WESTAR ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 Year Ended December 31,   

2002

    

2001

    

2000

 

    (Dollars in Thousands)  
     
               

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    
 
 
                 

Net income (loss)

  

$

(793,001

)

  

$

(20,876

)

  

$

136,481

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
         provided by operating activities:

    
 
 
                 

     Discontinued operations

    

3,242

    

1,038

      

736

 

     Cumulative effect of accounting change

    

623,717

    

(18,694

)

    

3,810

 

     Depreciation and amortization

    

269,918

    

410,653

      

423,252

 

     Amortization of deferred gain from sale-leaseback

    

(11,828

)

    

(11,828

)

    

(11,828

)

     Amortization of non-cash stock compensation
         and deferred customer acquisition costs

    

32,749

    

19,703

      

27,592

 

     Net changes in energy trading assets and liabilities

    

20,229

    

10,683

      

(7,291

)

     Gain on extinguishment of debt

    

(18,292

)

    

(35,727

)

    

(75,755

)

     Net changes in fair value of call option

    

22,609

    

—  

      

—  

 

     Equity in earnings from investments

    

(9,670

)

    

(4,721

)

    

(11,220

)

     Loss on dispositions of monitored services operations

    

—  

    

13,056

      

—  

 

     Loss on impairment of customer accounts

    

338,104

    

—  

      

—  

 

     Loss on impairment of goodwill

    

139,987

    

—  

      

—  

 

     Impairment on investments

    

—  

    

11,075

      

—  

 

     (Gain) loss on sale of marketable securities

    

—  

    

1,861

      

(114,948

)

     Loss on sale of property

    

1,424

    

—  

      

—  

 

     Minority interests

    

(110,234

)

    

(11,621

)

    

(8,625

)

     Gain on sale of investments

    

—  

    

—  

      

(9,562

)

     Accretion of discount note interest

    

(414

)

    

(2,247

)

    

(2,725

)

     Net deferred taxes

    

(114,387

)

    

(17,920

)

    

(2,371

)

     Deferred merger costs

    

—  

    

8,693

      

—  

 

Changes in working capital items, net of acquisitions and dispositions:

    
 
 
                 

     Restricted cash

    

(8,511

)

    

(4,579

)

    

(3,944

)

     Accounts receivable, net

    

(4,828

)

    

31,045

      

87,557

 

     Inventories and supplies

    

(7,392

)

    

(45,530

)

    

12,364

 

     Prepaid expenses and other

    

15,338

    

(18,698

)

    

(12,882

)

     Accounts payable

    

(27,032

)

    

(23,980

)

    

22,136

 

     Accrued and other current liabilities

    

(12,403

)

    

(21,312

)

    

(114

)

     Accrued income taxes

    

(17,827

)

    

(18,511

)

    

13,231

 

     Deferred security revenues

    

(574

)

    

(9,631

)

    

(2,629

)

Changes in other assets and liabilities

    

41,823

    

(23,634

)

    

7,507

 
    


  


  


     Cash flows from operating activities

    

372,747

    

218,298

      

470,772

 
    


  


  


CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    
 
 
                 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    

(135,370

)

    

(235,047

)

    

(307,429

)

Proceeds from sale of property

    

1,205

    

—  

      

—  

 

Customer account acquisitions

    

(43,391

)

    

(23,084

)

    

(33,960

)

Security alarm monitoring acquisitions, net of cash acquired

    

—  

    

—  

      

(11,748

)

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities

    

—  

    

2,829

      

218,609

 

Proceeds from dispositions of monitored services
        operations and sale of customer accounts

    

16,758

    

47,974

      

—  

 

Proceeds from other investments, net

    

16,320

    

52,223

      

47,832

 
    


  


  


Cash flows used in investing activities

    

(144,478

)

    

(155,105

)

    

(86,696

)

    


  


  


CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    
 
 
                 

Short-term debt, net

    

(219,537

)

    

187,300

      

(670,421

)

Proceeds of long-term debt

    

1,376,912

    

27,420

      

606,450

 

Retirements of long-term debt

    

(1,135,175

)

    

(130,409

)

    

(244,949

)

Funds in trust for debt repayments

    

(135,000

)

    

—  

      

—  

 

Retirement of Western Resources obligated mandatorily redeemable
        preferred securities of subsidiary trusts, holding solely
        company subordinated debentures

    

(3,715

)

    

—  

      

—  

 

Issuance of officer loans, net of payments

    

(212

)

    

(1,973

)

    

—  

 

Issuance of common stock, net

    

19,539

    

19,384

      

31,622

 

Cash dividends paid

    

(86,703

)

    

(85,547

)

    

(115,533

)

Preferred stock redemption

    

(1,547

)

    

(545

)

    

—  

 

Acquisition of treasury stock

    

(19,544

)

    

(866

)

    

(9,187

)

Reissuance of treasury stock

    

1,367

    

7,231

      

21,898

 
    


  


  


     Cash flows from (used in) financing activities

    

(203,615

)

    

21,995

      

(380,120

)

    


  


  


FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

    

1,964

    

2,568

      

(6,364

)

    


  


  


NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    

26,618

    

87,756

      

(2,408

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

    
 
 
                 

Beginning of period

    

96,388

    

8,632

      

11,040

 
    


  


  


End of period

  

$

123,006

  

$

96,388

    

$

8,632

 
    


  


  


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 


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