$ALB
ALBEMARLE CORP Stock $alb

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000091591324000016 Filed on February 15, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
Revenue	$1.361B	$2.356B	$9.617B
YoY Change	-47.26%	-10.1%	31.38%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.320B	$3.049B	$8.431B
YoY Change	1.28%	88.26%	98.74%
Gross Profit	$40.34M	-$693.1M	$1.186B
YoY Change	-96.84%	-169.21%	-61.47%
Gross Profit Margin	2.96%	-29.41%	12.33%
Selling, General & Admin	$159.4M	$187.8M	$919.5M
YoY Change	3.3%	34.07%	82.73%
% of Gross Profit	395.17%		77.53%
Research & Development	$23.53M	$22.75M	$85.73M
YoY Change	14.95%	12.9%	19.09%
% of Gross Profit	58.34%		7.23%
Depreciation & Amortization	$123.8M	$144.1M	$429.9M
YoY Change	41.8%	68.47%	42.91%
% of Gross Profit	306.79%		36.25%
Operating Expenses	$182.9M	$210.5M	$1.005B
YoY Change	4.67%	31.4%	74.77%
Operating Profit	-$142.6M	-$903.6M	$251.9M
YoY Change	-112.94%	-207.42%	-89.94%
Interest Expense	-$37.97M	-$34.39M	-$116.1M
YoY Change	41.8%	43.04%	-5.61%
% of Operating Profit			-46.08%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$36.90M	-$39.70M	$110.9M
YoY Change	-55.27%	-173.36%	27.57%
Pretax Income	-$167.6M	-$921.0M	-$461.9M
YoY Change	-114.48%	-206.7%	-118.98%
Income Tax	-$3.721M	$118.9M	$430.3M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$9.136M	-$617.7M	$1.573B
YoY Change	-100.74%	-154.54%	-41.5%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-0.67%	-26.22%	16.36%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.08		$13.41
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.08	-$5.26	$13.36
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	117.4M shares	117.4M shares	117.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	117.5M shares		117.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.056B	$889.9M	$889.9M
YoY Change	29.56%	-40.64%	-40.64%
Cash & Equivalents	$2.056B	$889.9M	$889.9M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$549.5M	$443.5M	$443.5M
YoY Change	143.65%	88.75%	171.8%
Inventory	$1.905B	$2.161B	$2.161B
Prepaid Expenses		$116.0M
Receivables	$874.0M	$1.213B	$1.213B
Other Receivables	$438.5M	$509.1M	$509.1M
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.823B	$5.217B	$5.217B
YoY Change	-12.54%	0.58%	0.58%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$9.893B	$9.495B	$9.495B
YoY Change	34.54%	33.9%	33.9%
Goodwill	$1.614B	$1.630B
YoY Change	-1.26%	0.75%
Intangibles	$251.8M	$261.9M
YoY Change	-11.51%	-9.04%
Long-Term Investments	$1.259B	$1.370B	$1.370B
YoY Change	-9.5%	19.06%	19.06%
Other Assets	$192.2M	$297.1M	$297.1M
YoY Change	-21.05%	142.75%	142.75%
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.21B	$13.05B	$13.05B
YoY Change	21.11%	27.11%	27.11%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.823B	$5.217B	$5.217B
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.21B	$13.05B	$13.05B
Total Assets	$19.03B	$18.27B	$18.27B
YoY Change	8.36%	18.21%	18.21%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.296B	$2.088B	$2.088B
YoY Change	-26.32%	1.76%	1.76%
Accrued Expenses	$454.6M	$544.8M	$544.8M
YoY Change	12.71%	7.7%	7.7%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$5.076M	$625.8M	$625.8M
YoY Change	134.24%	29306.06%	29306.06%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.051B	$3.560B	$3.560B
YoY Change	-41.5%	29.9%	29.9%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.519B	$3.541B	$3.541B
YoY Change	8.85%	10.14%	10.14%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.005B	$769.1M	$945.7M
YoY Change	46.36%	-7.22%	14.08%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.524B	$4.310B	$4.487B
YoY Change	15.42%	6.58%	10.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.051B	$3.560B	$3.560B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.524B	$4.310B	$4.487B
Total Liabilities	$7.500B	$7.871B	$8.858B
YoY Change	1.0%	5.31%	18.53%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.931B	$6.987B
YoY Change	2.03%	24.74%
Common Stock	$2.964B	$2.954B
YoY Change	1.04%	0.4%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$11.53B	$9.412B	$9.412B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$19.03B	$18.27B	$18.27B
YoY Change	8.36%	18.21%	18.21%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$9.136M	-$617.7M	$1.573B
YoY Change	-100.74%	-154.54%	-41.5%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$123.8M	$144.1M	$429.9M
YoY Change	41.8%	68.47%	42.91%
Cash From Operating Activities	$97.95M	-$98.18M	$1.325B
YoY Change	-86.41%	-110.31%	-30.53%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$579.3M	$684.1M	$2.149B
YoY Change	39.39%	53.48%	70.36%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$84.82M	-$381.5M	-$631.9M
YoY Change	-168.74%	133.14%	292.46%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$494.5M	-$1.066B	-$2.781B
YoY Change	-8.26%	74.87%	95.49%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$29.02M		$28.86M
YoY Change			-95.91%
Cash From Financing Activities	1.557B	397.0M	$623.9M
YoY Change	-1412.23%	-232.62%	1.97%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	97.95M	-98.18M	$1.325B
Cash From Investing Activities	-494.5M	-1.066B	-$2.781B
Cash From Financing Activities	1.557B	397.0M	$623.9M
Net Change In Cash	1.161B	-766.7M	-$609.2M
YoY Change	1225.18%	-1860.85%	-155.53%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$97.95M	-$98.18M	$1.325B
Capital Expenditures	$579.3M	$684.1M	$2.149B
Free Cash Flow	-$481.4M	-$782.3M	-$824.0M
YoY Change	-257.63%	-254.43%	-227.51%

Facts In Submission

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