$AMT
AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ Stock $amt

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000105350719000134 Filed on October 31, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$1.924B	$1.954B	$1.786B
YoY Change	-9.77%	9.41%	6.24%
Cost Of Revenue	$550.2M	$11.90M	$13.60M
YoY Change	1.72%	-12.5%	57.99%
Gross Profit	$1.374B	$1.942B	$1.772B
YoY Change	-13.67%	9.58%	5.97%
Gross Profit Margin	71.4%	99.39%	99.24%
Selling, General & Admin	$179.6M	$187.9M	$177.9M
YoY Change	-6.7%	5.62%	20.2%
% of Gross Profit	13.08%	9.68%	10.04%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$449.8M	$224.7M	$221.0M
YoY Change	-41.27%	1.67%	-48.88%
% of Gross Profit	32.75%	11.57%	12.47%
Operating Expenses	$549.7M	$187.9M	$177.9M
YoY Change	-54.18%	5.62%	20.2%
Operating Profit	$661.3M	$728.3M	$567.2M
YoY Change	70.04%	28.4%	1.09%
Interest Expense	-$198.0M	$201.3M	$209.2M
YoY Change	1.18%	-3.78%	10.81%
% of Operating Profit	-29.94%	27.64%	36.88%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$5.600M	-$186.3M	-$177.4M
YoY Change	-24.32%	5.02%	-8.08%
Pretax Income	$468.9M	$542.0M	$389.8M
YoY Change	137.66%	39.05%	5.9%
Income Tax	-$100.5M	$36.70M	$12.50M
% Of Pretax Income	-21.43%	6.77%	3.21%
Net Earnings	$562.7M	$498.6M	$366.9M
YoY Change	102.7%	35.9%	15.63%
Net Earnings / Revenue	29.25%	25.52%	20.55%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.27	$1.13	$0.83
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.26	$1.12	$0.83
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	442.9M shares	442.8M shares	440.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		445.8M shares	444.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.501B	$1.353B	$1.094B
YoY Change	24.15%	23.65%	36.78%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.501B	$1.353B	$1.027B
Short-Term Investments			$67.70M
Other Short-Term Assets	$377.0M	$379.0M	$598.0M
YoY Change	-25.35%	-36.62%	15.44%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$56.80M	$66.50M	$47.90M
Receivables	$462.2M	$441.7M	$511.1M
Other Receivables	$214.0M	$189.0M	$233.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.554B	$2.362B	$2.437B
YoY Change	7.07%	-3.08%	24.11%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$19.44B	$11.28B	$11.00B
YoY Change	72.86%	2.61%	1.86%
Goodwill	$6.178B	$5.481B	$5.463B
YoY Change	12.29%	0.33%	1.71%
Intangibles	$12.32B	$10.90B	$11.48B
YoY Change	10.24%	-5.1%	-0.86%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$406.4M	$248.9M	$978.3M
YoY Change	-57.78%	-74.56%	5.03%
Total Long-Term Assets	$40.25B	$36.95B	$30.64B
YoY Change	31.42%	20.58%	0.94%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.554B	$2.362B	$2.437B
Total Long-Term Assets	$40.25B	$36.95B	$30.64B
Total Assets	$42.80B	$39.31B	$33.08B
YoY Change	29.66%	18.83%	2.35%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$148.1M	$136.2M	$122.9M
YoY Change	13.23%	10.82%	2.63%
Accrued Expenses	$958.2M	$856.7M	$863.1M
YoY Change	1.04%	-0.74%	11.5%
Deferred Revenue	$294.3M	$302.9M
YoY Change	-3.22%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.928B	$2.444B	$2.841B
YoY Change	6.29%	-14.0%	313.35%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.488B	$4.787B	$4.580B
YoY Change	17.01%	4.54%	102.62%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$21.13B	$19.04B	$18.42B
YoY Change	14.79%	3.35%	-0.85%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$937.0M	$870.9M	$1.288B
YoY Change	-25.93%	-32.4%	8.22%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$937.0M	$870.9M	$19.71B
YoY Change	-95.24%	-95.58%	-0.31%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.488B	$4.787B	$4.580B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$937.0M	$870.9M	$19.71B
Total Liabilities	$36.21B	$32.94B	$26.19B
YoY Change	38.72%	25.75%	8.86%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$1.017B	-$1.130B	-$1.104B
YoY Change	-15.23%	2.34%	13.24%
Common Stock	$4.500M	$4.500M	$4.500M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	2.86%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.226B	$1.207B	$1.163B
YoY Change	1.62%	3.75%	31.49%
Treasury Stock Shares	10.65M shares	10.56M shares	10.26M shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.055B	$5.240B	$5.351B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$42.80B	$39.31B	$33.08B
YoY Change	29.66%	18.83%	2.34%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$562.7M	$498.6M	$366.9M
YoY Change	102.7%	35.9%	15.63%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$449.8M	$224.7M	$221.0M
YoY Change	-41.27%	1.67%	-48.88%
Cash From Operating Activities	$993.7M	$937.2M	$753.3M
YoY Change	-21.33%	24.41%	13.48%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$266.7M	-$260.3M	-$185.5M
YoY Change	-11.92%	40.32%	1.09%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$2.320B	-$549.8M	-$26.60M
YoY Change	492.44%	1966.92%	-76.36%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.587B	-$810.1M	-$212.1M
YoY Change	272.51%	281.94%	-28.34%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	1.696B	72.80M	-222.7M
YoY Change	-395.83%	-132.69%	-31.12%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	993.7M	937.2M	753.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.587B	-810.1M	-212.1M
Cash From Financing Activities	1.696B	72.80M	-222.7M
Net Change In Cash	103.3M	199.9M	318.5M
YoY Change	-2345.65%	-37.24%	615.73%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$993.7M	$937.2M	$753.3M
Capital Expenditures	-$266.7M	-$260.3M	-$185.5M
Free Cash Flow	$1.260B	$1.198B	$938.8M
YoY Change	-19.51%	27.56%	10.8%

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	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	14100000	USD
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	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-579600000	USD
	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-558800000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1347200000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1325100000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	958800000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	972000000.0	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-320600000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-957100000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-320500000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-14700000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-146400000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	180700000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	989000000.0	USD
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	111300000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssets	143600000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities	29900000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	59100000	USD
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