Company: ACCO
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-024931
Chunk: 32

Company: ACCO BRANDS Corp
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 32
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 activities
     
    $
    148.2

    $
    128.7

    $
    19.5

    Investing activities

    (12.3
    )

    (11.2
    )

    (1.1
    )

    Net (repayments) borrowings

    (74.7
    )

    (87.5
    )

    12.8

    Dividends paid

    (28.4
    )

    (28.5
    )

    0.1

    All other financing

    (19.5
    )

    (1.7
    )

    (17.8
    )

    Financing activities

    (122.6
    )

    (117.7
    )

    (4.9
    )

    Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    (5.6
    )

    4.4

    (10.0
    )

    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
     
    $
    7.7

    $
    4.2

    $
    3.5

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Cash Flow from Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, was driven by cash inflows of $143.8 million (excluding the non-cash impacts primarily of amortization of intangibles, depreciation, stock-based compensation expense, and non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges that are included in our net loss). Cash provided by trade working capital was $75.3 million, which includes accounts receivable, inventory and accounts payable. This was partially offset by a net cash outflow of $70.9 million for all other assets and liabilities.

Cash provided by operating activities during the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, was driven by inflows of $141.2 million (excluding the non-cash impacts primarily of amortization of intangibles, depreciation, stock-based compensation expense, and non-cash goodwill impairment charges that are included in our net loss). This was partially offset by cash used by trade working capital of $21.1 million, which includes accounts receivable, inventory and accounts payable. In addition, there was a net cash inflow of $8.6 million for all other assets and liabilities.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Cash used by investing activities during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024