Stepan company (SCL)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net income

103,101

111,105

100,743

86,198

76,037

57,081

72,337

79,687

72,602

65,591

63,103

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

78,701

81,115

79,022

74,967

66,985

63,804

56,400

51,294

47,099

40,351

37,171

Deferred compensation

15,140

-2,329

4,857

16,805

6,500

-11,903

-9,496

10,252

1,529

5,020

7,010

Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on long-term investments

3,955

-2,966

4,178

152

21

241

2,611

1,460

-156

1,367

1,929

Stock-based compensation

8,872

6,837

7,151

12,618

4,374

68

2,783

3,122

3,676

3,789

4,754

Deferred income taxes

-5,016

10,355

-1,001

-8,426

3,001

5,306

259

134

5,056

5,365

8,190

Other non-cash items

-2,240

-4,622

-4,857

-7,334

-3,830

-8,260

-7,253

-2,755

-4,967

-1,292

-5,799

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net

-4,894

-5,196

16,358

17,180

-4,160

21,229

12,749

-3,906

60,842

34,449

-36,397

Inventories

-28,460

24,678

1,990

3,774

-2,851

18,521

3,794

50,260

12,854

16,975

-31,819

Other current assets

680

-832

489

-1,471

3,410

-1,430

5,950

2,210

2,246

576

652

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

-15,084

-19,023

30,476

38,261

21,219

-4,376

26,256

24,055

25,901

7,409

-17,461

Pension liabilities

-790

-5,065

-1,960

607

932

-2,709

1,997

-4,341

-2,470

-2,252

-4,537

Environmental and legal liabilities

2,519

-478

-1,142

4,561

-1,398

6,493

-353

-66

-772

-2,481

429

Deferred revenues

26

-324

-1,125

-1,128

-1,345

-732

2,428

-662

-1,474

-1,404

-645

Excess tax benefit from stock options and awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,438

7,237

2,951

3,187

3,007

Net Cash (Used In) Provided By Operating Activities

218,428

171,131

198,863

212,162

183,715

82,595

150,314

108,969

77,377

66,126

166,441

Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment

105,572

86,647

78,613

103,076

119,349

101,819

92,865

83,159

83,166

73,748

42,631

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (Note 21)

9,000

22,852

4,339

23,510

5,133

-

68,212

-

13,562

9,835

-

Proceeds from sale of product line (Note 21)

-

-

-

-

3,262

-

-

-

-

-

-

Asset acquisition (Note 20)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,400

-

Change in restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-8,477

Sale of mutual funds

-

-

-

-

-

-

698

537

1,615

780

3,594

Other, net

-1,905

-1,684

-269

3,935

4,750

7,402

7,179

4,827

6,274

4,051

4,182

Term loan

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

65,000

40,000

-

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

-112,667

-107,815

-82,683

-130,521

-125,970

-109,221

-167,558

-87,449

-101,387

-97,254

-34,742

Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Revolving debt and bank overdrafts, net

-7,495

6,045

-6,008

1,292

-26,217

14,219

4,820

770

223

16,849

-24,082

Build-to-suit obligation buyout

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-12,206

-

-

Other debt borrowings

-

-

-

-

100,000

4,923

100,000

-

6,573

6,449

1,777

Other debt repayments

46,429

20,714

20,714

15,069

13,098

12,656

17,618

18,460

52,454

10,427

16,690

Dividends paid

23,097

20,857

18,907

17,329

16,300

15,387

14,474

12,757

11,513

10,570

9,557

Company stock repurchased

13,184

15,500

6,000

2,408

2,000

7,924

2,275

2,098

1,508

4,906

1,927

Stock option exercises

3,037

4,163

3,370

4,017

777

1,754

3,977

4,473

3,228

4,335

6,908

Excess tax benefit from stock options and awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,438

7,237

2,951

3,187

3,007

Other, net

-3,326

-4,785

-2,238

-275

-673

-421

-1,615

-8,640

-2,398

-2,544

-1,396

Net Cash Used In Financing Activities

-90,494

-51,648

-50,497

-29,772

42,489

-15,492

76,253

-29,475

-2,104

42,373

-41,960

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash

-78

-10,368

7,468

-2,269

-9,306

-6,014

-2,537

731

-985

1,435

521

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

15,189

1,300

73,151

49,600

90,928

-48,132

56,472

-7,224

-27,099

12,680

90,260

Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash payments of income taxes, net of refunds/payments

29,331

32,973

25,661

30,581

21,784

23,142

22,691

29,698

24,327

25,091

28,809

Cash payments of interest

12,250

12,829

13,889

14,730

11,943

12,447

11,281

10,491

8,647

6,630

6,887