Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net earnings $ 404,902 $ 371,867
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities    
Depreciation and amortization 99,661 85,395
Provision for bad debts and returns 14,798 35,169
Stock compensation 44,164 31,968
Deferred income taxes 13,378 (5,381)
Net foreign currency adjustments 11,387 (16,211)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities    
Receivables (219,915) (61,318)
Inventory (15,097) 353,102
Other assets (88,499) (27,440)
Accounts payable 192,337 (164,224)
Other liabilities 37,316 (27,668)
Net cash provided by operating activities 494,432 575,259
Cash flows from investing activities    
Capital expenditures (169,537) (147,425)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired   (70,369)
Purchases of investments (121,155) (73,034)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 50,256 68,458
Net cash used in investing activities (240,436) (222,370)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net proceeds from the employee stock purchase plan 6,823 5,402
Repayments on long-term borrowings (14,808) (28,031)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 63,885 21,510
Net (repayments on) proceeds from short-term borrowings (11,894) 17,019
Payments for employee taxes related to stock compensation (48,649) (18,375)
Repurchases of common stock (120,038) (60,026)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (39,037) (750)
Net cash used in financing activities (163,718) (63,251)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 242 (8,857)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 90,520 280,781
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 1,189,910 615,733
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 1,280,430 896,514
Cash paid during the period for    
Interest 9,108 10,770
Income taxes, net 93,836 66,782
Non-cash transactions    
Right-of-use assets exchanged for lease liabilities $ 223,600 143,941
Non-cash consideration for acquired business   $ 9,180