CARTER’S, INC. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where CARTER’S, INC.'s cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-01-03: from running the business, $122.33M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-01-03: from investing, $53.70M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-01-03: from financing, $2.04M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-01-03: change in cash, $74.15M came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-01-03 | $122.33M | -$53.70M | $0.00 | -$56.36M | -$500.00M | $575.00M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$370.00K | -$16.23M* | $74.15M |
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| 2024-12-28 | $298.79M | -$56.16M | -$50.53M | -$116.18M | $0.00* | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $367.00K | -$900.00K | -$7.58M* | $61.71M |
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| 2023-12-30 | $529.13M | -$59.86M | -$100.03M | -$112.00M | $0.00* | $0.00 | $70.00M | | $4.42M | $0.00 | -$195.02M* | $139.47M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $88.36M | -$40.36M | -$299.67M | -$118.11M | -$515.68M* | $0.00 | $240.00M | | $4.46M | -$919.00K | -$129.35M* | -$772.55M |
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| 2022-01-01 | $268.26M | -$32.44M | -$299.34M | -$60.12M | $0.00* | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $10.99M | $0.00 | -$4.24M* | -$118.03M |
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| 2021-01-02 | $588.49M | -$31.47M | -$45.26M | -$26.26M | $0.00* | $500.00M | $644.00M | | $9.01M | $0.00 | -$756.65M* | $888.01M |
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| 2019-12-28 | $387.21M | -$60.67M | -$196.91M | -$89.59M | -$405.25M* | $0.00 | $265.00M | | $14.49M | | $128.88M* | $44.23M |
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| 2018-12-29 | $356.20M | -$63.31M | -$193.03M | -$83.72M | $0.00* | $0.00 | $290.00M | | $10.60M | $0.00 | -$322.80M* | -$8.42M |
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| 2017-12-30 | $329.62M | -$227.91M | -$188.76M | -$70.91M | $0.00* | $0.00 | $200.00M | | $8.44M | $0.00 | -$171.84M* | -$120.86M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $369.23M | -$88.34M | -$300.44M | -$66.36M | | | $0.00 | | $7.17M | $4.80M | -$8.67M* | -$81.85M |
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| 2016-01-02 | $307.99M | -$103.42M | -$110.29M | -$46.03M | | $0.00 | $205.59M | | $6.98M | $8.84M | -$227.09M* | $40.57M |
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| 2015-01-03 | $282.40M | -$104.73M | -$82.10M | -$40.48M | | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $9.06M | $4.70M | -$13.63M* | $54.09M |
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| 2013-12-28 | $209.70M | -$220.53M | -$454.13M | -$27.71M | | $400.00M | $0.00* | | $12.91M | $11.04M | -$26.76M* | -$95.69M |
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| 2012-12-29 | $278.62M | -$83.39M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$50.00M* | | $5.68M | $2.76M | -$4.76M* | $148.74M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $81.07M | -$106.69M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00* | | $6.79M | $6.90M | -$2.18M* | -$13.89M |
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| 2011-01-01 | $85.82M | -$39.50M | -$50.00M | | -$334.52M | | $236.00M* | | $9.70M | $9.25M | -$4.41M* | -$87.66M |
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| 2010-01-02 | $188.86M | -$29.52M | $0.00 | | $3.50M | | | $0.00 | $5.10M | $11.75M | -$7.01M* | $172.69M |
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| 2009-01-03 | $181.04M | -$34.95M | -$33.64M | | | | | | $852.00K | $3.53M* | | $113.34M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-07-04 | $195.88M* | -$5.83M* | | -$9.13M* | | | | | | $0.00* | | |
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| 2026-04-04 | $6.42M | -$6.96M | | -$9.22M | | | | | | $0.00 | -$3.01M* | -$13.64M |
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| 2026-01-03 | $258.64M* | -$11.04M* | $0.00* | -$9.11M* | | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $63.26M* | |
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| 2025-09-27 | -$127.97M* | -$16.12M* | $0.00* | -$9.13M* | | | | -$157.00K* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2025-06-28 | $40.31M* | -$16.20M* | $0.00* | -$9.12M* | | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2025-03-29 | -$48.64M | -$10.35M | $0.00 | -$29.00M | | | | | $0.00 | -$370.00K | -$4.22M* | -$92.13M |
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| 2024-12-28 | $287.47M* | -$16.53M* | $0.00* | -$28.83M* | | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$900.00K* | | |
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| 2024-09-28 | -$80.37M* | -$15.32M* | -$16.75M* | -$28.84M* | | | $0.00* | -$133.00K* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2024-06-29 | $117.24M* | -$12.30M* | -$24.78M* | -$29.17M* | | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2024-03-30 | -$25.55M | -$12.02M | -$9.00M | -$29.34M | | | | | $367.00K | $0.00 | -$7.38M* | -$83.64M |
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| 2023-12-30 | $323.34M* | -$17.39M* | -$32.54M* | -$27.50M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $4.03M* | | -$70.02M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | -$3.45M* | -$16.11M* | -$27.57M* | -$27.86M* | $0.00* | | $70.00M* | -$170.00K* | $301.00K* | | | |
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| 2023-07-01 | $167.04M* | -$12.53M* | -$30.34M* | -$28.16M* | | | | | $0.00* | | -$80.06M* | |
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| 2023-04-01 | $42.20M | -$13.83M | -$9.59M | -$28.48M | | | | | $83.00K | | -$44.78M* | -$54.06M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $305.84M* | -$13.50M* | -$57.92M* | -$28.55M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $3.68M* | $0.00* | -$120.08M* | |
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| 2022-10-01 | -$123.89M* | -$10.55M* | -$65.44M* | -$29.10M* | $0.00* | | $120.00M* | -$169.00K* | $465.00K* | | | |
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| 2022-07-02 | $70.21M* | -$8.66M* | -$101.81M* | -$29.89M* | | | | | $89.00K* | | -$398.47M* | |
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| 2022-04-02 | -$163.81M | -$7.65M | -$74.50M | -$30.57M | | | | | $222.00K | | -$6.63M* | -$282.03M |
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| 2022-01-01 | $260.94M* | -$8.78M* | -$189.08M* | -$24.98M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $3.54M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2021-10-02 | -$42.20M* | -$8.16M* | -$110.26M* | -$17.55M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$199.00K* | $2.31M* | | | |
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| 2021-07-03 | $89.05M* | -$8.84M* | $0.00* | -$17.60M* | | | $0.00* | | $4.34M* | | | |
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| 2021-04-03 | -$39.53M | -$6.67M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | | $0.00 | | $811.00K | | -$3.59M* | -$48.63M |
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| 2021-01-02 | $269.77M* | -$7.66M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $5.28M* | | | |
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| 2020-09-26 | $81.31M* | -$8.50M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$244.00M* | -$139.00K* | $812.00K* | | | |
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| 2020-06-27 | $251.72M* | -$7.24M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $500.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$77.00K* | $1.08M* | | -$7.64M* | |
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| 2020-03-28 | -$14.30M | -$8.07M | -$45.26M | -$26.26M | $0.00* | $0.00 | $644.00M* | -$4.71M | $1.84M | | | $544.79M |
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| 2019-12-28 | $313.86M* | -$15.28M* | -$49.45M* | -$22.06M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $7.61M* | | -$175.11M* | $60.38M* |
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| 2019-09-28 | -$31.11M* | -$21.15M* | -$55.02M* | -$22.27M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $165.00M* | -$88.00K* | $535.00K* | | | $35.48M* |
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| 2019-06-29 | $67.44M* | -$14.87M* | -$52.48M* | -$22.50M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$21.00M* | -$49.00K* | $1.57M* | | | -$41.69M* |
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| 2019-03-30 | $37.02M | -$9.37M | -$39.97M | -$22.76M | -$405.25M* | $500.00M | -$65.00M* | -$4.08M | $4.78M | | -$5.72M* | -$9.93M |
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| 2018-12-29 | $334.84M* | -$15.94M* | -$47.53M* | -$20.60M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $1.86M* | | -$205.16M* | $46.18M* |
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| 2018-09-29 | -$81.70M* | -$16.09M* | -$56.40M* | -$20.85M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $115.00M* | -$80.00K* | $1.36M* | | | -$59.30M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $38.96M* | -$16.91M* | -$63.90M* | -$21.02M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $65.00M* | -$84.00K* | $2.61M* | | | $2.95M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $64.11M | -$14.37M | -$25.20M | -$21.24M | $0.00* | $0.00 | $0.00* | -$6.58M | $4.77M | | | $1.76M |
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| 2017-12-30 | $212.12M* | -$16.89M* | -$37.79M* | -$17.47M* | | | $0.00* | | $3.30M* | $0.00* | -$70.08M* | $73.12M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $10.17M* | -$33.04M* | -$52.74M* | -$17.61M* | | | $25.00M* | -$64.00K* | $2.02M* | $0.00* | | -$68.19M* |
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| 2017-07-01 | $23.15M* | -$16.29M* | -$51.61M* | -$17.83M* | | | $80.00M* | -$38.00K* | $1.50M* | $0.00* | | $19.29M* |
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| 2017-04-01 | $84.18M | -$161.69M | -$46.63M | -$18.00M | | | $1.03M* | -$5.55M | $1.63M | $0.00 | | -$145.08M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $252.66M* | -$17.37M* | -$61.31M* | -$16.22M* | | | $0.00* | | $780.00K* | $733.00K* | | $158.73M* |
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| 2016-10-01 | $30.98M* | -$21.47M* | -$58.93M* | -$16.45M* | | | $0.00* | -$86.00K* | $1.28M* | $383.00K* | | -$64.45M* |
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| 2016-07-02 | -$42.68M* | -$23.95M* | -$108.65M* | -$16.65M* | | | $0.00* | -$54.00K* | $1.35M* | $540.00K* | | -$190.06M* |
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| 2016-04-02 | $128.28M | -$25.55M | -$71.56M | -$17.03M | | | $0.00* | -$8.45M | $3.75M | $3.14M | | $13.93M |
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| 2016-01-02 | $161.95M* | -$26.50M* | -$31.95M* | -$11.41M* | | | $0.00* | | $1.23M* | $876.00K* | | $92.95M* |
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| 2015-10-03 | $118.90M* | -$26.68M* | -$29.45M* | -$11.47M* | | | $0.00* | -$198.00K* | $1.18M* | $1.07M* | -$9.07M* | $43.96M* |
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| 2015-07-04 | -$60.09M* | -$29.56M* | -$34.77M* | -$11.55M* | | | $49.00K* | -$46.00K* | $1.79M* | $1.12M* | | -$133.10M* |
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| 2015-04-04 | $87.22M | -$20.68M | -$14.12M | -$11.60M | | | $300.00K* | -$12.33M | $2.77M | $5.77M | | $36.76M |
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| 2015-01-03 | $257.47M* | -$21.24M* | -$19.33M* | -$10.02M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $1.29M* | $344.00K* | | $206.99M* |
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| 2014-09-27 | -$8.20M* | -$22.32M* | -$26.69M* | -$10.07M* | | | $0.00* | -$221.00K* | $1.22M* | $606.00K* | -$8.93M* | -$74.27M* |
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| 2014-06-28 | $2.56M* | -$29.08M* | -$33.79M* | -$10.17M* | | | $0.00* | -$172.00K* | $1.00M* | $380.00K* | | -$69.32M* |
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| 2014-03-29 | $30.56M | -$32.08M | -$2.29M | -$10.21M | | | $0.00* | -$4.08M | $5.55M | $3.37M | | -$9.31M |
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| 2013-12-28 | $146.23M* | -$52.90M* | $0.00* | -$8.73M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $488.00K* | $265.00K* | | $84.73M* |
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| 2013-09-28 | -$6.37M* | -$59.06M* | -$416.38M* | -$9.47M* | | | $0.00* | | $1.21M* | $846.00K* | $378.34M* | -$110.31M* |
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| 2013-06-29 | $16.71M* | -$77.15M* | -$28.82M* | -$9.52M* | | | $0.00* | | $7.45M* | $6.40M* | | -$85.43M* |
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| 2013-03-30 | $53.13M | -$31.43M | -$8.94M | $0.00 | | | $0.00* | | $3.76M | $3.53M | -$4.38M* | $15.33M |
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| 2012-12-29 | $149.40M* | -$23.58M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $2.04M* | $373.00K* | | $127.92M* |
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| 2012-09-29 | $39.28M* | -$22.11M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $0.00* | | $1.17M* | $553.00K* | -$2.30M* | $16.69M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $7.50M* | -$21.33M* | $0.00* | | | | -$50.00M* | | $799.00K* | $299.00K* | | -$62.91M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $82.44M | -$16.38M | $0.00 | | | | $0.00* | | $1.68M | $1.53M | -$2.25M* | $67.04M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $166.86M* | -$16.35M* | $0.00* | | | | $0.00* | | $1.36M* | $608.00K* | | $151.86M* |
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| 2011-10-01 | $514.00K* | -$13.06M* | | | | | $0.00* | | $3.74M* | $3.45M* | | -$5.09M* |
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| 2011-07-02 | -$95.60M* | -$70.47M* | | | | | $0.00* | | $1.69M* | $2.43M* | | -$162.15M* |
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| 2011-04-02 | $9.29M | -$6.81M | | | | | $0.00* | | $7.00K | $407.00K | -$1.41M* | $1.49M |
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| 2011-01-01 | $80.62M* | -$10.30M* | -$5.91M* | | | | | | $216.00K* | $276.00K* | | $65.05M* |
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| 2010-10-02 | -$10.13M* | -$8.76M* | | | | | | | $609.00K* | $394.00K* | -$44.80M* | -$62.68M* |
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| 2010-07-03 | -$8.10M* | -$12.50M* | | | | | | | $409.00K* | $316.00K* | -$100.98M* | -$120.85M* |
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| 2010-04-03 | $23.43M | -$7.94M | | | | | | | $8.46M | $8.26M | -$1.39M* | $30.82M |
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| 2010-01-02 | $127.72M* | -$6.54M* | | | | | | | $15.00K* | $376.00K* | -$876.00K* | $120.70M* |
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| 2009-10-03 | $31.94M* | -$4.95M* | | | | | | | $4.35M* | $10.06M* | -$876.00K* | $40.53M* |
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