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Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR)

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Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Dollar Tree Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018 Feb 3, 2018 Oct 28, 2017 Jul 29, 2017 Apr 29, 2017 Jan 28, 2017 Oct 29, 2016 Jul 30, 2016 Apr 30, 2016
Net income (loss) 266,900 359,900 536,400 454,200 216,800 282,400 374,500 502,800 330,000 261,500 247,600 123,000 255,800 180,300 267,900 (2,307,000) 281,800 273,900 160,500 1,040,100 239,900 233,800 200,500 321,800 171,600 170,100 232,700
Depreciation and amortization 189,000 193,500 188,900 188,700 178,500 176,100 172,700 182,900 170,100 168,100 165,500 179,100 160,000 155,100 151,200 166,700 150,400 152,500 151,500 156,600 149,400 151,300 153,900 155,700 157,600 161,900 162,300
Provision for deferred income taxes 38,600 4,500 74,300 (108,200) 67,700 (4,700) 22,000 (28,700) 35,800 (29,100) 52,700 (41,200) 41,300 6,000 3,000 (25,900) 23,200 (400) (9,000) (489,300) 22,600 16,200 (23,000) (33,000) (60,000) (10,700) (20,400)
Stock-based compensation expense 24,700 30,300 35,800 16,800 13,500 17,800 31,800 13,400 14,800 23,100 32,600 8,900 8,400 13,600 30,500 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Amortization of debt discount and debt-issuance costs 1,100 1,200 1,100 4,000 1,600 1,700 1,600 900 1,000 1,000 1,100 2,000 1,600 1,700 1,600 3,500 2,000 2,000 49,700 3,400 3,600 4,800 3,600 15,700 30,000 4,800 4,700
Goodwill impairment — — — — — — — — — — — 313,000 — — — 2,727,000 — — — — — — — — — — —
Receivable impairment — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (35,000) — 2,600 50,900 — — — —
Other non-cash adjustments to net income (loss) 7,600 3,100 15,700 2,600 2,600 4,800 1,200 11,600 3,700 1,700 2,000 300 6,900 14,400 2,900 7,600 14,200 15,500 33,600 15,000 12,400 16,300 32,900 12,400 15,500 15,400 27,700
Loss on debt extinguishment — — — 43,800 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 114,700 — — — — — — — —
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (314,400) (610,400) (313,700) (189,100) (198,100) (298,200) (47,600) 299,700 (258,700) 51,700 457,500 270,200 (303,500) (141,200) 157,000 143,200 (189,500) (62,300) (113,400) 226,800 (510,500) (180,500) 11,900 545,400 (339,700) 27,800 (96,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities (53,400) (377,800) 2,100 (41,400) 65,800 (102,500) 181,700 479,800 (33,300) 216,500 711,400 732,300 (85,300) 49,600 346,200 3,022,100 300 107,300 227,100 (122,500) (322,500) 10,700 230,200 696,200 (196,600) 199,200 78,300
Net cash provided by operating activities 213,500 (17,900) 538,500 412,800 282,600 179,900 556,200 982,600 296,700 478,000 959,000 855,300 170,500 229,900 614,100 715,100 282,100 381,200 387,600 917,600 (82,600) 244,500 430,700 1,018,000 (25,000) 369,300 311,000
Capital expenditures (391,200) (276,200) (253,400) (271,600) (295,600) (229,100) (224,900) (191,800) (238,700) (232,500) (235,800) (252,500) (279,800) (293,300) (209,200) (194,400) (228,400) (213,400) (180,900) (182,800) (177,700) (161,400) (110,300) (113,200) (95,600) (180,000) (175,900)
Proceeds from governmental grant — — — — 600 — 2,300 — — — — — — — 16,500 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Purchase of restricted investments — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (36,100)
Proceeds from sale of unrestricted investments — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4,000 — — — — — 118,100
Proceeds from (payments for) fixed asset disposition (1,300) (900) (2,900) (2,000) 200 400 (200) 9,600 2,300 (2,700) (100) 1,000 (200) (3,000) 300 (2,900) 3,700 (200) (200) 400 (2,200) (100) 2,200 (2,100) (300) 400 1,100
Net cash used in investing activities (392,500) (277,100) (256,300) (273,600) (294,800) (228,700) (222,800) (182,200) (236,400) (235,200) (235,900) (251,500) (280,000) (296,300) (192,400) (197,300) (224,700) (213,600) (181,100) (182,400) (175,900) (161,500) (108,100) (115,300) (95,900) (179,600) (92,800)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of discount — — — 1,197,400 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4,775,800 — — — — — 2,962,500 — —
Principal payments for long-term debt — — — (1,000,000) — — — (300,000) — — (250,000) (500,000) — — — (782,000) — — (5,432,700) (48,300) (41,500) (541,500) (27,800) (777,700) (3,204,500) (33,200) (20,800)
Debt-issuance and debt extinguishment costs — — — (59,300) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (155,300) — — — — — (5,400) (700) —
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 440,000 — — — — — — — — — 750,000 — — — — — — — 50,000 — — — — — 140,000 — —
Repayments of revolving credit facility (90,000) — — — — — — — (500,000) (250,000) — — — — — — — — (50,000) — — — — — (140,000) — —
Proceeds from stock issued pursuant to stock-based compensation plans 2,300 1,900 2,900 8,800 2,400 2,600 4,000 2,700 2,500 2,100 9,700 2,900 3,200 3,300 5,800 3,300 4,000 5,600 4,600 10,600 9,500 3,100 11,800 8,200 10,600 8,300 14,400
Cash paid for taxes on exercises/vesting of stock-based compensation (9,300) (300) (37,800) (1,800) (700) (600) (39,300) (100) (400) (300) (16,100) (700) (400) (600) (23,300) (600) (900) (500) (21,200) (200) (2,500) (7,100) (17,600) (1,000) (1,300) (1,500) (18,400)
Payments for repurchase of stock (397,500) (235,800) (14,200) — (2,500) (706,200) (241,300) (205,800) (194,200) — — — (60,800) (39,200) (100,000) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (54,500) (234,200) (49,100) 145,100 (800) (704,200) (276,600) (503,200) (692,100) (248,200) 493,600 (497,800) (58,000) (36,500) (117,500) (779,300) 3,100 5,100 (828,800) (37,900) (34,500) (545,500) (33,600) (770,500) (238,100) (27,100) (24,800)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (2,000) (300) 500 (800) 100 (100) 400 1,200 (200) 600 (700) (300) (500) 700 (400) (100) 500 (600) (300) 400 (200) 900 (500) 400 (400) 900 200
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (235,500) (529,500) 233,600 283,500 (12,900) (753,100) 57,200 298,400 (632,000) (4,800) 1,216,000 105,700 (168,000) (102,200) 303,800 (261,600) 61,000 172,100 (622,600) 697,700 (293,200) (461,600) 288,500 132,600 (359,400) 163,500 193,600

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).


The financial data reveals a period of significant volatility in net income and cash flow, characterized by substantial non-cash adjustments, a consistent escalation in capital investment, and a strategic shift toward aggressive shareholder returns through stock repurchases.

Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
Net income exhibited general stability across most quarters, with the notable exception of the quarter ending February 2, 2019, which reported a loss of 2.3 billion USD. This loss was primarily driven by a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of 2.7 billion USD. Despite this anomaly, net cash provided by operating activities remained predominantly positive, though it showed high quarterly variability. A significant peak occurred in January 2017 with 1.0 billion USD, while a notable contraction was observed in July 2022, where operating cash flow turned negative at -17.9 million USD.
Investment and Capital Expenditure Trends
There is a clear upward trend in capital expenditures, reflecting an increase in investment in long-term assets. Expenditures rose from approximately 175 million USD in early 2016 to a peak of 391.2 million USD by October 2022. Consequently, net cash used in investing activities remained consistently negative throughout the period, closely tracking the increase in capital spending. This pattern suggests a sustained phase of infrastructure expansion or asset modernization.
Financing and Capital Structure Strategy
Financing activities were characterized by periodic large-scale debt refinancing and an increasing commitment to stock buybacks. Major debt events occurred in October 2016 and May 2018, involving multi-billion dollar proceeds from long-term debt paired with equivalent or larger principal repayments. Starting in 2019, there was a marked increase in cash outflows for the repurchase of stock, escalating from occasional payments to significant quarterly expenditures, peaking at 706.2 million USD in July 2021. The use of revolving credit facilities also became more prominent toward the end of the period, particularly in May 2020 and April 2022.
Liquidity and Cash Position
The net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash fluctuated sharply, mirroring the timing of debt issuance, large non-cash impairments, and aggressive stock repurchases. While the company generated substantial operating cash in several quarters, these gains were frequently offset by the combination of rising capital expenditures and intensified shareholder distributions, leading to periods of significant net decreases in cash reserves.

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