$AIG
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. Stock $aig

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2014 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000000527214000010 Filed on August 04, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q2	2013 Q2
Revenue	$16.14B	$18.43B
YoY Change	-12.43%	6.28%
Cost Of Revenue	$6.771B	$8.090B
YoY Change	-16.3%
Gross Profit	$9.365B	$10.34B
YoY Change	-9.39%
Gross Profit Margin	58.04%	56.09%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.213B	$2.245B
YoY Change	-1.43%
% of Gross Profit	23.63%	21.72%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.396B	$1.353B
YoY Change	3.18%	0.74%
% of Gross Profit	14.91%	13.09%
Operating Expenses	$2.213B	$2.245B
YoY Change	-1.43%	-83.94%
Operating Profit	$7.152B	$8.091B
YoY Change	-11.61%
Interest Expense	$463.0M	$535.0M
YoY Change	-13.46%	-194.36%
% of Operating Profit	6.47%	6.61%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.470B	$888.0M
YoY Change	65.54%
Pretax Income	$4.480B	$3.165B
YoY Change	41.55%	80.75%
Income Tax	$1.474B	$425.0M
% Of Pretax Income	32.9%	13.43%
Net Earnings	$3.073B	$2.731B
YoY Change	12.52%	17.11%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.04%	14.82%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.13	$1.85
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.10	$1.84
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.442B shares	1.477B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.465B shares	1.482B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q2	2013 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$370.0B	$358.2B
YoY Change	3.29%	-5.09%
Other Assets	$19.91B	$52.13B
YoY Change	-61.81%	168.07%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$529.1B	$537.4B
YoY Change	-1.55%	-3.23%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$38.41B	$42.61B
YoY Change	-9.86%	-42.33%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$32.03B	$60.52B
YoY Change	-47.08%	47.13%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$70.44B	$103.1B
YoY Change	-31.7%	-10.34%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$70.44B	$103.1B
Total Liabilities	$420.5B	$440.0B
YoY Change	-4.42%	-2.37%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$27.29B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$85.73B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$16.37B
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	478.1M shares
Shareholders Equity	$108.2B	$97.46B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$529.1B	$537.4B
YoY Change	-1.55%	-3.23%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q2	2013 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$3.073B	$2.731B
YoY Change	12.52%	17.11%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.396B	$1.353B
YoY Change	3.18%	0.74%
Cash From Operating Activities	$963.0M	$1.799B
YoY Change	-46.47%	16.97%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$121.0M	$2.107B
YoY Change	-105.74%	136.74%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$121.0M	$2.107B
YoY Change	-105.74%	136.74%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.513B	-3.337B
YoY Change	-54.66%	34.07%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	963.0M	1.799B
Cash From Investing Activities	-121.0M	2.107B
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.513B	-3.337B
Net Change In Cash	-671.0M	569.0M
YoY Change	-217.93%	-1032.79%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$963.0M	$1.799B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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