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Rank #403

Rank #403 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.16) · ROE 11.0% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-07-22 · CIK 0000810136 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

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USD in millions, except per-share (EPS) and percentage rows. Values are as originally filed; em-dash = not tagged in that year's filing.
Fiscal year end2022-10-31filed 2022-12-232018-10-31filed 2018-12-212017-10-29filed 2018-12-212016-10-30filed 2018-12-21
Operating
Depreciation & amortization80.079.581.777.6
Stock-based compensation6.33.23.63.8
Change in receivables51.218.69.6(18.8)
Change in inventory2.06.20.6(2.3)
Operating cash flow275.2130.696.8122.1
Investing
Capital expenditures112.392.6
Investing cash flow(147.8)(90.7)(98.1)52.3
Financing
Debt issued0.0
Debt repaid65.4
Share repurchases2.523.10.00.0
Financing cash flow(38.7)(13.8)(10.9)(67.0)
Summary
Free cash flow162.838.038.038.0

Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?