10/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2024 16:10
Third Quarter 2024 Highlights*:
*Compared to 3Q23 financials
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE: PLOW), North America's premier manufacturer and upfitter of work truck attachments and equipment, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Jim Janik, Chairman, Interim President, and CEO, noted, "Overall, our results this quarter were generally in line with our expectations. Our Henderson operations are outperforming this year, helping to drive strong improvements for the quarter in Solutions. Difficult as it was, our decision to implement the 2024 Cost Savings Program at the start of the year is now proving to be the right strategy as the elongated equipment replacement cycle becomes clearer. We firmly believe the actions taken mean that our Attachments segment is well positioned to succeed over the medium- to long-term in all market conditions. We are proud of the resilience demonstrated by our team and their focus on our customers, as we continue to build for the future."
Consolidated Third Quarter 2024 Results
$ in millions (except Margins & EPS) |
Q3 2024 | Q3 2023 | ||
Net Sales | $129.4 | $144.1 | ||
Gross Profit Margin | 23.9 | % | 22.3 | % |
Income from Operations | $45.9 | $11.5 | ||
Net Income | $32.3 | $5.8 | ||
Diluted EPS | $1.36 | $0.24 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | $15.3 | $17.3 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 11.8% | % | 12.0 | % |
Adjusted Net Income | $5.9 | $6.0 | ||
Adjusted Diluted EPS | $0.24 | $0.25 |
Work Truck Attachments Segment Third Quarter 2024 Results
$ in millions (except Adjusted EBITDA Margin) |
Q3 2024 | Q3 2023 | ||
Net Sales | $60.2 | $75.9 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | $8.1 | $12.3 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 13.5 | % | 16.2 | % |
Janik explained, "We fully expected our pre-season orders to be impacted by the lack of snowfall in recent winters, and the second and third quarters tracked just slightly below our overall predictions. On a year-to-date basis, our results are below last year, but with higher adjusted EBITDA margins close to 20%. We are talking with our dealers and monitoring order patterns and will be ready to ramp up production as needed as we work through the elongated equipment replacement cycle. We have adjusted our operations to match current market conditions and will continue to prudently invest in upgrading our manufacturing capabilities."
Work Truck Solutions Segment Third Quarter 2024 Results
$ in millions (except Adjusted EBITDA Margin) |
Q3 2024 | Q3 2023 | ||
Net Sales | $69.1 | $68.2 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | $7.2 | $5.0 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 10.4 | % | 7.3 | % |
Janik noted, "We are pleased with the ongoing improvements in our Solutions businesses, which generated record third quarter results this quarter. The profitability shown this quarter exceeded our expectations. Results were also strong on a year-to-date basis, with Adjusted EBITDA margins more than doubling to 9.5% when compared to the previous year. These results continue to validate the progress we are making towards our growth and profitability goals, which are very much achievable over the near- to medium-term."
Dividend & Liquidity
2024 Outlook
Sarah Lauber, Executive Vice President, and CFO explained, "The recent strong performance and positive near-term outlook for Work Truck Solutions means that segment is poised to deliver improved full year results for the third year in a row. Work Truck Attachments performance remains constrained by the elongated replacement cycle, but our manufacturing operations are well aligned to current market conditions. Therefore, we are moving our Net Sales guidance range slightly lower and reducing the top end of our 2024 Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS guidance ranges."
2024 financial outlook:
The 2024 financial outlook assumes the following:
With respect to the Company's 2024 guidance, the Company is not able to provide a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP because it does not provide specific guidance for the various extraordinary, nonrecurring, or unusual charges and other certain items. These items have not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. As a result, reconciliation of the non-GAAP guidance measures to GAAP is not available without unreasonable effort and the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
Earnings Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time). To join the conference call, please dial 1-833-634-5024 domestically, or 1-412-902-4205 internationally.
The call will also be available via the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.douglasdynamics.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, replays will be available for one week following the call.
About Douglas Dynamics
Home to the most trusted brands in the industry, Douglas Dynamics is North America's premier manufacturer and up-fitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment. For more than 75 years, the Company has been innovating products that not only enable people to perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively, but also enable businesses to increase profitability. Through its proprietary Douglas Dynamics Management System (DDMS), the Company is committed to continuous improvement aimed at consistently producing the highest quality products, at industry-leading levels of service and delivery that ultimately drive shareholder value. The Douglas Dynamics portfolio of products and services is separated into two segments: First, the Work Truck Attachments segment, which includes commercial snow and ice control equipment sold under the FISHER®, SNOWEX® and WESTERN® brands. Second, the Work Truck Solutions segment, which includes the up-fit of market leading attachments and storage solutions under the HENDERSON® brand, and the DEJANA® brand and its related sub-brands.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains financial information calculated other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The non-GAAP measures used in this press release are Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share, and Free Cash Flow. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors and other external users of its consolidated financial statements in evaluating the Company's operating performance as compared to that of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures can be found immediately following the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in this press release.
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, as further adjusted for certain charges consisting of unrelated legal and consulting fees, stock-based compensation, severance, restructuring charges, CEO transition costs, insurance proceeds, gain on sale leaseback transaction and related transaction costs, and impairment charges. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating the Company's operating performance because it provides the Company and its investors with additional tools to compare its operating performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect the Company's core operations. The Company's management also uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes, including the preparation of its annual operating budget and financial projections, and to evaluate the Company's ability to make certain payments, including dividends, in compliance with its senior credit facilities, which is determined based on a calculation of "Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA" that is substantially similar to Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share (calculated on a diluted basis) represents net income and earnings per share (as defined by GAAP), excluding the impact of stock based compensation, severance, restructuring charges, CEO transition costs, insurance proceeds, gain on sale leaseback transaction and related transaction costs, impairment charges, certain charges related to unrelated legal fees and consulting fees, and adjustments on derivatives not classified as hedges, net of their income tax impact. Adjustments on derivatives not classified as hedges are non-cash and are related to overall financial market conditions; therefore, management believes such costs are unrelated to our business and are not representative of our results. Management believes that Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share are useful in assessing the Company's financial performance by eliminating expenses and income that are not reflective of the underlying business performance.
Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less net cash used in investing activities. Free Cash Flow should be evaluated in addition to, and not considered a substitute for, other financial measures such as Net Income and Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Operating Activities. We believe that free cash flow represents our ability to generate additional cash flow from our business operations.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation, product demand, the payment of dividends, and availability of financial resources. These statements are often identified by use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "continue," "should," "could," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "will" and similar expressions and include references to assumptions and relate to our future prospects, developments, and business strategies. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, weather conditions, particularly lack of or reduced levels of snowfall and the timing of such snowfall, our ability to manage general economic, business and geopolitical conditions, including the impacts of natural disasters, labor strikes, global political instability, adverse developments affecting the banking and financial services industries, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments, our inability to maintain good relationships with our distributors, our inability to maintain good relationships with the original equipment manufacturers with whom we currently do significant business, lack of available or favorable financing options for our end-users, distributors or customers, increases in the price of steel or other materials, including as a result of tariffs, necessary for the production of our products that cannot be passed on to our distributors, increases in the price of fuel or freight, a significant decline in economic conditions, the inability of our suppliers and original equipment manufacturer partners to meet our volume or quality requirements, inaccuracies in our estimates of future demand for our products, our inability to protect or continue to build our intellectual property portfolio, the effects of laws and regulations and their interpretations on our business and financial condition, including policy or regulatory changes related to climate change, our inability to develop new products or improve upon existing products in response to end-user needs, losses due to lawsuits arising out of personal injuries associated with our products, factors that could impact the future declaration and payment of dividends, or our ability to execute repurchases under our stock repurchase program, our inability to compete effectively against competition, our inability to successfully implement our new enterprise resource planning system at Dejana, as well as those discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and any subsequent Form 10-Q filings. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation, except as required by law, to update or release any revisions to any forward-looking statement, even if new information becomes available in the future.
For further information contact:
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
Nathan Elwell
Vice President of Investor Relations
847-530-0249
[email protected]
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||
(In thousands) | |||||
September 30, | December 31, | ||||
2024 | 2023 | ||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||
Assets | |||||
Current assets: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,413 | $ | 24,156 | |
Accounts receivable, net | 153,096 | 83,760 | |||
Inventories | 145,362 | 140,390 | |||
Inventories - truck chassis floor plan | 3,459 | 2,217 | |||
Refundable income taxes paid | - | 4,817 | |||
Prepaid and other current assets | 5,738 | 6,898 | |||
Total current assets | 316,068 | 262,238 | |||
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 39,309 | 67,340 | |||
Goodwill | 113,134 | 113,134 | |||
Other intangible assets, net | 115,180 | 121,070 | |||
Operating lease - right of use asset | 69,295 | 18,008 | |||
Non-qualified benefit plan assets | 10,589 | 9,195 | |||
Other long-term assets | 2,012 | 2,433 | |||
Total assets | $ | 665,587 | $ | 593,418 | |
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||||
Current liabilities: | |||||
Accounts payable | $ | 35,278 | $ | 31,374 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 31,200 | 25,817 | |||
Floor plan obligations | 3,459 | 2,217 | |||
Operating lease liability - current | 6,848 | 5,347 | |||
Income taxes payable | 3,729 | - | |||
Short term borrowings | 67,000 | 47,000 | |||
Current portion of long-term debt | - | 6,762 | |||
Total current liabilities | 147,514 | 118,517 | |||
Retiree benefits and deferred compensation | 15,036 | 13,922 | |||
Deferred income taxes | 25,418 | 27,903 | |||
Long-term debt, less current portion | 146,502 | 181,491 | |||
Operating lease liability - noncurrent | 63,802 | 13,887 | |||
Other long-term liabilities | 6,559 | 6,133 | |||
Total stockholders' equity | 260,756 | 231,565 | |||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 665,587 | $ | 593,418 | |
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Consolidated Statements of Income | |||||||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||
Three Month Period Ended | Nine Month Period Ended | ||||||||||||
September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 129,398 | $ | 144,121 | $ | 424,955 | $ | 433,933 | |||||
Cost of sales | 98,523 | 111,992 | 313,857 | 329,166 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 30,875 | 32,129 | 111,098 | 104,767 | |||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 25,688 | 17,998 | 70,546 | 64,612 | |||||||||
Impairment charges | - | - | 1,224 | - | |||||||||
Gain on sale leaseback transaction | (42,298 | ) | - | (42,298 | ) | - | |||||||
Intangibles amortization | 1,630 | 2,630 | 5,890 | 7,890 | |||||||||
Income from operations | 45,855 | 11,501 | 75,736 | 32,265 | |||||||||
Interest expense, net | (4,469 | ) | (4,607 | ) | (12,116 | ) | (11,207 | ) | |||||
Other income (expense), net | 354 | 35 | 304 | (19 | ) | ||||||||
Income before taxes | 41,740 | 6,929 | 63,924 | 21,039 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 9,482 | 1,137 | 15,680 | 4,393 | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 32,258 | $ | 5,792 | $ | 48,244 | $ | 16,646 | |||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||
Basic | 23,094,047 | 22,983,965 | 23,065,924 | 22,955,388 | |||||||||
Diluted | 23,577,883 | 22,983,965 | 23,476,039 | 22,955,388 | |||||||||
Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||
Basic earnings per common share attributable to common shareholders | $ | 1.37 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 2.05 | $ | 0.71 | |||||
Earnings per common share assuming dilution attributable to common shareholders | $ | 1.36 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 2.04 | $ | 0.69 | |||||
Cash dividends declared and paid per share | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.89 | $ | 0.89 | |||||
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||
Nine Month Period Ended | ||||||
September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Operating activities | ||||||
Net income | $ | 48,244 | $ | 16,646 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 14,029 | 16,180 | ||||
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed asset | 347 | (45 | ) | |||
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount | 526 | 440 | ||||
Gain on sale leaseback transaction | (42,298 | ) | - | |||
Stock-based compensation | 3,627 | 4,236 | ||||
Adjustments on derivatives not designated as hedges | (287 | ) | (516 | ) | ||
Provision for losses on accounts receivable | 527 | 329 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | (2,485 | ) | (2,177 | ) | ||
Impairment charges | 1,224 | - | ||||
Non-cash lease expense | 4,264 | 287 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | (69,863 | ) | (78,866 | ) | ||
Inventories | (4,972 | ) | (10,745 | ) | ||
Prepaid assets, refundable income taxes paid and other assets | (1,071 | ) | (1,403 | ) | ||
Accounts payable | 4,355 | (6,826 | ) | |||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 9,114 | (979 | ) | |||
Benefit obligations, long-term liabilities and other | 1,446 | (709 | ) | |||
Net cash used in operating activities | (33,273 | ) | (64,148 | ) | ||
Investing activities | ||||||
Capital expenditures | (3,982 | ) | (7,723 | ) | ||
Proceeds from sale leaseback transaction | 64,150 | -- | ||||
Proceeds from insurance recoveries | 366 | -- | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 60,534 | (7,723 | ) | |||
Financing activities | ||||||
Payments of financing costs | (279 | ) | (334 | ) | ||
Proceeds from (payments on) life insurance policy loans | (204 | ) | 750 | |||
Dividends paid | (20,521 | ) | (20,689 | ) | ||
Net revolver borrowings | 20,000 | 101,000 | ||||
Repayment of long-term debt | (42,000 | ) | (18,438 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (43,004 | ) | 62,289 | |||
Change in cash and cash equivalents | (15,743 | ) | (9,582 | ) | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 24,156 | 20,670 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 8,413 | $ | 11,088 | ||
Non-cash operating and financing activities | ||||||
Truck chassis inventory acquired through floorplan obligations | $ | 5,637 | $ | 7,245 | ||
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Segment Disclosures (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
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Work Truck Attachments | |||||||||||||||
Net Sales | $ | 60,249 | $ | 75,879 | $ | 202,226 | $ | 236,346 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 8,139 | $ | 12,328 | $ | 39,463 | $ | 44,393 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 13.5 | % | 16.2 | % | 19.5 | % | 18.8 | % | |||||||
Work Truck Solutions | |||||||||||||||
Net Sales | $ | 69,149 | $ | 68,242 | $ | 222,729 | $ | 197,587 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 7,192 | $ | 4,985 | $ | 21,097 | $ | 8,807 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 10.4 | % | 7.3 | % | 9.5 | % | 4.5 | % | |||||||
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Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Three month period ended September 30, | Nine month period ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 32,258 | $ | 5,792 | $ | 48,244 | $ | 16,646 | |||||||
Interest expense - net | 4,469 | 4,607 | 12,116 | 11,207 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 9,482 | 1,137 | 15,680 | 4,393 | |||||||||||
Depreciation expense | 2,647 | 2,751 | 8,139 | 8,290 | |||||||||||
Intangibles amortization | 1,630 | 2,630 | 5,890 | 7,890 | |||||||||||
EBITDA | 50,486 | 16,917 | 90,069 | 48,426 | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 794 | - | 3,627 | 4,236 | |||||||||||
Impairment charges (1) | - | - | 1,224 | - | |||||||||||
Gain on sale leaseback transaction | (42,298 | ) | - | (42,298 | ) | - | |||||||||
Sale leaseback transaction fees | 5,257 | - | 5,257 | - | |||||||||||
Restructuring and severance costs | 417 | - | 1,819 | - | |||||||||||
Other charges (2) | 675 | 396 | 862 | 538 | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 15,331 | $ | 17,313 | $ | 60,560 | $ | 53,200 | |||||||
(1) Reflects impairment charges taken on certain internally developed software in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. | |||||||||||||||
(2) Reflects unrelated legal and consulting fees, insurance proceeds, and CEO transition costs for the periods presented. | |||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||||||
Three month period ended September 30, | Nine month period ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 32,258 | $ | 5,792 | $ | 48,244 | $ | 16,646 | |||||||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | 794 | - | 3,627 | 4,236 | |||||||||||||
Impairment charges (1) | - | - | 1,224 | - | |||||||||||||
Gain on sale leaseback transaction | (42,298 | ) | - | (42,298 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Sale leaseback transaction fees | 5,257 | - | 5,257 | - | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and severance costs | 417 | - | 1,819 | - | |||||||||||||
Adjustments on derivative not classified as hedge (2) | - | (172 | ) | (287 | ) | (516 | ) | ||||||||||
Other charges (3) | 675 | 396 | 862 | 538 | |||||||||||||
Tax effect on adjustments | 8,789 | (56 | ) | 7,449 | (1,064 | ) | |||||||||||
Adjusted net income | $ | 5,892 | $ | 5,960 | $ | 25,897 | $ | 19,840 | |||||||||
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | 23,094,047 | 22,983,965 | 23,065,924 | 22,955,388 | |||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding assuming dilution | 23,577,883 | 22,983,965 | 23,476,039 | 22,955,388 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted earnings per common share - dilutive | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.82 | |||||||||
GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.36 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 2.04 | $ | 0.69 | |||||||||
Adjustments net of income taxes: | |||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | 0.02 | - | 0.11 | 0.13 | |||||||||||||
Impairment charges (1) | - | - | 0.04 | - | |||||||||||||
Gain on sale leaseback transaction | (1.34 | ) | - | (1.35 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Sale leaseback transaction fees | 0.17 | - | 0.17 | - | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and severance costs | 0.00 | - | 0.06 | - | |||||||||||||
Adjustments on derivative not classified as hedge (2) | - | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Other charges (3) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.82 | |||||||||
(1) Reflects impairment charges taken on certain internally developed software in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. | |||||||||||||||||
(2) Reflects non-cash mark-to-market and amortization adjustments on an interest rate swap not classified as a hedge for the periods presented. | |||||||||||||||||
(3) Reflects unrelated legal and consulting fees, insurance proceeds, and CEO transition costs for the periods presented. | |||||||||||||||||
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Free Cash Flow reconciliation (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Three month period ended September 30, | Nine month period ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (14,159 | ) | $ | 2,079 | $ | (33,273 | ) | $ | (64,148 | ) | |||||
Acquisition of property and equipment | (1,231 | ) | (2,433 | ) | (3,982 | ) | (7,723 | ) | ||||||||
Free cash flow | $ | (15,390 | ) | $ | (354 | ) | $ | (37,255 | ) | $ | (71,871 | ) | ||||
Released October 28, 2024