LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS 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 2025-12-31: from running the business, $661.17M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $257.33M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $461.89M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $68.47M went out.
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 | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $661.17M | -$257.33M | -$338.31M | -$168.24M | -$100.17M | $0.00 | | $11.58M | $0.00 | $133.25M* | -$68.47M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $598.98M | -$361.23M | -$263.75M | -$162.14M | -$400.68M | $550.00M | | $27.40M | -$3.92M | $8.45M* | -$16.52M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $667.54M | -$74.73M | -$198.76M | -$148.01M | -$8.11M | $0.00 | | $22.36M | $0.00 | -$79.87M* | $196.64M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $383.39M | -$504.69M | -$181.29M | -$130.72M | $0.00 | $405.44M | | $6.38M | -$438.00K | $34.35M* | $4.19M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $365.06M | -$205.36M | -$164.53M | -$121.85M | | | | $19.23M | -$763.00K | $45.97M* | -$64.32M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $351.36M | -$49.21M | -$113.45M | -$118.12M | -$14.00K | | -$31.75M | $17.19M | $0.00 | | $57.72M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $403.19M | -$192.82M | -$292.69M | -$117.92M | -$107.00K | $0.00 | $24.43M | $14.35M | $0.00 | | -$159.29M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $329.15M | $20.84M | -$201.65M | -$102.06M | -$107.00K | $0.00 | -$835.00K | $4.69M | -$2.17M | | $32.15M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $334.85M | -$272.03M | -$43.16M | -$92.45M | -$39.00K | $34.00K | -$491.00K | $16.63M | -$15.55M | | -$52.48M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $312.56M | -$159.95M | -$342.00M | -$87.33M | -$481.00K | $350.26M | $1.47M | $25.05M | -$19.04M | | $75.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $312.83M | -$85.35M | -$399.49M | -$86.97M | -$6.95M | $357.78M | -$37.47M | $6.00M | -$6.05M* | $1.26M* | $25.80M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $401.70M | -$78.98M | -$307.18M | -$73.26M | -$3.30M | $8.75M | $48.98M | $9.12M | $3.64M* | -$1.10M* | -$21.45M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $338.89M | -$129.50M | -$167.88M | -$49.28M | -$450.00K | $61.00K | -$517.00K | $20.30M | $4.51M* | -$934.00K* | $13.36M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $327.48M | -$187.47M | -$81.02M | -$73.11M | -$85.69M | $918.00K | -$2.76M | $18.78M | $7.82M* | -$1.77M* | -$74.64M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $193.52M | -$130.80M | -$37.00M | -$51.94M | -$1.94M | $909.00K | $1.20M | $11.35M | $6.26M* | $7.78M* | -$5.09M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $156.98M | -$69.40M | -$39.68M | -$47.36M | -$8.73M | $150.00K | -$19.02M | $3.51M | $1.21M* | | -$21.94M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $250.35M | -$63.58M | -$343.00K | -$45.80M | -$31.41M | $531.00K | $9.37M | $705.00K | $195.00K | -$22.33M* | $103.80M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $257.45M | -$115.80M | -$42.34M | -$42.76M | -$1.03M | $1.35M | -$5.55M | $7.20M | $3.73M | $11.65M* | $66.95M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $253.76M* | -$30.49M* | -$76.12M* | -$43.40M* | $0.00* | | | $0.00* | | -$163.50M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $102.17M | -$38.72M | -$56.67M | -$44.07M | $0.00 | | | $8.56M | | $19.61M* | -$9.89M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $94.97M* | -$43.05M* | -$51.82M* | -$41.76M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $1.52M* | | $55.57M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $236.69M* | -$134.81M* | -$52.66M* | -$41.57M* | -$100.00M* | $0.00* | | $3.67M* | | $82.88M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $143.83M* | -$57.17M* | -$127.13M* | -$41.93M* | $0.00* | | | $140.00K* | | -$4.30M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $185.69M | -$22.30M | -$106.69M | -$42.98M | -$169.00K | | | $6.25M | | -$904.00K* | $17.44M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $95.80M* | -$25.87M* | -$52.54M* | -$40.16M* | -$169.00K* | $0.00* | | $1.52M* | | -$994.00K* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $199.20M* | -$134.61M* | -$50.39M* | -$40.28M* | -$169.00K* | $150.00M* | | $899.00K* | | $6.10M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $170.69M* | -$174.81M* | -$50.41M* | -$40.42M* | -$400.17M* | | | $543.00K* | | $397.41M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $133.29M | -$25.94M | -$110.41M | -$41.28M | -$169.00K | | | $24.44M | | $2.02M* | -$18.81M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $121.66M* | $26.38M* | -$68.18M* | -$36.73M* | -$112.00K* | $0.00* | | $9.07M* | | -$5.05M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $223.10M* | -$24.76M* | -$45.35M* | -$36.80M* | -$1.02M* | $0.00* | | $1.29M* | | -$2.59M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $198.84M* | -$60.30M* | -$53.08M* | -$36.89M* | -$6.87M* | | | $9.53M* | | -$28.28M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $123.93M | -$16.05M | -$32.16M | -$37.58M | -$111.00K | | | $2.48M | | -$43.94M* | $1.65M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $111.80M* | -$432.43M* | -$25.08M* | -$32.35M* | | | | $4.22M* | -$438.00K* | $424.80M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $130.28M* | -$17.25M* | -$26.52M* | -$32.46M* | | | | $751.00K* | $0.00* | -$56.83M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $98.21M* | -$14.89M* | -$25.12M* | -$32.55M* | | | | $382.00K* | | -$24.48M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $43.09M | -$40.12M | -$104.58M | -$33.36M | | | $96.31M | $1.03M | | | -$38.59M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $109.94M* | -$10.66M* | -$60.68M* | -$30.13M* | | | | $11.31M* | $0.00* | $13.67M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $109.89M* | -$92.26M* | -$50.16M* | -$30.34M* | | | $31.13M* | $2.25M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $99.97M* | -$99.58M* | -$25.23M* | -$30.38M* | | | -$144.00K* | $2.89M* | | -$763.00K* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $45.26M | -$2.85M | -$28.46M | -$31.00M | | | $1.31M | $2.78M | | | -$15.15M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $135.80M* | -$19.05M* | -$257.00K* | -$29.17M* | -$2.00K* | | $1.39M* | $9.23M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $89.55M* | -$11.37M* | -$223.00K* | -$29.13M* | -$1.00K* | | -$48.23M* | $5.96M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $104.04M* | -$13.06M* | -$3.21M* | -$29.14M* | -$9.00K* | | -$82.68M* | $955.00K* | | | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $21.97M | -$5.73M | -$109.76M | -$30.68M | | | $97.78M | $1.05M | | | -$36.19M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $122.52M* | -$14.03M* | -$70.75M* | -$28.76M* | -$101.00K* | | $21.99M* | $8.14M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $128.68M* | -$45.15M* | -$61.03M* | -$29.06M* | -$1.00K* | | -$27.54M* | $5.25M* | | | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $126.11M* | -$119.69M* | -$85.33M* | -$29.54M* | -$2.00K* | | $29.98M* | $323.00K* | | | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $25.88M | -$13.95M | -$75.58M | -$30.56M | -$3.00K | | $0.00 | $637.00K | | | -$91.72M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $99.38M* | -$27.43M* | -$80.17M* | -$25.38M* | -$100.00K* | $0.00* | -$196.00K* | $242.00K* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $106.22M* | $32.77M* | -$71.25M* | -$25.42M* | -$1.00K* | $0.00* | -$855.00K* | $1.85M* | -$2.17M* | | $41.11M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $79.78M* | -$18.62M* | -$35.51M* | -$25.59M* | -$3.00K* | $0.00* | $276.00K* | $637.00K* | $0.00* | | -$11.96M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $43.78M | $34.12M | -$14.72M | -$25.66M | -$3.00K | $0.00 | -$60.00K | $1.96M | $0.00 | | $42.35M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $89.49M* | -$22.23M* | -$20.15M* | -$23.37M* | -$2.00K* | $0.00* | $111.00K* | $2.29M* | $9.00K* | | $27.25M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $93.67M* | -$157.82M* | -$15.26M* | -$23.07M* | -$3.00K* | $19.00K* | -$410.00K* | $936.00K* | -$372.00K* | | -$96.28M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $75.45M* | -$49.01M* | -$7.34M* | -$23.03M* | -$22.00K* | $0.00* | -$299.00K* | $7.75M* | -$15.18M* | | -$5.71M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $76.24M | -$42.96M | -$403.00K | -$22.99M | -$12.00K | $15.00K | $107.00K | $5.64M | -$7.00K | | $22.26M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $72.38M* | -$49.66M* | -$53.41M* | -$21.15M* | -$14.00K* | $350.00M* | -$181.93M* | $14.63M* | $4.94M* | -$5.74M* | $122.25M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $113.30M* | -$14.34M* | -$85.66M* | -$21.53M* | -$16.00K* | $0.00* | $24.30M* | $4.70M* | $1.89M | | $19.91M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $102.16M* | -$87.52M* | -$100.44M* | -$22.02M* | -$196.00K* | $37.00K* | $138.03M* | $3.70M* | -$13.27M* | -$1.53M* | $16.02M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $24.72M | -$8.43M | -$102.49M | -$22.63M | -$255.00K | $224.00K | $21.05M | $2.02M | -$3.45M* | | -$83.19M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $77.40M* | -$13.38M* | -$101.69M* | -$21.03M* | -$206.00K* | $1.41M* | -$377.00K* | $1.40M* | $505.00K | | -$60.16M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $105.37M* | -$46.20M* | -$139.34M* | -$21.69M* | -$1.08M* | $203.87M* | -$39.54M* | $564.00K* | $150.00K* | $7.12M* | $51.61M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $77.29M* | -$16.53M* | -$55.62M* | -$21.92M* | -$3.56M* | $150.00M* | -$101.92M* | $2.30M* | -$7.22M* | | $23.72M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $52.78M | -$9.24M | -$102.85M | -$22.33M | -$2.10M | $2.50M | $104.37M | $1.73M | $517.00K* | -$3.26M* | $10.64M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $133.65M* | -$40.49M* | -$57.77M* | -$17.87M* | -$1.73M* | $8.70M* | -$26.98M* | $3.17M* | $2.61M* | $2.23M* | -$1.14M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $149.45M* | -$3.95M* | -$130.07M* | -$18.28M* | -$65.00K* | $0.00* | $75.89M* | $1.94M* | $883.00K* | $5.43M* | $75.24M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $104.97M* | -$20.79M* | -$68.31M* | -$18.50M* | -$73.00K* | $57.00K* | -$519.00K* | $1.05M* | $826.00K* | | -$1.10M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $13.63M | -$13.76M | -$51.02M | -$18.62M | -$1.44M | $0.00 | $590.00K | $2.96M | -$678.00K* | -$7.21M* | -$94.44M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $96.80M* | -$61.45M* | -$54.24M* | -$16.29M* | -$153.00K* | $61.00K* | $593.00K* | $4.22M* | $351.00K* | | -$30.48M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $155.04M* | -$28.70M* | -$43.96M* | -$16.41M* | -$73.00K* | $0.00* | $282.00K* | $2.87M* | $1.51M* | | $73.92M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $107.20M* | -$23.77M* | -$56.90M* | -$16.58M* | -$77.00K* | $0.00* | -$1.11M* | $3.55M* | $1.48M* | -$2.88M* | $7.93M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | -$20.15M | -$15.58M | -$12.78M | $0.00 | -$147.00K | $0.00 | -$280.00K | $9.66M | $3.99M | -$1.06M* | -$38.01M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $84.14M* | -$94.31M* | -$20.86M* | -$30.60M* | -$153.00K* | $4.00K* | -$900.00K* | $6.08M* | $2.23M* | | -$54.21M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $82.45M* | -$16.38M* | -$20.02M* | -$14.15M* | -$1.31M* | $0.00* | $570.00K* | $483.00K* | $140.00K* | -$1.89M* | $32.71M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $81.72M* | -$42.53M* | -$20.04M* | -$14.18M* | -$1.19M* | $0.00* | $413.00K* | $4.77M* | $2.47M* | | $7.13M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $79.16M | -$34.25M | -$20.10M | -$14.19M | -$83.03M | $914.00K | -$2.84M | $7.44M | $2.98M | $960.00K* | -$60.26M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $63.14M* | -$18.71M* | -$9.37M* | -$12.93M* | -$343.00K* | | $2.81M* | $4.14M* | $589.00K* | $11.71M* | $39.64M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $84.80M* | -$65.69M* | -$14.32M* | -$13.00M* | -$355.00K* | | -$520.00K* | $1.01M* | $300.00K* | | -$16.45M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $28.84M* | -$13.16M* | -$12.40M* | -$13.02M* | -$349.00K* | | $84.00K* | $3.33M* | $1.31M* | | -$3.50M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $16.74M | -$33.24M | -$905.00K* | -$12.99M | -$894.00K | $0.00 | -$1.17M | $2.86M | $715.00K | | -$24.78M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $53.26M* | -$34.76M* | -$16.72M* | -$11.78M* | -$7.69M* | $87.00K* | -$1.29M* | $2.19M* | $741.00K* | | -$16.34M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $55.97M* | -$18.92M* | -$10.04M* | -$11.83M* | -$382.00K* | $33.00K* | -$13.83M* | $311.00K* | $99.00K* | $1.41M* | $8.64M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $32.15M* | -$5.99M* | -$10.05M* | -$11.87M* | -$236.00K* | $0.00* | -$5.29M* | $812.00K* | $292.00K* | $2.68M* | -$2.71M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $15.60M | -$9.73M | -$2.87M | -$11.88M | -$421.00K | $30.00K | $1.39M | $196.00K | $78.00K | -$3.00M* | -$11.53M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $19.04M* | -$19.89M* | $0.00* | -$11.45M* | -$623.00K* | $201.00K* | $1.96M* | $400.00K* | $90.00K* | -$8.01M* | -$17.83M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $97.09M* | -$22.65M* | $0.00* | -$11.45M* | -$306.00K* | $167.00K* | -$1.68M* | $87.00K* | $31.00K* | -$5.10M* | $59.07M* |
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