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

1,660,928

1,646,488

1,613,664

1,590,347

1,587,457

1,596,511

1,532,852

1,459,987

1,362,753

1,212,574

1,182,671

1,148,038

1,117,654

1,081,247

1,052,357

1,029,090

1,020,661

1,005,030

982,094

963,016

924,724

894,147

873,045

846,605

837,304

855,953

843,859

812,762

786,763

742,113

726,558

692,810

657,170

627,014

604,423

585,423

554,797

535,884

519,586

493,717

442,757

0

0

0

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

350,900

339,338

334,895

333,360

330,400

332,096

324,698

317,177

313,200

305,619

304,775

304,442

302,500

296,790

294,729

285,390

274,828

264,812

251,018

239,810

232,959

227,021

217,928

213,850

206,111

201,078

196,660

191,081

185,491

176,379

170,160

163,094

159,892

157,907

157,948

160,783

160,693

163,978

163,702

161,331

159,043

0

0

0

Stock-based compensation

95,438

94,824

92,618

91,514

95,585

93,841

92,278

90,939

87,417

83,002

81,067

77,076

74,554

81,853

77,262

74,365

70,937

59,798

57,787

55,254

53,001

49,951

47,731

47,094

46,847

47,244

48,922

49,153

48,952

47,373

45,365

42,097

40,404

39,439

37,578

37,535

36,551

34,037

30,982

28,159

25,746

0

0

0

Deferred income taxes

32,009

35,240

31,981

31,478

31,777

-24,370

-21,665

-28,908

-34,903

8,411

-5,786

-8,569

-8,703

51,732

67,395

68,015

56,358

48,229

29,492

22,565

25,086

-40,287

-23,079

-15,930

-15,250

-36,254

-41,226

-36,432

-39,028

7,026

1,997

11,726

21,722

852

25,178

6,452

-17,977

-2,152

-16,624

-6,064

16,113

0

0

0

Tax benefit from equity issuance

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

38,597

43,129

43,938

29,759

85,987

29,178

30,461

27,661

30,025

77,110

73,453

29,989

5,399

6,799

-14,104

19,040

-41,232

-36,549

-12,201

-15,412

12,556

12,127

12,571

8,582

0

0

0

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

38,748

43,012

43,727

29,415

29,981

28,538

29,735

26,906

29,104

27,242

26,555

29,103

31,815

30,335

31,115

18,180

16,642

17,978

17,991

14,746

12,573

11,880

11,709

7,291

0

0

0

Change in assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventory

81,897

189,716

137,480

-81,683

108,707

138,855

90,056

300,696

128,849

76,480

48,124

96,311

93,782

62,911

50,457

-5,832

46,429

205,821

250,932

253,522

115,520

64,546

-71,716

24,310

47,918

87,563

111,444

91,746

79,167

109,288

29,569

-38,013

43,153

185,486

273,819

264,651

214,419

33,492

-10,540

-9,596

-8,560

0

0

0

Other current assets

10,315

461

21,344

26,538

30,789

36,930

31,285

31,911

23,051

20,493

22,675

8,946

928

-730

10,172

15,107

13,496

20,120

19,971

7,326

16,410

-313

7,660

15,301

9,875

45,883

26,380

16,781

14,474

18,524

12,910

13,827

10,329

12,644

11,723

12,420

6,339

10,148

6,431

6,508

6,441

0

0

0

Accounts payable

114,153

88,069

175,525

-5,540

110,483

97,858

8,502

117,211

41,322

141,443

45,303

121,987

83,085

97,989

86,344

-60,616

-41,464

-75,311

79,064

189,942

204,158

210,259

17,708

63,530

-4,104

22,167

52,167

29,552

40,109

126,922

176,750

87,443

-11,614

-8,033

-36,318

-6,178

102,851

-30

42,484

66,528

115,893

0

0

0

Other current liabilities

30,513

45,290

57,899

24,838

37,080

49,412

94,977

-72,645

65,221

27,858

30,680

64,161

76,676

42,379

-5,423

-1,006

7,796

67,601

81,780

61,339

69,568

50,083

30,907

44,807

-18,562

10,642

657

60,015

18,146

70,480

73,716

44,528

-2,109

30,001

22,459

15,722

52,594

39,048

29,887

81,878

118,980

0

0

0

Income taxes

-35,239

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Operating lease assets and liabilities, net

-15,631

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other long-term, net

567

5,492

-5,833

-10,070

-9,728

-4,266

3,014

844

-6,333

-25,130

-19,810

-5,795

7,830

3,724

3,479

-4,554

-2,939

8,843

10,996

10,987

-5,045

-4,827

2,530

12,650

26,695

46,362

43,880

36,917

31,966

9,337

9,590

9,473

7,262

9,850

3,199

1,638

3,649

4,155

4,880

7,334

6,442

0

0

0

Net cash provided by operating activities

2,171,546

2,027,535

2,135,956

2,103,614

2,066,677

1,965,724

1,897,563

1,632,527

1,681,338

1,695,359

1,577,306

1,610,682

1,558,901

1,593,453

1,515,435

1,381,344

1,326,252

1,152,910

1,221,445

1,282,276

1,372,865

1,322,764

1,231,466

1,173,721

1,022,003

1,014,595

1,007,809

1,035,173

979,644

1,052,684

1,162,603

1,076,384

820,105

659,996

529,894

524,936

673,066

731,263

779,253

836,833

888,384

0

0

0

Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Additions to property and equipment

555,483

521,783

485,577

429,734

413,898

397,926

380,742

375,245

371,423

344,301

319,770

294,127

297,880

301,842

321,278

339,756

366,960

380,706

586,449

604,919

646,691

678,849

532,175

601,663

550,515

592,313

544,019

463,993

424,434

440,254

422,656

404,168

416,271

280,341

256,249

233,228

198,651

183,971

165,878

160,092

158,487

0

0

0

Decrease in restricted cash and investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-7,652

-3,995

-4,030

-4,065

-344

-2,641

-2,642

4,329

4,827

-2,407

-2,379

2,895

2,927

9,482

951

2,107

-4,407

-8,409

73,496

60,086

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

0

0

0

Purchases of investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

718

718

718

718

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

5,430

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,904

0

0

0

Proceeds from investments

517

3,267

3,501

3,501

3,489

1,426

1,192

1,192

687

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

1,104

602

601

600

12,021

12,486

12,497

13,529

1,614

6,588

6,682

5,736

6,247

-5,567

-4,875

3,393

4,589

12,152

13,796

9,614

8,648

8,786

10,204

19,338

24,548

0

0

0

Net cash used in investing activities

-554,966

-518,516

-482,076

-426,233

-410,409

-380,519

-363,569

-358,072

-354,755

-347,011

-318,441

-292,383

-296,180

-292,775

-316,267

-335,223

-362,509

-380,478

-583,925

-602,395

-638,999

-671,190

-529,283

-597,767

-563,808

-605,670

-551,825

-464,214

-425,724

-441,838

-419,546

-474,695

-471,768

-334,694

-315,918

-230,456

-196,845

-182,027

-162,867

-142,177

-136,833

0

0

0

Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23,331

27,454

27,632

25,585

42,302

38,748

43,012

43,727

29,415

29,981

28,538

29,735

26,906

29,104

27,242

26,555

29,103

31,815

30,335

31,115

18,180

16,642

17,978

17,991

14,746

12,573

11,880

11,709

7,291

0

0

0

Issuance of common stock related to stock plans

22,209

21,648

21,201

20,725

20,112

19,715

19,128

18,746

18,468

18,025

17,834

17,443

18,539

18,721

18,736

18,650

20,186

19,220

23,972

23,346

21,978

21,410

18,179

18,976

19,074

19,795

17,789

16,854

19,043

18,547

18,435

19,418

17,290

20,550

26,435

27,302

36,479

33,990

38,014

44,708

49,393

0

0

0

Treasury stock purchased

60,665

57,624

55,672

60,466

54,384

53,673

53,331

51,477

45,433

45,891

47,156

45,142

43,321

44,712

44,652

43,881

68,925

67,446

65,037

65,547

39,041

39,415

40,704

39,474

29,851

29,833

31,595

32,171

29,446

29,079

26,300

26,140

15,854

15,915

16,259

15,605

9,544

9,748

8,941

8,748

6,045

0

0

0

Repurchase of common stock

1,275,000

1,234,409

1,186,679

1,139,760

1,075,000

1,032,665

973,495

915,328

875,000

818,532

778,570

739,284

700,000

700,000

700,000

700,001

700,000

661,825

624,124

587,061

550,000

547,133

550,783

550,392

550,000

536,988

502,865

477,690

450,000

441,624

443,516

448,114

450,000

430,458

412,245

393,202

375,000

357,458

338,611

317,127

300,000

0

0

0

Dividends paid

369,793

361,696

353,860

345,501

337,189

314,930

292,535

270,141

247,526

239,545

231,518

223,199

214,640

209,033

203,454

197,805

192,312

186,480

180,515

174,616

168,454

163,309

158,194

153,023

147,917

142,555

137,036

131,450

125,694

119,607

113,681

107,856

102,042

95,995

89,840

83,613

77,321

71,957

66,481

60,848

55,202

0

0

0

Net cash used in financing activities

-1,683,249

-1,717,081

-1,660,010

-1,610,002

-1,531,461

-1,381,553

-1,300,233

-1,218,200

-1,149,491

-1,087,170

-1,038,761

-987,389

-916,091

-907,570

-901,738

-897,452

-898,749

-858,307

-557,016

-514,475

-460,426

-452,266

-702,964

-694,178

-681,788

-660,477

-626,465

-597,902

-556,994

-539,948

-534,727

-531,577

-532,426

-505,176

-473,931

-447,127

-410,640

-392,600

-364,139

-330,306

-304,563

0

0

0

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

-66,669

-208,062

-6,130

67,379

124,807

203,652

233,761

56,255

177,092

261,178

220,104

330,910

346,630

393,108

297,430

148,669

64,994

-85,875

80,504

165,406

273,440

199,308

-781

-118,224

-223,593

-251,552

-170,481

-26,943

-3,074

70,898

208,330

70,112

-184,089

-179,874

-259,955

-152,647

65,581

156,636

252,247

364,350

446,988

0

0

0

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

12,682

15,394

15,393

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,105

18,106

18,106

18,035

18,035

13,816

13,816

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

9,668

0

0

0

Income taxes paid

506,591

472,508

462,055

459,340

427,930

505,694

567,940

685,105

714,566

698,360

694,453

648,197

628,441

540,850

514,445

507,058

523,597

514,585

532,677

524,511

510,145

543,030

500,904

475,886

506,182

515,382

505,588

464,782

435,808

413,936

380,069

345,627

370,074

348,996

330,226

338,044

330,589

317,267

321,848

238,616

201,232

0

0

0

(Decrease) increase in fair value of investment securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-1,232

-966

-538

-490

787

1,153

1,270

1,435

0

0

0