Nexstar media group, inc. (NXST)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

236,295

388,265

475,327

93,100

76,383

64,550

-1,785

182,492

-11,891

-1,815

-12,614

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of intangible assets

200,317

149,406

159,500

46,572

48,475

25,850

30,148

22,994

25,979

23,732

23,705

Depreciation of property and equipment

123,375

109,789

100,658

51,300

47,222

35,047

33,578

23,555

21,845

21,112

21,680

Payment-in-kind interest accrued to debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

896

5,201

Gain on disposal of station

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,139

0

0

-

Deferred gain recognition

-

-

-

-

-

436

436

437

436

437

436

Goodwill and intangible assets impairment

63,317

19,911

19,985

15,262

-

-

-

-

-

-

16,164

Amortization of broadcast rights, excluding barter

85,018

61,342

62,908

22,461

22,154

11,634

12,613

8,591

9,947

9,527

13,248

Stock-based compensation expense

38,600

31,300

24,100

11,400

11,400

7,598

2,080

1,362

1,162

2,827

1,494

Provision for bad debt

12,972

10,707

10,263

3,057

3,180

2,310

2,697

2,390

2,376

2,805

1,159

Amortization of debt financing costs, debt discounts and premium

11,577

9,765

10,483

5,649

3,752

2,792

3,280

1,610

1,715

2,119

1,483

Gain on asset exchange

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,093

Amortization of debt discount (premium), net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,329

1,741

9,771

7,033

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-10,301

-12,120

-34,882

-

-

-71

-34,724

-3,272

-1,155

-8,356

18,567

Gain on asset disposal, net

-3,985

-5,793

-1,734

-1,553

-2,109

-638

-1,280

-468

-461

-264

2,560

Deferred income taxes

4,545

-12,403

463,185

-54,591

-43,675

-43,491

2,667

-132,618

5,218

6,260

-216

Gain on disposal of stations and entities, net

96,091

-

57,716

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Spectrum repack reimbursements

70,356

29,381

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments for broadcast rights

100,630

61,979

62,531

23,004

22,473

12,025

14,191

9,169

10,149

9,870

9,315

(Income) loss on equity investments, net

17,925

-2,436

-1,268

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Distribution from equity investments - return on capital

15,256

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other noncash operating activities, net

-53

2,432

3,491

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other noncash credits, net

-

-

-

1,612

90

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of deferred representation fee incentive

-

-

-

-

-

845

820

769

-618

620

611

Non-cash representation contract termination fee

-

-

-

-

-

353

-

-

-

-

-

PIK interest paid upon debt extinguishment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,047

0

Issue discount paid upon debt extinguishment

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,161

15,625

3,341

3,242

0

Premium on debt extinguishment

-

-

-

-

-

-

28,364

344

254

1,430

0

Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises

-

-

-

-

-

10,034

-

736

0

-

-

Payment for contingent consideration in connection with an acquisition

-

-

-4,044

4,044

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:
Non-cash contract termination

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

191

Accounts receivable

-2,176

-30,874

56,669

27,290

30,310

10,378

38,114

5,348

8,177

3,446

10,420

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

-9,344

-97

-1,169

6,972

1,324

-1,321

3,177

348

-625

141

542

Other noncurrent assets

5,250

834

752

-244

-293

-333

-97

1,690

-781

-11

-279

Accounts payable

49,903

16,520

-62,496

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

40,540

-53,708

-17,421

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

-

-

-

1,628

16,903

6,182

5,625

6,680

1,845

-130

-764

Income tax payable

-172,669

41,635

-42,638

-75

-22,790

-1,789

-33

-

-

73

-131

Interest payable

-

-

-

33,251

6,338

-60

-4,042

-2,165

1,619

4,645

-3,966

Deferred revenue

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,068

-4,030

943

Other liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

428

679

-547

-1,544

Other noncurrent liabilities

-18,116

-17,122

-22,211

-896

411

-76

-2,327

-895

-874

-375

192

Net cash provided by operating activities

417,467

736,867

109,091

284,253

205,308

166,527

27,339

79,888

40,340

59,268

22,993

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment

197,511

106,246

72,461

31,870

29,021

20,389

18,955

17,260

13,349

13,799

19,028

Proceeds from sale of assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

190

Proceeds from insurance on casualty loss

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,004

Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

5,881,179

103,976

2,975,254

103,970

475,949

209,733

229,382

235,453

41,352

0

20,756

Proceeds from sale of stations and entities

1,352,958

-

481,946

-

27,005

-

-

13,860

0

0

-

Spectrum repack reimbursements from the FCC

70,356

29,381

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Investment in a loan receivable

48,876

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds received to relinquish spectrum asset

-

-

478,608

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment

4,451

4,344

20,026

718

3,624

89

219

236

122

459

-

Distribution from an equity investment - return of capital

2,205

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deconsolidation of the cash of Marshall

5,011

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other investing activities, net

452

983

850

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

-4,702,155

-175,514

-2,066,285

-135,122

-474,341

-230,033

-248,118

-238,617

-54,579

-13,340

-35,590

Proceeds from long-term debt, including debt premium and discounts

5,523,481

251,387

3,533,981

958,000

421,950

237,275

654,563

608,750

97,100

316,839

54,000

Repayments of long-term debt

902,217

653,011

1,922,329

80,140

166,290

72,431

438,835

377,806

98,507

-

21,446

Payments for debt financing costs

72,052

1,056

52,039

20,707

3,225

1,607

7,210

13,238

533

4,406

5,375

Premium paid on debt extinguishment

10,094

-

18,050

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises

-

-

-

-

-

10,034

-

736

0

0

-

Common stock dividends paid

82,823

68,629

55,892

29,445

23,686

18,445

14,302

-

0

-

-

Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes

9,813

4,938

4,099

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

6,393

2,468

66,901

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments for contingent consideration in connection with acquisitions

-

-

259,603

2,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

2,403

5,970

8,155

1,225

3,357

2,031

6,959

1,768

67

86

13

Payments for capital lease and capitalized software obligations

9,175

8,847

7,095

3,258

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contributions from a noncontrolling interest

-

-

-

-643

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchase of treasury stock

45,115

50,524

99,008

-

48,660

-

8,422

-

0

-

-

Other financing activities, net

49

226

247

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments for capital lease obligations

-

-

-

-

3,009

1,467

945

28

0

344,811

-

Consideration paid for debt extinguishments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,730

17,677

Net cash used in financing activities

4,388,251

-531,890

1,057,367

822,932

180,537

155,390

191,808

220,182

-1,873

-35,022

9,515

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

103,563

29,463

-899,827

972,063

-88,496

91,884

-28,971

61,453

-16,112

10,906

-3,082

Supplemental information:
Interest paid

250,663

218,746

239,558

78,261

70,430

59,227

75,074

66,360

51,088

46,928

-29,215

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

315,051

90,717

272,689

29,391

29,060

3,131

2,129

1,597

474

397

-523

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued purchases of property and equipment

25,705

19,364

4,107

2,339

2,371

3,767

1,763

1,263

1,674

950

-793

Noncash purchases of property and equipment

-

565

20,723

706

4,025

7,023

3,683

451

484

635

0

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations

125,496

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Consolidation of variable interest entities

-

6,500

-

108,694

2,956

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accrued debt financing costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Debt assumed in connection with a merger

-

-

434,269

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Issuance/reissuance of stock in connection with a merger

-

-

1,031,443

-

-

-

-

-

2,423

-

-

Stock option replacement awards in connection with a merger

-

-

10,702

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Relinquishment of spectrum asset and derecognition of liability to surrender spectrum asset

52,002

314,086

34,558

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contingent consideration payable in connection with a merger

-

-

12,361

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Station acquisition through issuance of Class A common stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0