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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net income $ 1,519,273 $ 1,732,576 $ 1,666,540
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, including amounts charged to cost of goods sold 448,200 418,830 390,643
Amortization, including amounts charged to interest expense 670,642 562,018 319,192
Provision for credit losses 40,834 54,389 26,053
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes (102,324) (118,864) 196,184
Share-based compensation expense 147,998 124,624 93,400
LIFO (credit) expense (52,168) 204,595 67,171
Impairment of assets, including goodwill 418,000 0 80,882
Gain on divestiture of businesses 0 (40,665) (56,228)
Turkey highly inflationary impact 55,309 95,938 51,966
Loss (gain) on remeasurement of equity investments 16,201 (242) (4,834)
Other, net 24,032 3,593 11,781
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:      
Accounts receivable (2,784,339) (2,711,786) (1,659,525)
Inventories (1,479,599) (2,183,368) (665,370)
Income tax receivable (11,109) 102,201 49,307
Prepaid expenses and other assets 167,781 109,041 102,708
Accounts payable 4,968,093 6,103,451 3,320,725
Accrued expenses 148,533 51,112 (457,233)
Income taxes payable and other liabilities (204,517) (196,146) (330,079)
Long-term accrued litigation liability (506,155) (399,963) (500,195)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 3,484,685 3,911,334 2,703,088 Close
INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Capital expenditures (487,173) (458,359) (496,318)
Cost of acquired companies, net of cash acquired (69,771) (1,409,835) (133,814)
Cost of equity investments (30,430) (743,275) (18,491)
Non-customer note receivable (50,000) 0 0
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses 0 0 272,586
Other, net 19,278 9,004 7,600
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (618,096) (2,602,465) (368,437) Close
FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Senior notes and other loan borrowings 688,321 157,547 155,189
Senior notes and other loan repayments (662,525) (811,353) (1,238,954)
Borrowings under revolving and securitization credit facilities 69,703,045 78,218,439 4,832,605
Repayments under revolving and securitization credit facilities (70,114,293) (78,187,891) (4,671,943)
Purchases of common stock (1,491,367) (1,180,728) (483,704)
Exercises of stock options 37,840 61,152 93,912
Cash dividends on common stock (416,168) (398,752) (391,687)
Employee tax withholdings related to restricted share vesting (63,500) (71,279) (38,076)
Other, net (12,347) (9,413) (10,122)
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES (2,330,994) (2,222,278) (1,752,780) Close
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 9,396 72,759 (57,850) Close
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, INCLUDING CASH CLASSIFIED WITHIN ASSETS HELD FOR SALE 544,991 (840,650) 524,021
LESS: INCREASE IN CASH CLASSIFIED WITHIN ASSETS HELD FOR SALE 0 0 (610)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 544,991 (840,650) 523,411 Close
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year 2,752,889 3,593,539 3,070,128
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF YEAR $ 3,297,880 $ 2,752,889 $ 3,593,539