$AMCX
AMC Networks Inc. Stock $amcx

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2019 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000151499119000022 Filed on July 31, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
Revenue	$772.3M	$761.4M
YoY Change	1.43%	7.16%
Cost Of Revenue	$385.6M	$376.8M
YoY Change	2.34%	12.53%
Gross Profit	$386.7M	$384.6M
YoY Change	0.55%	2.36%
Gross Profit Margin	50.07%	50.51%
Selling, General & Admin	$173.4M	$171.4M
YoY Change	1.16%	5.61%
% of Gross Profit	44.83%	44.56%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$25.80M	$21.60M
YoY Change	19.44%	4.85%
% of Gross Profit	6.67%	5.62%
Operating Expenses	$173.4M	$171.4M
YoY Change	1.16%	5.61%
Operating Profit	$170.3M	$191.5M
YoY Change	-11.11%	8.95%
Interest Expense	$39.72M	$39.27M
YoY Change	1.15%	27.82%
% of Operating Profit	23.33%	20.5%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$37.67M	-$48.65M
YoY Change	-22.58%	510.36%
Pretax Income	$132.6M	$142.9M
YoY Change	-7.2%	-14.86%
Income Tax	-$1.400M	$32.55M
% Of Pretax Income	-1.06%	22.78%
Net Earnings	$128.7M	$106.2M
YoY Change	21.25%	3.49%
Net Earnings / Revenue	16.67%	13.95%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.28	$1.84
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.25	$1.82
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	56.59M shares	57.76M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	57.34M shares	58.39M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$707.8M	$423.9M
YoY Change	66.97%	123.71%
Cash & Equivalents	$706.3M	$416.1M
Short-Term Investments	$1.500M	$7.800M
Other Short-Term Assets	$584.2M	$573.3M
YoY Change	1.9%	5.37%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$838.3M	$818.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.145B	$1.808B
YoY Change	18.61%	22.28%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$264.6M	$214.1M
YoY Change	23.62%	34.5%
Goodwill	$792.1M	$710.0M
YoY Change	11.55%	4.38%
Intangibles	$577.3M	$499.1M
YoY Change	15.67%	0.0%
Long-Term Investments	$88.50M	$93.70M
YoY Change	-5.55%
Other Assets	$441.1M	$592.0M
YoY Change	-25.5%	43.62%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.417B	$3.265B
YoY Change	4.65%	8.86%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.145B	$1.808B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.417B	$3.265B
Total Assets	$5.562B	$5.073B
YoY Change	9.63%	13.29%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$105.4M	$105.0M
YoY Change	0.32%	15.54%
Accrued Expenses	$231.9M	$216.5M
YoY Change	7.1%	-7.68%
Deferred Revenue	$56.58M	$62.19M
YoY Change	-9.03%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$41.90M	$4.600M
YoY Change	810.87%	-98.25%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$808.5M	$735.4M
YoY Change	9.95%	-22.95%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.073B	$3.103B
YoY Change	-0.96%	26.46%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$160.4M	$173.8M
YoY Change	-7.68%	43.73%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.234B	$3.277B
YoY Change	-1.31%	27.27%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$808.5M	$735.4M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.234B	$3.277B
Total Liabilities	$4.690B	$4.628B
YoY Change	1.34%	10.11%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.501B	$1.046B
YoY Change	43.53%	95.76%
Common Stock	$258.2M	$216.0M
YoY Change	19.52%	36.28%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.051B	$951.9M
YoY Change	10.42%	83.19%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$541.8M	$165.9M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.562B	$5.073B
YoY Change	9.63%	13.29%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$128.7M	$106.2M
YoY Change	21.25%	3.49%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$25.80M	$21.60M
YoY Change	19.44%	4.85%
Cash From Operating Activities	$117.2M	$161.6M
YoY Change	-27.48%	665.88%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$27.40M	-$25.50M
YoY Change	7.45%	29.44%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.000M	-$79.90M
YoY Change	-102.5%	432.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$25.50M	-$105.3M
YoY Change	-75.78%	203.46%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-65.30M	-161.6M
YoY Change	-59.59%	-23.56%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	117.2M	161.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-25.50M	-105.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	-65.30M	-161.6M
Net Change In Cash	26.40M	-105.3M
YoY Change	-125.07%	-53.2%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$117.2M	$161.6M
Capital Expenditures	-$27.40M	-$25.50M
Free Cash Flow	$144.6M	$187.1M
YoY Change	-22.72%	358.58%

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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	-5210000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	-7473000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	-26955000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	-523000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	277192000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6736000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	265361000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	237177000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	272140000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNonredeemableNoncontrollingInterest	1070000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	2735000	USD
	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Other Changes TemporaryEquityOtherChanges	-832000	USD
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	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	36624000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	4630000	USD
	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	57453000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	-23019000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	270868000	USD
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	36624000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	35072000	USD
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	us-gaap	Restructuring And Related Cost Incurred Cost RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost	19804000	USD
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