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, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $ 2,858 $ (87,652) $ (38,889)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash   provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 133,512 119,058 90,793
Stock-based compensation expense 15,581 8,096 7,729
Deferred tax provision (benefit) 4,158 (16,607) (6,783)
Gain on sale of assets, net (412) (348) (8,567)
(Gain) loss on sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries   (11,208) 6,469
Losses from equity-method investments 0 3,498 2,050
Realized loss on cost-method investments 0 0 4,731
Other investment gains (1,364) (2,066) (305)
Goodwill write-downs 0 90,408 77,572
Changes in working capital items 12,982 46,367 (12,482)
Decrease in other assets 15,115 16,392 4,677
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities (16,346) 4,886 7,540
Other operating activities, net (3,273) 9,623 (3,452)
Net cash provided by operating activities 162,811 180,447 131,083
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (34,313) (34,849) (37,688)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (15,623) (1,000) (11,504)
Proceeds from sale of assets 2,776 624 13,253
Proceeds from sale of investments 34,167 0 0
Proceeds from sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries   42,210 8,254
Investments and advances 0 (9,703) (33,074)
Net cash used in investing activities (12,993) (2,718) (60,759)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from long-term debt 625,628 1,154,809 503,693
Payments on long-term debt (702,395) (1,281,092) (519,731)
Purchases of treasury stock (11,858) (4,428) (26,127)
Dividends (27,704) (26,437) (25,620)
Acquisition holdback and contingent consideration payments (1,781) (10,215) (4,421)
Transactions with noncontrolling interests (1,760) 0 0
Other financing activities (2,982) (4,889) (2,836)
Net cash used in financing activities (122,852) (172,252) (75,042)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 43 555 (1,552)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 27,009 6,032 (6,270)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year 41,334 35,302 41,572
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year 68,343 41,334 35,302
Cash paid during the year for:      
Interest 28,824 35,269 41,453
Income taxes 9,166 20,734 15,467
Non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Contribution of treasury stock to the Company's principal defined benefit retirement plan ("DB Plan") $ 0 $ 14,983 $ 0