| Sep'19 | Sep'18 | Sep'17 | Sep'16 | Sep'15 | Sep'14 | Sep'13 | Sep'12 | Sep'11 | Sep'10 | Sep'09 | Sep'08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
Net earnings | |||||||||||
24,382 | 23,849 | 21,557 | 32,229 | 35,540 | 34,743 | 38,032 | 33,371 | 26,831 | 26,647 | 32,759 | 30,202 |
Non-cash items included in net earnings: | |||||||||||
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||
5,433 | 4,491 | 4,342 | 3,937 | 3,470 | 3,523 | 3,354 | 3,490 | 3,380 | 3,104 | 2,781 | 2,857 |
Amortization of intangible assets | |||||||||||
4,531 | 3,433 | 3,776 | 2,690 | 1,748 | 2,039 | 2,269 | 2,165 | 2,321 | 1,581 | 1,579 | 1,612 |
Amortization of deferred instrument costs | |||||||||||
- | 764 | 972 | 1,091 | 1,391 | 1,702 | 1,529 | 942 | 172 | - | - | - |
Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
3,251 | 3,402 | 3,381 | 2,911 | 3,324 | 3,557 | 2,502 | 1,987 | 2,504 | 1,866 | 1,092 | 1,772 |
Goodwill impairment charge | |||||||||||
- | - | 6,628 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
-817 | -300 | 1,474 | -233 | -122 | -140 | -1,823 | -1,448 | -1,218 | 12 | -500 | 976 |
Losses on dispositions of long-lived assets | |||||||||||
-632 | - | - | -659 | -94 | -6 | -30 | -359 | -446 | -26 | -109 | -9 |
Change in the following: | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | |||||||||||
2,314 | 4,447 | 1,211 | -119 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Inventories | |||||||||||
-3,841 | 1,142 | -3,467 | 8,225 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
2,044 | -323 | -1,225 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |||||||||||
-2,315 | 4,124 | -3,151 | 1,773 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Income taxes payable | |||||||||||
1,793 | -524 | -384 | 464 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Change in current assets, net of acquisition | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | 6,079 | 1,528 | 3,486 | -1,234 | 10,762 | 2,429 | -5,353 | -5,147 |
Change in current liabilities, net of acquisition | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | 3,238 | -5,996 | 2,669 | 3,216 | -570 | 5,775 | -269 | 2,967 |
Other, net | |||||||||||
542 | -810 | 721 | 183 | -205 | -356 | 640 | 2,870 | 648 | 157 | 244 | -569 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
35,831 | 34,783 | 41,355 | 37,223 | 42,809 | 38,262 | 44,436 | 42,446 | 22,456 | 29,733 | 32,492 | 29,883 |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
Acquisition earnout payments | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 157 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||
3,797 | 4,201 | 4,467 | 4,004 | 4,613 | 5,306 | 3,234 | 3,530 | 9,139 | 3,083 | 3,643 | 4,219 |
Purchase of equity method investment | |||||||||||
- | - | - | 600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proceeds from sale of assets | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | 1,138 | - | - | 400 | 0 | - | - | - |
Purchase of intangibles and other assets | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | 151 | 1,696 | 43 | 1,305 | 12 | 120 | 110 | 1,108 |
Disposals of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||
669 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 |
Purchases of short-term investments | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,750 |
Proceeds from sales and calls of short-term investments | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,275 | 475 | 0 |
Acquisition of GenePOC business | |||||||||||
45,324 | - | - | 62,091 | - | - | - | - | - | 20,404 | - | 0 |
Net cash used for investing activities | |||||||||||
-48,452 | -4,201 | -4,467 | -66,695 | -3,626 | -7,002 | -3,277 | -4,435 | -9,151 | -16,332 | -3,280 | -13,230 |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
Dividends paid | |||||||||||
10,612 | 21,170 | 24,266 | 33,649 | 33,357 | 32,762 | 31,354 | 31,226 | 30,943 | 29,985 | 26,260 | 21,256 |
Proceeds from revolving credit facility | |||||||||||
75,824 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Payment of debt issuance costs | |||||||||||
489 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proceeds from term loan, net of issuance costs | |||||||||||
- | - | - | 59,860 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Payments on term loan | |||||||||||
50,250 | 4,500 | 3,750 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proceeds and tax benefits from exercises of stock options | |||||||||||
787 | 187 | 303 | 2,494 | 2,614 | 1,009 | 2,752 | 552 | 3,423 | 795 | 1,624 | 4,563 |
Payment of acquisition consideration | |||||||||||
- | 2,110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Net cash used for financing activities | |||||||||||
15,260 | -27,593 | -27,713 | 27,205 | -30,743 | -31,753 | -28,602 | -30,674 | -27,520 | -29,190 | -24,636 | -16,693 |
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash | |||||||||||
-1,005 | -298 | 671 | -480 | -1,514 | -742 | 132 | 630 | -38 | -362 | 157 | -63 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash | |||||||||||
1,634 | 2,691 | 9,846 | -2,747 | 6,926 | -1,235 | 12,689 | 7,967 | -14,253 | -16,151 | 4,733 | -103 |
Cash paid for interest | |||||||||||
- | - | - | 879 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash paid for income taxes | |||||||||||
- | - | - | 17,915 | 20,168 | 19,952 | 20,093 | 16,010 | 17,991 | 16,036 | 17,472 | 15,365 |