Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities balances decreased by $613.2 million in the nine months ended October 2, 2022 to $887.1 million.
Operating activities during the nine months ended October 2, 2022 provided cash of $394.5 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used cash of $271.7 million. This was due to a $158.9 million increase in operating assets and a $112.8 million decrease in operating liabilities.
The increase in operating assets was due to a $94.3 million increase in prepayments and other assets due to prepayments to our contract manufacturers, a $68.8 million increase in inventories, partially offset by a $4.2 million decrease in accounts receivable.
The decrease in operating liabilities was due to a $82.9 million decrease in accrued employee compensation, a $31.4 million decrease in income taxes, a $7.5 million decrease in other accrued liabilities, a $5.9 million decrease in deferred revenue and customer advance payments and $3.9 million of retirement plan contributions, partially offset by an $18.7 million increase in accounts payable.
Investing activities during the nine months ended October 2, 2022 provided cash of $45.4 million due to $259.2 million and $182.1 million in proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities, respectively, partially offset by $267.2 million used for purchases of marketable securities, and $128.7 million used for purchases of property, plant and equipment.
Financing activities during the nine months ended October 2, 2022 used cash of $858.8 million due to $750.0 million used for the repurchase of 7.2 million shares of common stock at an average price of $103.83 per share, $52.6 million used for dividend payments, $52.0 million used for payments of convertible debt principal, and $33.0 million used for payment related to net settlements of employee stock compensation awards, partially offset by $28.7 million from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase and stock option plans.
Operating activities during the nine months ended October 3, 2021 provided cash of $767.1 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used cash of $167.7 million. This was due to a $219.9 million increase in operating assets and a $52.2 million increase in operating liabilities.
The increase in operating assets was due to a $138.6 million increase in prepayments and other assets due to prepayments to our contract manufacturers, a $103.3 million increase in accounts receivable due to greater sales, partially offset by a $21.9 million decrease in inventories.
The change in operating liabilities was due to increases of $63.5 million in other accrued liabilities, $23.8 million in accounts payable, and $8.7 million in deferred revenue and customer advance payments, partially offset by a $17.4 million decrease in income taxes, a $22.3 million decrease in accrued employee compensation, and $4.1 million of retirement plan contributions.
Investing activities during the nine months ended October 3, 2021 provided cash of $156.1 million due to $571.3 million and $209.4 million in proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities, partially offset by $509.5 million used for purchases of marketable securities, $103.2 million used for purchases of property, plant and equipment and $12.0 million used for an investment in MachineMetrics, Inc.(“MachineMetrics”).
Financing activities during the nine months ended October 3, 2021 used cash of $757.3 million due to $406.2 million used for the repurchase of 3.3 million shares of common stock at an average price of $123.53 per share, $302.0 million used for payments of convertible debt principal, $49.7 million used for dividend payments, and $32.0 million used for payments related to net settlements of employee stock compensation awards, partially offset by $32.6 million from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase and stock option plans.
In January 2022, May 2022 and August 2022, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share. Dividend payments for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2022 were $17.1 million and $52.6 million, respectively.
In January 2021, May 2021 and August 2021, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. Dividend payments for the three and nine months ended October 3, 2021were $16.4 million and $49.7 million, respectively.
In January 2021, our Board of Directors approved a new repurchase program for up to $2.0 billion of common stock. Unless terminated by resolution of our Board of Directors, the repurchase program will expire when we have repurchased all shares authorized for repurchase under the share repurchase program.
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