Six flags entertainment corporation (SIX)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss

219,818

316,003

313,026

156,727

192,855

114,034

156,873

403,039

13,145

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

118,230

115,693

111,671

106,893

107,411

108,107

128,075

148,045

168,999

Reorganization items, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-180

2,168

2,455

Stock-based compensation

13,274

-46,684

-22,697

116,339

56,233

140,038

27,034

62,875

54,261

Interest accretion on notes payable

1,310

1,344

1,056

413

856

1,221

-1,252

-1,201

-1,870

Loss on debt extinguishment

-6,484

0

-37,116

-2,935

-6,557

0

-789

-587

-46,520

Amortization of debt issuance costs

3,600

4,000

4,100

4,500

4,518

4,748

4,285

2,411

7,751

Other, including (gain) loss on disposal of assets

1,029

-574

-6,875

-992

-17,278

-1,672

-9,988

-8,247

-7,168

Gain on sale of investee

724

0

0

-

-

10,031

0

67,319

0

Decrease in accounts receivable

-7,725

39,193

3,108

6,157

6,072

7,764

22,146

10,497

-844

Increase in inventories, prepaid expenses and other current assets

14,709

3,769

1,847

4,948

-306

5,744

2,062

2,352

549

Decrease in deposits and other assets

1,665

-1,633

3,597

2,011

2,465

486

473

5,439

6,151

Decrease in ROU operating leases

-7,865

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Increase in accounts payable, deferred revenue, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities

-15,472

-13,750

5,478

16,134

41,775

13,293

12,147

12,455

817

Increase (decrease) in operating lease liabilities

-7,914

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Decrease in accrued interest payable

-4,569

4,409

-1,396

8,129

13

-56

17,239

1,288

-2,342

Deferred income taxes

78,386

72,893

-1,571

-63,286

-54,496

-33,291

-34,915

194,167

14,701

Net cash provided by operating activities before reorganization activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

373,420

292,389

Net cash used in reorganization activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,788

17,452

Net cash used in operating activities

410,573

413,132

445,067

463,235

473,761

392,323

368,682

371,632

274,937

Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment

143,913

135,624

135,219

129,258

114,370

108,660

101,853

99,989

91,680

Property insurance recoveries

3,737

2,500

523

320

173

850

0

1,494

536

Purchase of identifiable intangible assets

-

-

-

125

29

49

75

0

0

Acquisition of park assets, net of cash acquired

0

19,059

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Acquisition of theme park assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25

Proceeds from sale of DCP

-

-

-

-

-

10,031

0

69,987

0

Sale of restricted-use investments, net

0

0

-3,926

890

565

648

605

706

0

Proceeds from sale of assets

1,050

71

607

2,212

5,123

148

230

1,557

216

Maturities of restricted-use investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,425

Net cash used in investing activities

-139,126

-152,112

-130,163

-127,741

-109,668

-98,328

-102,303

-27,657

-88,528

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of borrowings

802,750

274,000

949,161

333,426

710,565

62,308

17,776

353,230

959,412

Proceeds from borrowings

970,000

356,000

1,313,000

481,170

834,250

56,000

11,500

800,000

934,400

Payment of debt issuance costs

9,911

793

37,336

6,278

11,916

0

2,660

16,878

16,584

Payment of cash dividends

278,951

267,044

227,101

220,314

200,957

184,300

176,171

148,286

9,791

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

19,627

43,705

62,502

36,501

40,531

38,840

30,860

40,929

9,700

Stock repurchases

52

110,990

499,442

211,751

245,114

195,353

523,589

231,984

59,998

Purchase of HWP ownership interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,554

0

984

Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest

217

353

128

223

1,552

19

288

2,033

948

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

40,753

40,007

39,210

-

-

-

-

-

-

Noncontrolling interest distributions

-

-

-

38,425

38,165

38,012

37,452

36,840

35,988

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

-143,007

-293,482

-376,876

-292,746

-333,488

-385,152

-725,130

51,678

-139,605

Effect of exchange rate on cash

1,131

-426

2,083

-5,123

-4,729

-4,269

-1,147

2,128

-2,438

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

129,571

-32,888

-59,889

37,625

25,876

-95,426

-459,898

397,781

44,366

Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for interest

114,398

98,302

96,045

69,320

70,818

67,145

52,268

42,545

58,935

Cash paid for income taxes

28,209

30,009

14,473

17,267

14,975

16,772

13,768

9,435

7,945