-

-

-

-

Dividends paid

486

437

443

429

385

338

319

267

257

250

238

227

202

Excess tax benefits on stock-based awards

-

-

-

-

97

52

32

-

-

-

-

-

36

Borrowings (payments) on credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

129

-441

218

Proceeds from issuance of capital stock

55

65

51

68

120

110

196

110

118

29

51

172

188

Treasury stock purchases

465

2,010

1,633

1,766

703

1,283

609

1,261

1,547

545

218

637

1,421

Investment in the remaining equity of a noncontrolling interest

-

-

-

-

26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net decrease in book overdrafts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

-

-

2

61

Investment in the remaining interest of a variable interest entity

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-86

-

-

-

Other

-46

-57

-87

-86

-8

-3

-32

4

4

20

21

33

-2

Net cash used by financing activities

-2,083

-2,896

-681

-352

-1,254

-1,236

1,361

-721

-1,387

-1,004

-434

-769

-310

Net (decrease) increase in cash and temporary cash investments

-30

82

25

45

9

-133

163

50

-637

401

161

-52

53

Cash from Consolidated Variable Interest Entity

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

73

-

Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts

3,128

2,967

2,809

3,699

3,349

2,831

2,330

2,062

1,898

1,919

2,297

2,149

2,126

Payments for lease buyouts

82

5

13

5

35

135

108

-73

-60

-

-

-

-

Changes in construction-in-progress payables

-2

56

188

-72

35

56

83

1

60

-22

18

4

-66

Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts

3,044

3,018

2,984

3,622

3,349

2,752

2,305

-1,990

-1,898

-1,897

-2,315

-2,153

-2,060

Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest

523

614

656

505

474

477

401

438

457

486

542

485

477

Cash paid during the year for income taxes

706

600

348

557

1,001

941

679

468

296

664

130

641

640