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.

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)

Net Income Trend: Net income exhibited substantial fluctuations over the reported periods. Initial quarters showed moderate values around $150 million to $300 million, followed by a significant rise starting in early 2021. The net income peaked in late 2021 at over $1.09 billion before slightly decreasing but remaining high in 2022, indicating notable profitability growth over time.
Depreciation and Amortization: This expense remained relatively stable, fluctuating between approximately $75 million and $98 million across all quarters, suggesting consistent capital asset usage and amortization policies.
Asset Impairment Charges: Asset impairment charges were negligible or absent in most quarters, with a notable exception in early 2021 where a charge of approximately $19.4 million appeared, indicating a one-time asset write-down affecting that period.
Equity-Based Compensation: Equity-based compensation showed variability without a clear trend, ranging mostly between $6 million and $21 million. Peaks occurred sporadically, reflecting adjustments for employee incentives at different times.
Deferred Income Taxes: Deferred income taxes showed volatility, with a large negative figure in late 2017 (-$153 million) and significant positive adjustments in 2021 (exceeding $133 million). These fluctuations indicate complex tax timing differences affecting reported earnings.
Other Adjustments: Values for other adjustments were relatively minor compared to other items, fluctuating between small positive and negative amounts, suggesting these are less material or regular adjustments.
Changes in Working Capital Components: Accounts receivable and inventories demonstrated considerable volatility, with both positive and negative shifts. Notably, accounts receivable reflected significant swings from negative values, implying changing credit sales or collection patterns. Inventories transitioned from negative to large positive deviations, indicating substantial variations in stock levels. Accounts payable and accrued expenses also showed large fluctuations, sometimes in opposing directions, signaling varying payment and expense recognition timing.
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: This cash flow category showed an overall increasing trend, from around $80 million to over $1.49 billion at the end of the reporting period. This steady growth implies improving operational cash generation capacity despite intermittent quarterly declines.
Investing Activities: Net cash used in investing activities was consistently negative, reflecting ongoing capital expenditures and investments. Significant outflows occurred especially from mid-2018 onward, with purchases of property, plant, and equipment reaching peaks over $340 million per quarter. The data also show large short-term investment activities and acquisitions impacting cash flows in some periods.
Financing Activities: Net cash used in financing activities fluctuated considerably. Early periods showed net cash outflows linked to debt repayments, dividend payments, and treasury stock purchases. Mid-periods displayed occasional positive inflows, likely from debt issuance surpassing repayments. Treasury stock purchases were substantial in certain periods, suggesting active share repurchase programs contributing to financing cash outflows.
Overall Cash Position Changes: The net increase or decrease in cash and equivalents showed marked variability, with quarters of both gains and significant losses. Particularly, large positive cash flows occurred around late 2019 and parts of 2020, while notable decreases appeared in other periods, reflecting the combined impact of operational, investing, and financing cash flows.
Capital Investment and Acquisition Activity: Capital expenditures increased over time, with most quarters showing large outflows for property, plant, and equipment, indicating ongoing asset investment. Additionally, business acquisitions occurred sporadically, with significant cash outflows in some quarters, highlighting growth through acquisitions alongside organic investments.

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