Methode Electronics, Inc. (MEI) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q4'26 | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 |
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| Cash from Operations | 4.9M | 15.4M | -7.4M | 25.1M | 35.4M | 28.1M | -48M | 10.9M | 24.9M | 28.8M | -600K | -5.6M | 49M | 55.7M | 15.4M | 12.7M | 42M | 20.1M | 27M | 9.7M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 1.64% | 6.59% | -3% | 10.44% | 13.77% | 11.71% | -16.4% | 4.22% | 8.98% | 11.1% | -0.21% | -1.93% | 16.27% | 19.89% | 4.88% | 4.5% | 14.55% | 6.89% | 9.14% | 3.37% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -86.16% | -45.2% | 84.58% | 130.28% | 42.17% | -2.43% | -7900% | 294.64% | -49.18% | -48.29% | -103.9% | -144.09% | 16.67% | 177.11% | -42.96% | 30.93% | 16.67% | -76.92% | -33% | -40.85% |
| Net Income | 400K | -15.9M | -9.9M | -10.3M | -28.3M | -14.4M | -1.6M | -18.3M | -57.3M | -11.6M | -55.3M | 900K | 8.1M | 19.9M | 27.6M | 21.5M | 16.2M | 29.4M | 27.5M | 29.1M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 14.3M | 14.6M | 15M | 14.9M | 16M | 14.1M | 14.3M | 14.1M | 14.6M | 14.9M | 14.4M | 14M | 12.7M | 12.3M | 12.2M | 12.3M | 13M | 13.7M | 13.3M | 12.6M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.6M | 1.7M | 3M | 1.2M | 1.9M | -3.7M | 1.5M | 2.2M | 1.8M | -2.1M | 1.3M | 2.6M | 2.1M | 2.7M | 2.7M | 4M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 4M |
| Deferred Taxes | 5.1M | -1.5M | -2.4M | 500K | -5.6M | -2.7M | 3M | -500K | -16.8M | -3M | -500K | -500K | -5.3M | -300K | 2.8M | -1.8M | -1.6M | -600K | 200K | -100K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -4.4M | 500K | 1.7M | 1.1M | 22M | 5.8M | 4.5M | 2M | 48.2M | -500K | 57.2M | 1.4M | 1.3M | 700K | 400K | 400K | 900K | 3.8M | -100K | -500K |
| Working Capital Changes | -13.1M | 16M | -14.8M | 17.7M | 29.4M | 29M | -69.7M | 11.4M | 34.4M | 31.1M | -17.7M | -24M | 30.1M | 20.4M | -30.3M | -23.7M | 10.9M | -28.8M | -16.5M | -35.4M |
| Change in Receivables | -44.8M | 18.4M | -14.2M | 28.3M | -12.8M | 30.3M | -9.2M | 14.4M | 300K | 35.2M | 1M | 11.5M | -1.3M | 30.9M | -38.7M | -11.9M | 5.6M | -6.7M | -5.6M | 4.7M |
| Change in Inventory | 23.5M | -17.3M | -1.1M | 2.8M | 8.8M | 6.8M | -11.8M | -33.1M | 16.4M | -18M | -12.6M | -16.5M | 25.1M | 3.3M | -2.1M | -17.4M | 5.8M | -19.3M | -7.3M | -18.5M |
| Change in Payables | -1.4M | 11.3M | 3.7M | -6.2M | 13.6M | -17M | -34.4M | 32.4M | -15.7M | 12.8M | 3.9M | -5.7M | 12.8M | -14.5M | 11M | 10.5M | -6.6M | -800K | 6.8M | -8.1M |
| Cash from Investing | 14.9M | -4.1M | -3.7M | -5.8M | -6.2M | -5.7M | -7.4M | -13.6M | 21.5M | -16.7M | -8.5M | -13.8M | -125.8M | -12.8M | -4.9M | -9.6M | -8.4M | -8.3M | -5.3M | -15.4M |
| Capital Expenditures | -5.8M | -5.3M | -4.2M | -7.1M | -9.1M | -8.5M | -10.4M | -13.6M | -9.1M | -16.6M | -10.7M | -13.8M | -11.2M | -12.8M | -8.4M | -9.6M | -8.4M | -8.3M | -5.4M | -15.9M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.95% | 2.27% | 1.7% | 2.95% | 3.54% | 3.54% | 3.55% | 5.26% | 3.28% | 6.4% | 3.72% | 4.76% | 3.72% | 4.57% | 2.66% | 3.4% | 2.91% | 2.85% | 1.83% | 5.52% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.8M | -100K | 900K | -10.2M | 0 | 0 | 3.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100K | 500K |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 20.7M | 1.2M | 500K | 1.3M | 2.9M | 2.8M | 3M | 0 | 10.8M | -100K | 2.2M | 10.2M | -114.6M | 0 | 3.5M | 0 | -300K | 0 | 100K | 500K |
| Cash from Financing | -15.2M | -2.1M | 7.6M | -4.5M | -42.3M | -8.5M | 40.1M | -48.2M | -3.9M | -16.9M | -10.6M | 12.5M | 66.8M | -14.9M | -27.9M | -20.8M | -10.8M | -34.1M | -51.4M | -18.3M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -13.1M | -100K | 10M | 300K | -36.4M | -200K | 45M | -39.2M | 3.9M | -9M | 2.7M | 31.8M | 80.2M | -200K | -3.3M | -3.4M | -5.2M | -7.6M | -12.2M | -4.9M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -400K | -800K | -3M | 0 | -1.6M | -2.9M | -3M | -7.8M | -3.8M | -8.5M | -8M | -19.7M | -11.9M | -600K | -21.4M | -34.1M | -7.9M |
| Dividends Paid | -1.8M | -1.8M | -1.9M | -2.8M | -5.1M | -5.3M | -4.9M | -5.1M | -4.9M | -4.9M | -4.8M | -5.3M | -4.9M | -5M | -4.9M | -5M | -5M | -5.1M | -5.1M | -5.2M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | -400K | -800K | -3M | 0 | -1.6M | -2.9M | -3M | -7.8M | -3.8M | -8.5M | -8M | -19.7M | -11.9M | -600K | -21.4M | -34.1M | -8.4M |
| Other Financing | -300K | -200K | -500K | -1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.3M | 0 | 0 | -700K | -10.2M | 0 | -1.7M | 0 | -500K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -300K |
| Net Change in Cash | 5.9M | 15.2M | -2.6M | 17.5M | -200K | 6.8M | -14.3M | -50.2M | 38.6M | 400K | -25.4M | -9.1M | -7.7M | 35.1M | -22.8M | -19.6M | 18.9M | -24.1M | -30.7M | -25.3M |
| Free Cash Flow | -900K | 10.1M | -11.6M | 18M | 26.3M | 52.1M | -58.4M | -2.7M | 15.8M | 12.2M | -11.3M | -19.4M | 37.8M | 42.9M | 7M | 3.1M | 33.6M | 11.8M | 21.6M | -6.2M |
| FCF Margin % | -0.3% | 4.32% | -4.7% | 7.48% | 10.23% | 21.72% | -19.96% | -1.04% | 5.7% | 4.7% | -3.92% | -6.7% | 12.55% | 15.32% | 2.22% | 1.1% | 11.64% | 4.05% | 7.31% | -2.15% |
| FCF Growth % | -103.42% | -80.61% | 80.14% | 766.67% | 66.46% | 327.05% | -416.81% | 86.08% | -58.2% | -71.56% | -261.43% | -725.81% | 12.5% | 263.56% | -67.59% | 150% | 7.69% | -85.64% | -41.14% | -229.17% |
| FCF per Share | -0.03 | 0.28 | -0.33 | 0.51 | 0.74 | 1.47 | -1.65 | -0.08 | 0.45 | 0.35 | -0.32 | -0.53 | 1.03 | 1.16 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.89 | 0.31 | 0.57 | -0.16 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 12.25x | -0.97x | 0.75x | -2.44x | -1.25x | -1.95x | 30.00x | -0.60x | -0.43x | -2.48x | 0.01x | -6.22x | 6.05x | 2.80x | 0.56x | 0.59x | 2.59x | 0.68x | 0.98x | 0.33x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 5.3M | 5.4M | 4.8M | 5.9M | 7.2M | 7M | 3.3M | 4.3M | 6M | 3.7M | 3M | 2.6M | 1.6M | 600K | 800K | 900K | 900K | 900K | 900K |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 3.6M | 9.6M | 5.7M | -17.6M | 2.1M | 11.8M | 3.7M | -2M | 2.5M | 12.3M | 2.2M | 10.2M | 2.9M | 6.9M | 5.6M | 6.7M | 5.7M | 12.6M | 7.3M |