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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Oct. 31, 2023
Oct. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 392.3 $ 294.2 $ 385.8
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 375.1 367.7 346.1
Share-based compensation expense 75.1 62.1 54.2
Non-cash operating lease expense 38.7 40.0 32.2
Other including asset impairment charges 42.9 49.4 4.5
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 0.0 (31.8) (10.3)
Deferred income taxes 118.9 44.7 53.9
Change in assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable (117.1) (60.2) (33.8)
Inventories (59.3) (105.4) (40.4)
Other assets (132.5) (89.4) (16.9)
Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities, net (42.4) (34.2) (51.3)
Accounts payable 9.3 5.5 49.9
Accrued liabilities 3.6 71.8 32.4
Accrued income taxes (15.4) (0.5) (27.4)
Other long-term liabilities 20.1 (6.4) (34.2)
Settlement of contingent consideration 0.0 0.0 (52.3)
Net cash provided by operating activities 709.3 607.5 692.4
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (421.2) (392.5) (242.0)
Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired, and other (343.4) (56.5) (1,641.3)
Proceeds from sale of interest in a subsidiary 0.0 0.0 52.1
Net cash used in investing activities (764.6) (449.0) (1,831.2)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs 3,524.2 2,124.2 1,511.0
Repayments of long-term debt (3,506.8) (1,953.9) (561.5)
Net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt, other (11.8) (351.1) 329.3
Repurchase of common stock 0.0 0.0 (78.5)
Proceeds related to share-based compensation awards 55.6 15.1 8.9
Payments related to share-based compensation awards (30.3) (13.1) (16.8)
Dividends on common stock 0.0 (3.0) (3.0)
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan 8.3 7.9 7.2
Settlement of contingent consideration 0.0 0.0 (2.9)
Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities 39.2 (173.9) 1,193.7
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 2.9 (2.3) (12.9)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (13.2) (17.7) 42.0
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale at beginning of year 120.9 138.6 96.6
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year 107.7 120.9 138.6
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:      
Interest 134.8 117.5 49.1
Income taxes 78.4 67.8 66.6
Operating lease liabilities 48.0 47.5 45.3
Operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations 54.6 42.6 29.8
Reconciliation of cash flow information:      
Cash and cash equivalents 107.6 120.8 138.2
Restricted cash included in other current assets 0.1 0.1 0.4
Cash held for sale 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale $ 107.7 $ 120.9 $ 138.6