S&p global inc. (SPGI)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Operating Activities:
Net income

2,303,000

2,121,000

1,638,000

2,228,000

1,268,000

-13,000

1,466,000

492,000

934,000

851,000

750,000

819,365

1,027,358

Less: income from discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

178,000

592,000

-209,000

308,000

252,000

-

-

-

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-

-191,000

874,000

701,000

626,000

599,000

-

-

-

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

82,000

84,000

82,000

85,000

90,000

86,000

86,000

93,000

93,000

87,000

138,000

149,737

112,586

Amortization of intangibles

122,000

122,000

98,000

96,000

67,000

48,000

51,000

48,000

33,000

21,000

53,000

58,497

48,403

Amortization of prepublication costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

270,000

270,442

240,182

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

18,000

21,000

16,000

9,000

8,000

11,000

22,000

32,000

6,000

13,000

32,000

27,098

14,991

Deferred income taxes

46,000

81,000

0

79,000

280,000

-245,000

43,000

53,000

17,000

33,000

6,000

-17

-46,615

Stock-based compensation

78,000

94,000

99,000

76,000

78,000

100,000

96,000

90,000

77,000

51,000

22,000

-1,934

124,692

Gain on disposition

49,000

0

0

1,101,000

11,000

-9,000

-

-

13,000

7,000

-3,000

0

21,432

Accrued legal settlements

0

1,000

55,000

54,000

119,000

1,587,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Pension settlement charge, net of taxes

85,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-93,000

-52,000

-96,000

-30,000

-57,000

-71,000

-96,000

-3,000

-63,000

-33,000

-11,000

-6,732

-1,160

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable

135,000

164,000

196,000

177,000

118,000

9,000

35,000

250,000

-14,000

73,000

-50,000

-95,070

71,448

Inventories

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-68,000

26,482

-11,601

Prepaid and other current assets

81,000

1,000

-10,000

-5,000

-5,000

7,000

29,000

-3,000

16,000

8,000

12,000

-1,702

-4,717

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

73,000

-106,000

75,000

19,000

-9,000

-130,000

-94,000

73,000

-29,000

100,000

0

-242,327

34,840

Unearned revenue

256,000

70,000

85,000

107,000

129,000

78,000

109,000

23,000

44,000

57,000

26,000

25,145

86,877

Accrued legal settlements

-1,000

-108,000

-4,000

150,000

1,624,000

35,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other current liabilities

-56,000

-67,000

-85,000

-19,000

-77,000

-16,000

-89,000

-68,000

-52,000

-16,000

-14,000

26,317

71,636

Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes

-41,000

-7,000

32,000

174,000

129,000

-93,000

-238,000

119,000

55,000

-47,000

-18,000

7,354

-36,940

Net change in other assets and liabilities

17,000

129,000

-15,000

-45,000

35,000

55,000

110,000

190,000

-6,000

139,000

55,000

25,185

6,403

Cash provided by operating activities

2,776,000

2,064,000

2,016,000

1,560,000

356,000

1,209,000

782,000

730,000

924,000

704,000

1,330,000

1,178,050

1,716,951

Investing Activities:
Investment in prepublication costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

177,000

254,106

298,984

Capital expenditures

115,000

113,000

123,000

115,000

139,000

92,000

117,000

96,000

92,000

86,000

92,000

131,331

-

Contingent consideration payment

-

-

-

34,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchase of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

229,609

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

91,000

401,000

83,000

177,000

2,396,000

71,000

47,000

177,000

194,000

327,000

0

48,261

86,707

Proceeds from dispositions

85,000

6,000

2,000

1,498,000

14,000

83,000

51,000

0

21,000

25,000

-

440

62,261

Changes in short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-15,000

-

0

Changes in short-term investments

10,000

5,000

5,000

1,000

4,000

-15,000

17,000

-27,000

6,000

-2,000

25,000

0

-

Additions to technology projects

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16,654

Cash used for investing activities

-131,000

-513,000

-209,000

1,171,000

-2,525,000

-65,000

-130,000

-246,000

-271,000

-386,000

-279,000

-433,258

-569,693

Financing Activities:
Payments on short-term debt, net

-

-

-

-143,000

143,000

0

-457,000

457,000

0

0

-

70,000

-2,345

Payments on short-term debt, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

400,000

0

0

70,000

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net

1,086,000

489,000

0

493,000

2,674,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,188,803

Payments on senior notes

868,000

403,000

0

421,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dividends paid to shareholders

560,000

503,000

421,000

380,000

363,000

326,000

308,000

984,000

296,000

292,000

281,000

280,455

277,746

Payments for Previous Acquisition

-

-

-

5,000

5,000

11,000

12,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates

-

-

-

0

16,000

0

214,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net

143,000

154,000

111,000

116,000

104,000

84,000

75,000

24,000

23,000

34,000

9,000

9,297

-

Repurchase of treasury shares

1,240,000

1,660,000

1,001,000

1,123,000

974,000

362,000

978,000

295,000

1,500,000

256,000

0

447,233

2,212,655

Exercise of stock options

40,000

34,000

75,000

88,000

86,000

193,000

258,000

299,000

139,000

50,000

25,000

41,420

146,867

Purchase of additional CRISIL shares

0

25,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Employee withholding tax on share-based payments

66,000

66,000

49,000

55,000

-92,000

128,000

43,000

42,000

20,000

2,000

0

3,981

35,849

Cash used for financing activities

-1,751,000

-2,288,000

-1,507,000

-1,662,000

1,349,000

-462,000

-1,743,000

-905,000

-1,660,000

-530,000

-335,000

-621,584

-1,121,227

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

34,000

-84,000

87,000

-158,000

-67,000

-65,000

-1,000

5,000

-10,000

-15,000

22,000

-47,633

16,567

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

928,000

-821,000

387,000

911,000

-1,016,000

955,000

782,000

-75,000

-581,000

298,000

738,000

75,575

42,598

Cash provided by continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-887,000

617,000

-1,092,000

-416,000

-1,017,000

-227,000

-

-

-

Discontinued Operations:
Cash used for operating activities

-

-

-

-

-129,000

18,000

-231,000

537,000

420,000

753,000

-

-

-

Cash provided by investing activities

-

-

-

-

-

320,000

2,129,000

-199,000

25,000

-212,000

-

-

-

Cash used for financing activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-25,000

-12,000

-4,000

-3,000

-

-

-

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000

3,000

-5,000

4,000

-

-

-

Effect of change in cash and equivalents

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,000

0

-17,000

-

-

-

Cash used for discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-129,000

338,000

1,874,000

341,000

436,000

525,000

-

-

-

Cash paid during the year for:
Interest

162,000

151,000

139,000

150,000

65,000

50,000

50,000

77,000

71,000

71,000

71,000

71,879

-

Income taxes

659,000

558,000

709,000

683,000

260,000

419,000

787,000

243,000

452,000

410,000

416,000

466,148

-