Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 642.5M | 518.8M | 585.6M | 514.1M |
| Net income | 381.8M | 366.6M | 362.9M | 311.5M |
| Depreciation | 199.9M | 190.7M | 177.6M | 175.7M |
| Deferred taxes | -909K | -48.2M | 31.9M | 16.8M |
| StockBased compensation | 28.9M | 28.6M | 24.8M | 20.7M |
| Other non cash items | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | 28.2M | -12.1M | -41.5M | -6.1M |
| Accounts payable | 5.4M | -6.3M | 6.6M | -94K |
| Other assets liabilities | -872K | -595K | 23.3M | -4.4M |
| Investing activities | -7.7M | -202.7M | -5.0M | -4.4M |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | — |
| Net intangibles | -174.3M | -167.8M | -156.7M | -134.8M |
| Net acquisitions | 0 | -229.6M | 0 | -2.3M |
| Purchase of investments | -8.6M | -1M | -5M | -13.3M |
| Sale of investments | — | 0 | 0 | 5M |
| Other investing activity | 904K | 27.9M | 45K | 6.2M |
| Financing activities | -901.8M | -658.5M | -627.6M | -562.3M |
| Long term debt issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Long term debt payments | -600M | -650.1M | -317.1M | -100.1M |
| Short term debt issuance | -125M | 159.9M | 14.9M | 99.9M |
| Common stock issuance | 12.5M | 12.4M | 11.8M | 10.9M |
| Common stock repurchase | -28.1M | -25M | -193.9M | -431.5M |
| Common dividends | -155.9M | -147.2M | -139.1M | -133.8M |
| Other financing charges | -5.4M | -8.5M | -4.2M | -7.7M |
| End cash position | 38.3M | 12.2M | 48.8M | 51.0M |
| Income tax paid | — | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 335.6M | 174.6M | 313.2M | 304.3M |