Quick Question On PIK Interest Expense.

Given a question, how are 3 financial statements affected given a PIK expense of $10?

On the cash flow statement, is the PIK Non-Cash Expense considered an inflow for financing or operation activity?

My understanding of it is that PIKs add to the principal hence in its own way a form of issuing additional debt. However, it's also an expense that affects the net income, which would indicate it's apart of operations.

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