Name: Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) | Cash Flow Statement (Quarterly)
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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.

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Steel Dynamics Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended:	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017
Net income	918,475)	1,214,652)	1,107,354)	1,095,697)	1,000,159)	712,203)	438,755)	196,950)	104,277)	78,765)	190,836)	123,719)	152,608)	196,746)	204,827)	269,852)	397,906)	362,572)	225,475)	303,171)	151,012)	152,947)	198,666)
Depreciation and amortization	98,714)	95,701)	87,546)	86,280)	87,407)	87,047)	86,919)	85,057)	81,752)	78,721)	80,259)	80,527)	79,470)	80,911)	80,174)	80,560)	81,383)	79,120)	76,135)	74,931)	75,210)	73,801)	75,057)
Asset impairment charges	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	19,409)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Equity-based compensation	12,093)	11,069)	16,519)	20,950)	9,917)	9,808)	17,040)	18,748)	9,486)	9,520)	17,844)	14,402)	8,841)	9,080)	15,308)	14,457)	7,978)	8,041)	12,841)	11,639)	6,875)	6,380)	11,303)
Deferred income taxes	3,990)	(2,636)	2,632)	133,533)	71,008)	50,722)	66,744)	16,859)	10,388)	14,634)	5,927)	16,769)	11,311)	11,550)	12,091)	16,390)	23,899)	11,993)	9,545)	(153,748)	3,284)	6,849)	7,716)
Other adjustments	(12,409)	(640)	11,157)	(325)	(781)	(1,472)	(662)	9,273)	17,237)	4,728)	(264)	2,365)	(1,116)	(564)	728)	(1,442)	312)	(145)	30)	6,013)	8,202)	(43)	(104)
Accounts receivable	326,731)	(297,047)	(447,234)	(23,639)	(321,771)	(204,561)	(394,545)	(53,929)	(58,271)	154,352)	(154,072)	142,610)	85,633)	70,624)	(61,062)	184,434)	(48,024)	(163,465)	(118,818)	54,179)	(36,123)	(3,746)	(153,364)
Inventories	270,628)	(130,552)	14,315)	(633,359)	(412,952)	(264,935)	(374,588)	(234,386)	(38,236)	77,521)	44,505)	77,977)	35,479)	64,941)	39,469)	(5,305)	(69,885)	(90,312)	(80,711)	(31,157)	(67,285)	(57,622)	(86,819)
Other assets	(15,789)	(12,887)	19,402)	16,327)	(20,361)	(4,285)	5,828)	(7,249)	(3,894)	11,137)	(1,541)	6,103)	39)	7,292)	301)	3,689)	(6,429)	(630)	(105)	5,891)	(9,234)	5,418)	2,113)
Accounts payable	(264,313)	187,521)	(75,971)	85,173)	48,726)	63,155)	360,681)	60,745)	645)	69,523)	51,596)	(32,278)	1,111)	(58,484)	3,206)	(62,464)	(14,883)	48,919)	66,332)	(37,189)	44,887)	(45,445)	133,809)
Income taxes receivable/payable	8,269)	(203,352)	341,905)	(192,712)	(353)	27,551)	59,593)	(700)	(27,127)	7,993)	52,385)	(31,810)	6,293)	(36,428)	49,850)	(28,943)	(31,127)	22,579)	63,962)	(39,692)	(12,929)	(77,587)	96,319)
Accrued expenses	149,766)	140,023)	(258,657)	135,974)	169,817)	111,997)	(3,574)	27,174)	55,533)	(20,884)	(76,194)	8,678)	64,533)	15,805)	(163,339)	19,833)	79,310)	47,361)	(76,751)	(2,037)	62,249)	20,056)	(44,247)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities	475,292)	(316,294)	(406,240)	(612,236)	(536,894)	(271,078)	(346,605)	(208,345)	(71,350)	299,642)	(83,321)	171,280)	193,088)	63,750)	(131,575)	111,244)	(91,038)	(135,548)	(146,091)	(50,005)	(18,435)	(158,926)	(52,189)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	577,680)	(212,800)	(288,386)	(371,798)	(369,343)	(124,973)	(176,564)	(58,999)	47,513)	407,245)	20,445)	285,343)	291,594)	164,727)	(23,274)	221,209)	22,534)	(36,539)	(47,540)	(111,170)	75,136)	(71,939)	41,783)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,496,155)	1,001,852)	818,968)	723,899)	630,816)	587,230)	262,191)	137,951)	151,790)	486,010)	211,281)	409,062)	444,202)	361,473)	181,553)	491,061)	420,440)	326,033)	177,935)	192,001)	226,148)	81,008)	240,449)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(241,229)	(164,142)	(159,330)	(204,541)	(214,629)	(277,206)	(309,863)	(343,157)	(327,647)	(309,716)	(217,535)	(158,258)	(154,131)	(85,120)	(54,436)	(62,913)	(70,668)	(55,203)	(50,606)	(37,189)	(42,795)	(43,274)	(41,677)
Purchases of short-term investments	(283,188)	(351,510)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(149,359)	(262,133)	(34,884)	(49,465)	(49,677)	(143,783)	(35,000)	(50,000)	(40,000)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments	49,794)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	69,545)	149,648)	192,340)	69,489)	79,508)	109,034)	104,737)	30,000)	10,000)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Business combination	(47,638)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	—)	—)	(222,480)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(1,000)	(59,012)	—)	—)	—)	(3,694)	—)	(93,412)	—)	(37,589)	(396,409)	—)	(674)	(5,518)	—)	—)
Other investing activities	4,113)	4,817)	410)	3,546)	1,024)	1,859)	390)	933)	380)	803)	518)	1,733)	2,746)	913)	364)	5,445)	576)	657)	229)	1,636)	1,081)	2,387)	26,918)
Net cash used in investing activities	(518,148)	(510,835)	(381,400)	(200,995)	(213,605)	(275,347)	(309,473)	(343,224)	(316,734)	(159,265)	(174,036)	(349,169)	(110,455)	(24,638)	(92,424)	(171,251)	(132,681)	(500,955)	(90,377)	(36,227)	(47,232)	(40,887)	(14,759)
Issuance of current and long-term debt	348,286)	382,868)	319,779)	456,644)	343,007)	419,464)	297,441)	911,507)	295,814)	1,099,774)	216,261)	1,199,276)	128,230)	125,222)	121,234)	117,937)	110,041)	124,571)	93,058)	118,593)	450,215)	51,233)	—)
Repayment of current and long-term debt	(363,060)	(414,719)	(349,272)	(426,664)	(382,489)	(408,565)	(304,284)	(532,045)	(305,911)	(1,103,814)	(235,757)	(895,018)	(119,988)	(133,875)	(115,271)	(109,329)	(115,039)	(118,089)	(113,034)	(278,575)	(294,913)	(34,997)	(1,429)
Dividends paid	(62,088)	(64,344)	(50,699)	(51,943)	(53,380)	(54,916)	(52,729)	(52,591)	(52,592)	(52,584)	(51,481)	(51,778)	(52,751)	(53,503)	(42,239)	(43,767)	(44,081)	(44,268)	(36,797)	(36,728)	(37,180)	(37,527)	(34,130)
Purchases of treasury stock	(481,676)	(517,024)	(389,190)	(329,818)	(337,616)	(393,198)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(106,529)	(56,214)	(114,950)	(93,136)	(84,308)	(330,190)	(74,965)	(49,145)	(69,269)	(15,088)	(99,085)	(76,813)	(61,256)
Other financing activities	(6,057)	(60,241)	(22,527)	(22,955)	(4,776)	(6,094)	(16,598)	(20,598)	(1,587)	(8,763)	(6,152)	(20,302)	(1,527)	(12)	(5,720)	(10,177)	—)	(3,144)	(5,180)	(17,291)	(4,832)	—)	(3,532)
Net cash used in financing activities	(564,595)	(673,460)	(491,909)	(374,736)	(435,254)	(443,309)	(76,170)	306,273)	(64,276)	(65,387)	(183,658)	175,964)	(160,986)	(155,304)	(126,304)	(375,526)	(124,044)	(90,075)	(131,222)	(229,089)	14,205)	(98,104)	(100,347)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	413,412)	(182,443)	(54,341)	148,168)	(18,043)	(131,426)	(123,452)	101,000)	(229,220)	261,358)	(146,413)	235,857)	172,761)	181,531)	(37,175)	(55,716)	163,715)	(264,997)	(43,664)	(73,315)	193,121)	(57,983)	125,343)

The financial data reveals a significant expansion in cash generation and capital allocation intensity between early 2017 and late 2022. A notable acceleration in profitability and operating cash flow is evident starting in 2021, transitioning the company from a period of steady growth to one of substantial capital accumulation.

Operating Cash Flow Trends: Net income exhibited a substantial upward trajectory, rising from a range of 120 million to 400 million dollars per quarter in 2017-2019 to peak at 1.21 billion dollars in June 2022. This growth is mirrored in the net cash provided by operating activities, which climbed from approximately 240 million dollars in March 2017 to a peak of 1.49 billion dollars by September 2022. The correlation between net income and operating cash flow remained strong, though periodic volatility was introduced by significant swings in working capital.
Investing Activities and Capital Expenditure: A consistent commitment to capacity expansion is observed through the purchases of property, plant, and equipment. Capital expenditures increased from roughly 40 million dollars per quarter in 2017 to peak levels exceeding 340 million dollars in late 2020, before stabilizing between 160 million and 240 million dollars in 2022. Strategic investments are also present, most notably a 222 million dollar investment in unconsolidated affiliates in March 2022 and periodic acquisitions of businesses.
Financing and Shareholder Returns: The company shifted toward a more aggressive shareholder return strategy over the analyzed period. Dividends paid grew steadily from approximately 34 million dollars per quarter in 2017 to over 60 million dollars by 2022. More pronounced is the increase in treasury stock purchases, which escalated from occasional buybacks in 2017 to consistent quarterly expenditures exceeding 300 million and often 400 million dollars between 2021 and 2022. Debt management is characterized by frequent cycles of issuance and repayment, with a significant spike in debt issuance in December 2019 and June 2020.
Working Capital Dynamics: Significant volatility is observed in the management of short-term assets and liabilities. Accounts receivable and inventories showed massive fluctuations, particularly from 2021 onwards, with inventory outflows and inflows reaching several hundred million dollars per quarter. These swings suggest substantial changes in production levels or supply chain management corresponding with the surge in net income. The "Changes in certain assets and liabilities" line item reflects this instability, frequently offsetting a portion of the operating cash generated from net income.

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Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD)

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