Zto express (cayman) inc. (ZTO)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'17Dec'16
Operating activities
Net Income

485,515

295,493

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Share-based compensation

6,260

17,644

Depreciation and amortization

86,127

46,807

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

-3,294

-69

Allowance for doubtful accounts

1,568

365

Deferred income tax

-4,463

-4,400

Gain on deemed disposal of equity method investments

-

1,376

Impairment of cost method equity investees

4,611

-

Share of loss in equity method investments

-2,410

-5,289

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash

-

5,142

Accounts receivable

15,405

20,430

Financing receivables

9,841

-

Inventories

42

2,627

Advances to suppliers

16,790

11,273

Prepayments and other current assets

52,234

28,314

Amounts due from related parties

-

-1,388

Other non-current assets

4,793

3,633

Accounts payable

38,842

49,290

Advances from customers

4,494

-9,958

Amounts due to related parties

-2,538

4,056

Income tax payable

-30,184

16,762

Other current liabilities

51,966

15,328

Other non-current liabilities

9,229

-

Net cash provided by operating activities

558,026

365,338

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment

395,346

286,057

Purchases of land use rights

39,115

101,270

Repayment of amounts due from related parties

-

2,160

Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash received

-

16,628

Investments in equity investees

13,688

45,430

Purchases of short-term investments

1,556,446

-

Repayment of short-term investment

726,353

-

Changes of restricted cash

-

48,000

Others

-3,393

-2,887

Net cash used in investing activities

-1,274,849

-492,338

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from capital contribution from shareholders

-

1,698

Proceeds from capital contribution from noncontrolling interest shareholder

154

1,440

Proceeds from short-term borrowing

84,533

79,361

Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares through Initial Public Offerings, net of issuance costs of RMB339,355

-

1,322,749

Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares for shared based compensation

-

9,852

Repurchase of ordinary shares

131,820

-

Repayment of short-term borrowing

115,273

59,044

Others

-752

-

Net cash provided by/used in financing activities

-163,158

1,356,056

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

-65,167

43,511

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

-945,148

1,272,567

Income taxes paid

-

93,067

Interest expense paid

-

1,870