CARS Stock Cash Flow Statements

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Capital Expenditure

Cars.com Quarterly Cash Flow Statements Table

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Unit: USD	2025-06-30	2025-03-31	2024-12-31	2024-09-30	2024-06-30	2024-03-31	2023-12-31	2023-09-30	2023-06-30	2023-03-31	2022-12-31	2022-09-30	2022-06-30	2022-03-31	2021-12-31	2021-09-30	2021-06-30	2021-03-31	2020-12-31	2020-09-30	2020-06-30	2020-03-31	2019-12-31	2019-09-30	2019-06-30	2019-03-31	2018-12-31	2018-09-30	2018-06-30	2018-03-31	2017-12-31	2017-09-30	2017-06-30	2017-03-31

cash flows from operating activities:
net income	7,009,000	-2,013,000	17,304,000	18,719,000	11,381,000	784,000	8,346,000	4,491,000	94,126,000	11,479,000	10,262,000	-2,941,000	5,545,000	4,340,000	-5,956,000	2,431,000	5,966,000	5,278,000	7,219,000	-12,261,000	-24,644,000	-787,434,000	-4,110,000	-426,157,000	-6,026,000	-9,031,000	9,357,000	15,797,000	12,726,000	929,000	151,758,000	20,988,000	24,809,000	26,888,000
adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
depreciation	7,415,000	9,661,000	7,371,000	6,584,000	6,362,000	6,360,000	5,964,000	5,973,000	5,510,000	4,884,000	4,547,000	3,976,000	3,843,000	4,014,000	4,097,000	4,213,000	3,959,000	4,021,000	3,858,000	3,486,000	5,916,000	5,683,000	4,839,000	4,349,000	5,045,000	4,033,000	3,625,000	3,292,000	3,142,000	2,761,000
amortization of intangible assets	17,458,000	17,378,000	17,312,000	20,979,000	21,209,000	21,005,000	20,655,000	19,697,000	19,159,000	19,158,000	19,159,000	19,158,000	19,158,000	20,539,000	21,305,000	21,339,000	21,339,000	21,659,000	21,889,000	21,889,000	25,277,000	25,278,000	25,277,000	24,621,000	24,621,000	24,092,000	23,031,000	23,212,000	23,570,000	21,177,000
stock-based compensation	6,679,000	8,334,000	6,864,000	8,148,000	8,467,000	7,074,000	7,561,000	7,410,000	7,538,000	5,982,000	5,239,000	5,475,000	6,407,000	5,221,000	5,275,000	5,486,000	5,692,000	4,978,000	4,817,000	4,072,000	4,295,000	1,971,000	2,330,000
deferred income taxes	1,501,000	-343,000	-575,000	4,671,000	3,372,000	4,426,000	-15,677,000	-6,234,000	-92,359,000	-228,000	607,000	768,000	282,000	-374,000	-1,982,000	-217,000	-216,000	-226,000	-1,383,000	30,865,000	0	-133,064,000	7,821,000	-34,481,000	-15,690,000	-2,570,000	9,556,000	3,992,000	2,985,000	160,000	-117,233,000
benefit from doubtful accounts	598,000	359,000	755,000	881,000	1,012,000	741,000	869,000	798,000	872,000	447,000	841,000	584,000	436,000	27,000	-186,000	139,000	82,000	129,000	526,000	1,008,000	1,240,000	1,606,000	1,053,000	1,679,000	1,110,000	1,055,000	940,000	1,287,000	1,169,000	995,000
amortization of debt issuance costs	477,000	473,000	480,000	480,000	551,000	738,000	739,000	754,000	768,000	781,000	795,000	810,000	814,000	816,000	847,000	856,000	823,000	834,000	2,688,000	1,043,000	821,000	556,000	614,000	327,000	321,000	311,000	336,000	328,000	326,000	317,000	347,000	351,000
unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency denominated transactions	-2,462,000	-12,000
changes in fair value of contingent consideration			0	-20,639,000	-15,388,000	2,554,000	6,817,000	3,902,000	3,077,000	-8,259,000	-5,230,000
other	481,000	958,000	-104,000	188,000	361,000	217,000	386,000	310,000	196,000	134,000	923,000	106,000	86,000	87,000	694,000	766,000	-10,000	-34,000	60,000	-21,000	67,000	75,000	85,000	-84,000	504,000	-9,000	291,000	262,000	371,000	129,000
changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
accounts receivable	-1,615,000	2,410,000	-9,747,000	2,516,000	-3,935,000	-1,155,000	-3,095,000	-7,846,000	1,926,000	-6,552,000	-1,805,000	-3,149,000	-8,825,000	4,442,000	581,000	1,120,000	-7,335,000	282,000	-5,081,000	-15,549,000	19,276,000	5,087,000	-1,033,000	-8,264,000	-715,000	12,274,000	-2,283,000	-3,815,000	1,726,000	3,208,000
prepaid expenses and other assets	223,000	970,000	7,315,000	-5,836,000	-1,338,000	-5,531,000	7,972,000	-5,008,000	-5,026,000	-3,039,000	6,856,000	-596,000	-3,610,000	-3,073,000
accounts payable	2,221,000	-4,696,000	1,157,000	2,665,000	3,988,000	3,294,000	3,249,000	-1,185,000	2,517,000	-859,000	-271,000	5,304,000	-3,503,000	1,081,000	-303,000	-9,684,000	2,450,000	6,438,000	-3,472,000	5,492,000	-3,160,000	5,133,000	6,237,000	-7,272,000	1,335,000	574,000	4,909,000	-856,000	-2,059,000	518,000
accrued compensation	-6,150,000	-8,420,000	7,380,000	6,767,000	4,751,000	-13,585,000	9,897,000	4,714,000	3,931,000	-6,904,000	3,589,000	2,019,000	3,584,000	-13,488,000	5,660,000	4,026,000	4,748,000	-9,141,000	1,370,000	6,153,000	1,740,000	-7,682,000	2,150,000	3,998,000	-2,156,000	-4,075,000	5,932,000	-1,571,000	3,356,000	-5,148,000
other liabilities	-7,607,000	4,396,000	-17,391,000	8,187,000	-6,010,000	5,537,000	-6,471,000	7,622,000	-14,194,000	12,000,000	-6,967,000	5,462,000	-11,915,000	5,751,000
net cash from operating activities	26,228,000	29,455,000	30,007,000	53,795,000	35,254,000	33,468,000	45,140,000	35,398,000	28,041,000	28,141,000	37,220,000	49,011,000	11,922,000	30,358,000	21,777,000	36,607,000	29,257,000	50,362,000	41,750,000	39,237,000	28,737,000	28,892,000	20,934,000	29,795,000	12,366,000	38,389,000	42,467,000	50,457,000	43,963,000	26,661,000
capex	-2,531,000	-811,000	-954,000	-947,000	-391,000	-708,000	-543,000	-229,000	-309,000	-199,000	-5,315,000	-5,844,000	-4,547,000	-4,008,000	-1,313,000	-4,784,000	-6,876,000	-6,219,000	-4,109,000	-3,878,000	-2,970,000	-5,755,000	-5,848,000	-6,055,000	-5,991,000	-3,363,000	-4,267,000	-3,549,000	-3,904,000	-2,513,000
free cash flows	23,697,000	28,644,000	29,053,000	52,848,000	34,863,000	32,760,000	44,597,000	35,169,000	27,732,000	27,942,000	31,905,000	43,167,000	7,375,000	26,350,000	20,464,000	31,823,000	22,381,000	44,143,000	37,641,000	35,359,000	25,767,000	23,137,000	15,086,000	23,740,000	6,375,000	35,026,000	38,200,000	46,908,000	40,059,000	24,148,000
cash flows from investing activities:
payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-347,000	-24,422,000	2,000	0							107,000	0	0	-64,770,000
capitalization of internally developed technology	-5,510,000	-4,984,000	-4,611,000	-5,594,000	-5,871,000	-5,305,000	-4,764,000	-4,777,000	-4,889,000	-5,172,000
purchase of property and equipment	-2,531,000	-811,000	-954,000	-947,000	-391,000	-708,000	-543,000	-229,000	-309,000	-199,000	-5,315,000	-5,844,000	-4,547,000	-4,008,000	-1,313,000	-4,784,000	-6,876,000	-6,219,000	-4,109,000	-3,878,000	-2,970,000	-5,755,000	-5,848,000	-6,055,000	-5,991,000	-3,363,000	-4,267,000	-3,549,000	-3,904,000	-2,513,000	-5,143,000	-8,721,000	-13,301,000	-5,609,000
proceeds from sale of equity investment	0	9,481,000
net cash from investing activities	-8,388,000	-20,736,000	-5,563,000	-6,541,000	-6,480,000	-6,013,000	-81,475,000	-5,006,000	-5,198,000	-5,371,000	-5,208,000	-5,844,000	-4,547,000	-68,778,000	-21,571,000	-4,784,000	-6,876,000	-6,219,000	-4,109,000	-3,878,000	-2,970,000	-5,755,000	-5,848,000	-6,055,000	-5,990,000	-3,963,000	-4,256,000	-3,734,000	-3,904,000	-159,481,000	-5,143,000	-8,721,000	-13,301,000	-5,609,000
cash flows from financing activities:
proceeds from revolving loan borrowings	0	10,000,000										0	0	45,000,000						0	0	165,000,000
payments of revolving loan borrowings and long-term debt	0	-10,000,000	-10,000,000	-5,000,000	-5,000,000	-10,000,000
payments for stock-based compensation plans	1,150,000	-5,849,000	590,000	-508,000	800,000	-8,357,000	-136,000	0	728,000	-9,797,000	582,000	0	858,000	-7,696,000
repurchases of common stock	-23,106,000	-21,538,000	-13,493,000	-21,324,000	-5,266,000	-9,096,000	-7,977,000	-6,162,000	-10,054,000	-7,100,000	-9,049,000	-16,881,000	-18,052,000	-5,000,000									0	0	-20,000,000	-20,000,000	-20,509,000	-26,681,000
payments of contingent consideration			0	0	-19,685,000	-7,750,000
payments of debt issuance costs and other fees			0	0											0	0	-1,000	-8,000	-13,942,000	-78,000											0	-290,000
net cash from financing activities	-21,956,000	-27,387,000	-22,903,000	-26,832,000	-31,020,000	-35,203,000	26,887,000	-9,912,000	-13,076,000	-35,647,000	-32,217,000	-29,381,000	-19,694,000	29,804,000	-12,644,000	-32,501,000	-23,920,000	-58,138,000	-13,691,000	-48,535,000	-156,166,000	150,658,000	-21,310,000	-13,506,000	-25,177,000	-31,549,000	-30,557,000	-47,308,000	-33,166,000	123,758,000	-40,455,000	-50,915,000	-5,066,000	-45,052,000
effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	385,000	-570,000	-441,000	80,000	-46,000	-87,000
net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-3,731,000	-19,238,000			-2,292,000	-7,835,000			9,767,000	-12,877,000		13,786,000	-12,319,000	-8,616,000										10,234,000						-9,062,000
cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	50,673,000	0	0	0	39,198,000	0	0	0	31,715,000	0	0	0	39,069,000	0	0	0	67,719,000	0	0	0	13,549,000	0	0	0	25,463,000	0	0	0	20,563,000	0	0	0	8,896,000
cash and cash equivalents at end of period	-3,731,000	31,435,000	1,100,000	20,502,000	-2,292,000	31,363,000	-9,887,000	20,480,000	9,767,000	18,838,000	-205,000	13,786,000	-12,319,000	30,453,000	-12,438,000	-678,000	-1,539,000	53,724,000	23,950,000	-13,176,000	-130,399,000	187,344,000	-6,224,000	10,234,000	-18,801,000	28,340,000	7,654,000	-585,000	6,893,000	11,501,000	-6,865,000	-9,172,000	34,649,000	1,951,000
supplemental cash flow information:
cash paid for income taxes	767,000	1,321,000	981,000	867,000	3,471,000	1,168,000		4,825,000	12,186,000	96,000
cash paid for interest	13,903,000	1,164,000		1,560,000	14,327,000	2,566,000														7,623,000	6,933,000	6,956,000	7,241,000	7,497,000	7,503,000	7,413,000	7,308,000	6,985,000	6,935,000	5,552,000	4,935,000	6,252,000
unrealized gain on foreign currency denominated transactions
gain on sale of equity investment
amortization of deferred revenue related to accutrade acquisition
amortization of accumulated other comprehensive loss on interest rate swap											0	0	945,000	1,417,000	1,418,000	1,417,000			6,522,000	1,801,000
net increase in cash and cash equivalents			1,100,000				-9,887,000								-12,438,000	-678,000	-1,539,000	-13,995,000	23,950,000	-13,176,000	-130,399,000	173,795,000				2,877,000	7,654,000	-585,000
cash paid for interest and swap							13,610,000	1,265,000	14,055,000	1,486,000	14,329,000	1,377,000	14,921,000	2,743,000
unrealized loss on foreign currency denominated transactions				-515,000	471,000	1,009,000
changes in operating assets and liabilities:
cash paid (received) for income taxes											-196,000	112,000	612,000	17,000
amortization of deferred revenue related to accu-trade acquisition								0	0	-883,000	-1,325,000	-1,325,000	-1,325,000	-442,000
payments of long-term debt								-3,750,000	-3,750,000	-18,750,000	-23,750,000	-12,500,000	-2,500,000	-2,500,000	-12,500,000	-32,500,000	-22,500,000	-52,500,000	-400,313,000	-48,437,000	-153,437,000	-13,438,000	-18,437,000	-13,438,000	-15,625,000	-10,625,000	-10,625,000	-25,625,000	-5,625,000	-40,625,000	-40,625,000
goodwill and intangible asset impairment																			0	0	0	905,885,000	0
impairment of non-marketable security																			0	0	0	9,447,000
proceeds from revolving loan borrowings and issuance of long-term debt
amortization of unfavorable contracts liability																							0	-6,285,000	-6,300,000	-6,300,000	-6,300,000	-6,300,000	-6,300,000	-6,300,000	-6,300,000
changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of ciq acquisition:
payments for ciq acquisition, net of cash acquired
stock-based compensations plans
cash (received) paid for income taxes															400,000	483,000
unrealized gain on interest rate swap																				-1,924,000
prepaid expenses																-1,658,000	1,649,000	-3,461,000	4,124,000	-3,549,000	1,026,000	-1,566,000	1,066,000	324,000	-499,000	1,847,000	2,398,000	2,110,000	3,647,000	-5,691,000
other current assets																289,000	36,000	8,915,000	376,000	-7,600,000	-2,150,000	-218,000	-157,000	-233,000	9,339,000	886,000	-882,000	875,000	482,000	-1,027,000
other assets																451,000	362,000	328,000	-776,000	230,000	131,000	458,000	316,000	33,000	658,000	-17,208,000	180,000	-12,000	-29,000	643,000
other accrued liabilities																6,086,000	-9,696,000	10,839,000	3,265,000	5,282,000	728,000	-1,661,000	-30,005,000	18,326,000	-3,786,000	14,087,000	-9,948,000	8,218,000	-3,751,000	13,839,000
other noncurrent liabilities																-453,000	-2,010,000	-1,894,000	-6,734,000	-1,180,000	-1,568,000	-662,000	4,451,000	-1,478,000	1,257,000	15,442,000	-603,000	619,000	-274,000	-1,449,000
stock-based compensation plans																-1,000	-1,419,000	-5,630,000		-20,000	595,000	-904,000		-57,000	448,000	-743,000
cash paid for interest and interest rate swap																3,053,000	16,131,000	3,503,000
amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income on interest rate swap																		1,417,000
cash (received) paid for income taxes, net of refunds																		-9,045,000
changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of di acquisition:
payment for di acquisition
cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds																			327,000	160,000	194,000	124,000	1,572,000	115,000	15,000	38,000	-493,000	207,000	0	293,000	5,805,000
cash received from lessor for lease incentives
proceeds from issuance of long-term debt																							0	0			0	5,000,000	25,000,000	165,000,000	0	0
cash distribution to tegna related to separation																															0	0
transactions with tegna																							1,000	-11,000	0	-181,000	-277,000	0			170,000	0
stock-based compensation expense																									3,348,000	2,981,000	1,928,000	3,019,000	2,876,000	1,600,000
payment for acquisition																											0	-185,000	0	-156,968,000
changes in operating assets and liabilities
changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
proceeds from sale of property and equipment
purchase of investments
payments related to stock-based compensation plans																												-2,000
adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows:
payments of stock-based compensation plans withholding taxes																														-617,000
amortization
write-off and loss on assets																															448,000	63,000
gain on trading securities related to deferred compensation																															-77,000	-63,000
changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition
increase in accounts receivable
increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets
decrease in accounts payable
increase in accrued expenses
decrease in deferred compensation
purchase of trading securities related to deferred compensation plan
payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired
proceeds from sale of apartments.com
increase in cash and cash equivalents																															-6,865,000	-9,172,000	34,649,000	-6,945,000
supplemental non-cash information:
purchases of property and equipment in other liabilities and accounts payable
proceeds from sale of apartments.com paid by escrow agent directly to former owners
depreciation and amortization																																21,893,000	22,377,000	22,073,000
benefit from doubtful accounts receivable																																934,000	864,000	763,000
share-based compensation																																1,012,000
increase in operating assets and liabilities																																3,198,000	9,342,000	376,000
net cash flow provided by operating activities																																50,464,000	53,016,000	43,716,000
purchases of property and equipment in accrued liabilities and accounts payable																																-5,952,000
amortization of unfavorable contract liability																																	-6,300,000	-6,300,000
(gain) loss on trading securities related to deferred compensation																																		-84,000
transactions with parent																																		-45,052,000
purchases of property and equipment in accrued liabilities and accounts payables																																		140,000

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