Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net (loss) income $ (99,828) $ 2,858 $ (87,652)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash flows from operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 104,056 133,512 119,058
Stock-based compensation expense 17,432 15,581 8,096
Deferred tax (benefit) provision (32,962) 4,158 (16,607)
Gain on sale of assets, net (3,194) (412) (348)
Gain on sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries (196) 0 (11,208)
Losses from equity-method investments 0 0 3,498
Other investment losses (gains) 14 (1,364) (2,066)
Pension settlement loss 30,856 0 0
Asset write-downs 10,050 0 0
Goodwill write-downs 82,454 0 90,408
Changes in working capital items 29,590 12,982 46,367
Decrease in other assets 20,093 15,115 16,392
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities (45,405) (16,346) 4,886
Other operating activities, net 13,900 (3,273) 9,623
Net cash provided by operating activities 126,860 162,811 180,447
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (61,321) (34,313) (34,849)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (44,469) (15,623) (1,000)
Purchases of investments (2,198) 0 (9,703)
Proceeds from sale of assets 4,955 2,776 624
Proceeds from sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries 344 0 42,210
Proceeds from sale of investments 8,771 34,167 0
Proceeds from the settlement of net investment hedges 13,066 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (80,852) (12,993) (2,718)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from long-term debt 777,809 625,628 1,154,809
Payments on long-term debt (742,121) (702,395) (1,281,092)
Purchases of treasury stock (41,717) (11,858) (4,428)
Dividends (27,685) (27,704) (26,437)
Acquisition holdback and contingent consideration payments (725) (1,781) (10,215)
Transactions with noncontrolling interests 0 (1,760) 0
Other financing activities (2,774) (2,982) (4,889)
Net cash used in financing activities (37,213) (122,852) (172,252)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (5,724) 43 555
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 3,071 27,009 6,032
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year 68,343 41,334 35,302
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year 71,414 68,343 41,334
Cash paid during the year for:      
Interest 27,411 28,824 35,269
Income taxes 13,647 9,166 20,734
Non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Contribution of treasury stock to the Company's principal defined benefit retirement plan ("DB Plan") $ 0 $ 0 $ 14,983