Ross stores, inc. (ROST)
CashFlow / Yearly
Feb'20Feb'19Feb'18Jan'17Jan'16Jan'15Jan'14Jan'13Jan'12Jan'11Jan'10Jan'09
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net earnings

1,660,928

1,587,457

1,362,753

1,117,654

1,020,661

924,724

837,304

786,763

657,170

554,797

442,757

305,441

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

350,900

330,400

313,200

302,500

274,828

232,959

206,111

185,491

159,892

160,693

159,043

141,802

Stock-based compensation

95,438

95,585

87,417

74,554

70,937

53,001

46,847

48,952

40,404

36,551

25,746

22,575

Gain on sale of assets

0

0

6,328

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

32,009

31,777

-34,903

-8,703

56,358

25,086

-15,250

-39,028

21,722

-17,977

16,113

23,804

Tax benefit from equity issuance

-

-

-

-

-

29,759

27,661

29,989

19,040

-15,412

8,582

8,532

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

29,415

26,906

29,103

18,180

14,746

7,291

5,973

Change in assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventory

81,897

108,707

128,849

93,782

46,429

115,520

47,918

79,167

43,153

214,419

-8,560

-144,237

Other current assets

10,315

30,789

23,051

928

13,496

16,410

9,875

14,474

10,329

6,339

6,441

6,089

Accounts payable

114,153

110,483

41,322

83,085

-41,464

204,158

-4,104

40,109

-11,614

102,851

115,893

-101,682

Other current liabilities

30,513

37,080

65,221

76,676

7,796

69,568

-18,562

18,146

-2,109

52,594

118,980

43,249

Income taxes

-35,239

3,706

-1,740

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Operating lease assets and liabilities, net

-15,631

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other long-term, net

567

-9,728

-6,333

7,830

-2,939

-5,045

26,695

31,966

7,262

3,649

6,442

7,543

Net cash provided by operating activities

2,171,546

2,066,677

1,681,338

1,558,901

1,326,252

1,372,865

1,022,003

979,644

820,105

673,066

888,384

583,439

Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Additions to property and equipment

555,483

413,898

371,423

297,880

366,960

646,691

550,515

424,434

416,271

198,651

158,487

224,418

Decrease in restricted cash and investments

-

-

-

-

-4,065

4,329

2,895

2,107

60,086

0

-

-

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

0

0

15,981

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

10

117

Purchases of investments

-

-

-

-

718

0

12,012

5,430

0

6,842

2,904

36,984

Proceeds from investments

517

3,489

687

1,700

1,104

12,021

1,614

6,247

4,589

8,648

24,548

42,522

Net cash used in investing activities

-554,966

-410,409

-354,755

-296,180

-362,509

-638,999

-563,808

-425,724

-471,768

-196,845

-136,833

-218,763

Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Payment of long-term debt

0

85,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

-

-

-

23,331

42,302

29,415

26,906

29,103

18,180

14,746

7,291

5,973

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

245,676

0

0

-

-

-

-

Issuance of common stock related to stock plans

22,209

20,112

18,468

18,539

20,186

21,978

19,074

19,043

17,290

36,479

49,393

47,873

Treasury stock purchased

60,665

54,384

45,433

43,321

68,925

39,041

29,851

29,446

15,854

9,544

6,045

4,909

Repurchase of common stock

1,275,000

1,075,000

875,000

700,000

700,000

550,000

550,000

450,000

450,000

375,000

300,000

300,000

Dividends paid

369,793

337,189

247,526

214,640

192,312

168,454

147,917

125,694

102,042

77,321

55,202

49,838

Net cash used in financing activities

-1,683,249

-1,531,461

-1,149,491

-916,091

-898,749

-460,426

-681,788

-556,994

-532,426

-410,640

-304,563

-300,901

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

-66,669

124,807

177,092

346,630

64,994

273,440

-223,593

-3,074

-184,089

65,581

446,988

63,775

Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents:
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures
Interest paid

12,682

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,035

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,676

Income taxes paid

506,591

427,930

714,566

628,441

523,597

510,145

506,182

435,808

370,074

330,589

201,232

167,478

(Decrease) increase in fair value of investment securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-490

1,435

-2,514