Waste connections, inc. (WCN)
CashFlow / Quarterly
Mar'20Dec'19Sep'19Jun'19Mar'19Dec'18Sep'18Jun'18Mar'18Dec'17Sep'17Jun'17Mar'17Dec'16Sep'16Jun'16Mar'16
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)

142,893

133,191

159,074

148,839

125,577

132,543

150,765

138,814

125,032

315,129

123,384

123,887

15,020

85,703

88,881

27,720

45,017

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on disposal of assets and impairments

-135

-28,740

-12,928

-2,552

-16,372

-3,341

3,238

-7,227

-2,863

-12,393

6,510

1,279

-129,887

-23,169

-3,063

-278

-231

Depreciation

150,821

156,780

157,993

156,776

146,847

148,842

148,232

142,449

133,185

135,179

136,941

132,827

125,240

122,612

125,743

84,348

60,897

Amortization of leases

5,353

6,438

4,478

5,969

7,214

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of intangibles

31,638

31,701

31,935

31,344

30,542

28,335

26,871

26,475

26,098

25,411

26,614

24,762

25,510

21,593

26,944

14,081

7,694

Foreign currency transaction loss

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,864

-1,048

-590

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes, net of acquisitions

23,259

13,156

22,570

8,785

10,126

32,094

19,366

5,442

20,957

-142,312

-593

16,150

-26,528

6,330

10,605

7,890

17,473

Amortization of debt issuance costs

3,420

1,293

1,294

1,266

1,148

1,071

1,006

1,005

1,076

1,120

1,120

1,088

1,013

970

1,035

2,172

670

Share-based compensation

13,046

7,161

8,747

11,595

15,168

8,369

15,172

11,082

9,180

6,954

9,043

10,374

12,990

9,296

9,071

21,106

5,299

Interest income on restricted investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

104

146

137

-

120

117

129

Interest accretion

4,352

4,143

4,140

4,171

3,972

3,726

3,732

3,738

3,665

3,416

3,519

3,463

3,424

3,467

3,409

2,164

1,465

Excess tax benefit associated with equity-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45

136

581

4,434

Payment of contingent consideration recorded in earnings

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

11

-

-

-

-

80

281

99

33

Adjustments to contingent consideration

-

32

0

0

1,466

0

0

-353

702

0

6,741

-300

11,313

-60

-68

-2,420

-75

Other

-2,308

924

-198

1,369

145

-763

-116

37

-101

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Net change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions

7,639

-

-29,025

-19,348

-5,485

-

-10,839

-21,842

15,601

-

-34,450

47,446

10,844

-

-10,689

60,923

-30,641

Net cash provided by operating activities

369,586

355,117

432,382

389,276

363,772

373,443

372,861

357,684

307,247

298,885

336,469

264,428

287,478

256,481

279,185

94,930

164,716

Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

5,943

316,218

38,970

366,502

14,920

330,027

14,545

173,555

311,964

16,693

46,066

3,671

344,265

3,428

1,162

8,986

3,555

Capital expenditures for property and equipment

137,781

200,880

179,736

139,552

114,238

172,633

171,800

110,496

91,216

161,902

114,768

111,412

91,205

139,789

92,847

55,512

56,575

Proceeds from disposal of assets

3,499

940

1,428

559

639

1,687

1,624

1,072

1,002

2,606

5,209

1,802

18,815

1,578

1,466

879

681

Change in restricted investments, net of interest income

-4,348

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2,688

-655

1,423

-

301

147

-260

Other

-2,251

-836

456

543

-473

401

491

-27

104

-4,101

1,733

1,082

650

3,084

2,320

843

-147

Net cash used in investing activities

-133,626

-540,334

-245,382

-512,244

-128,046

-501,374

-185,212

-282,952

-402,282

-173,808

-154,670

-113,708

-418,728

-139,534

-95,141

1,136

-59,042

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt

1,790,625

554,000

5,641

960,800

55,354

857,000

1

130,111

35,625

76,807

31,995

428,866

436,086

61,930

54,683

3,237,676

115,000

Principal payments on notes payable and long-term debt

970,393

286,546

49,576

1,082,538

52,051

583,073

49,563

231,325

106,812

103,382

80,962

415,388

170,374

101,281

151,758

3,263,981

197,024

Payment of contingent consideration recorded at acquisition date

1,976

1,579

1,071

275

275

668

483

2,771

2,205

11,318

275

275

5,290

4,217

7,996

1,892

2,217

Change in book overdraft

-3,848

-4,475

2,445

2,250

-2,784

-596

889

-837

-295

-5,573

-5,665

-568

20,047

-7,355

4,052

2,149

-151

Proceeds from option and warrant exercises

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

1,946

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefit associated with equity-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45

136

581

4,434

Payments for repurchase of common shares

105,654

-

-

-

-

16,888

0

0

42,040

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments for cash dividends

48,018

48,719

42,133

42,131

42,084

42,103

36,863

36,770

36,814

36,774

31,738

31,756

31,707

31,546

25,416

17,794

17,791

Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of equity-based compensation

23,090

68

328

291

16,973

56

387

468

14,121

240

133

591

13,030

36

112

1,717

9,632

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1

4

Debt issuance costs

10,936

-

-

-

-

5,791

82

569

2,188

29

119

2,886

633

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of common shares held in trust

679

0

341

85

3,610

286

235

199

1,947

2,110

969

5,366

2,369

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-103

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

627,389

212,145

-84,781

-168,055

-55,203

208,111

-86,253

-142,430

-167,006

-78,399

-85,929

-18,326

239,414

-77,929

-120,073

-49,482

-107,385

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

-2,364

465

-127

77

193

-762

387

-933

18

819

304

585

87

-

-

-

-

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

860,985

27,393

102,092

-290,946

180,716

79,418

101,783

-68,631

-262,023

47,497

96,174

132,979

108,251

38,903

63,711

46,361

-1,711

Plus (less): change in cash held for sale

-

-

-

-

-

0

-159

68

-101

123

-278

278

27

-

-

-

-

SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION AND NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS:
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

5,943

-

-

-

14,920

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Liabilities assumed and notes payable issued to sellers of businesses acquired

-

-

-

-

-

178,543

1,363

34,768

64,622

74

7,405

-10,447

146,537

-2,892

5,699

2,565,569

766

Non-cash consideration received for asset sales

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-80,399

80,340

4,500

8,132

-

-

-

-