$ANG-PA
American National Group Inc. Stock $ang-pa

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2015 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000103982815000098 Filed on November 09, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
Revenue	$541.9M	$127.0M	$460.4M
YoY Change	-8.52%	-72.42%	-20.66%
Cost Of Revenue		$10.96M	$9.109M
YoY Change		20.31%	-19.13%
Gross Profit		$116.0M	$451.3M
YoY Change		-74.29%	-20.69%
Gross Profit Margin		91.37%	98.02%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$100.1M	$67.89M	$39.67M
YoY Change	93.99%	71.12%	-20.71%
% of Gross Profit		58.52%	8.79%
Operating Expenses	$360.5M	$382.6M	$539.5M
YoY Change	-24.31%	-29.08%	21.95%
Operating Profit		-$266.6M	-$88.21M
YoY Change		202.22%	-169.68%
Interest Expense	-$128.4M	$404.4M	$183.4M
YoY Change	96.63%	120.5%	-451.34%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$53.00M	$148.7M	$104.3M
YoY Change	4.33%	42.53%	21.72%
Income Tax	$19.20M	$51.41M	$36.53M
% Of Pretax Income	36.23%	34.57%	35.01%
Net Earnings	$33.78M	$97.31M	$67.82M
YoY Change	8.2%	43.49%	20.71%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.23%	76.64%	14.73%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.41	$1.22	$0.90
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.40	$1.19	$0.85
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	81.55M shares	79.68M shares	75.08M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		81.56M shares	79.47M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$397.7M	$523.6M	$788.8M
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	$39.23B	$38.21B	$33.87B
YoY Change	11.3%	12.83%	28.53%
Other Assets	$233.0M	$130.0M	$76.00M
YoY Change		71.05%	-66.37%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$49.03B	$47.13B	$42.95B
YoY Change	11.46%	9.72%	10.95%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities			$4.000M
YoY Change			-86.67%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$635.0M	$646.0M	$721.0M
YoY Change	-4.94%	-10.4%	-23.05%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$630.0M	$414.0M	$1.004B
YoY Change	-37.56%	-58.76%	-10.28%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.265B	$1.060B	$1.725B
YoY Change	-24.57%	-38.55%	-16.1%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities			$4.000M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.265B	$1.060B	$1.725B
Total Liabilities	$47.08B	$44.98B	$40.98B
YoY Change	12.51%	9.76%	9.81%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.031B	$1.015B	$813.0M
YoY Change	24.36%	24.88%	19.58%
Common Stock	$81.35M	$81.19M	$74.27M
YoY Change	6.96%	9.32%	14.75%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	3.449M shares	3.537M shares	4.527M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.945B	$2.150B	$1.975B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$49.03B	$47.13B	$42.95B
YoY Change	11.46%	9.72%	10.95%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$33.78M	$97.31M	$67.82M
YoY Change	8.2%	43.49%	20.71%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$100.1M	$67.89M	$39.67M
YoY Change	93.99%	71.12%	-20.71%
Cash From Operating Activities	$433.7M	-$194.4M	$92.00M
YoY Change	96.78%	-311.3%	-18.66%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$400.0K	-$300.0K	-$200.0K
YoY Change	-33.33%	50.0%	-33.33%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.950B	-$1.373B	-$1.481B
YoY Change	160.24%	-7.31%	57.33%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.950B	-$1.373B	-$1.481B
YoY Change	160.12%	-7.3%	57.28%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$104.5M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	1.391B	1.357B	713.5M
YoY Change	214.59%	90.25%	-29.82%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	433.7M	-194.4M	92.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.950B	-1.373B	-1.481B
Cash From Financing Activities	1.391B	1.357B	713.5M
Net Change In Cash	-125.9M	-210.2M	-675.8M
YoY Change	44.22%	-68.9%	-459.66%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$433.7M	-$194.4M	$92.00M
Capital Expenditures	-$400.0K	-$300.0K	-$200.0K
Free Cash Flow	$434.1M	-$194.1M	$92.20M
YoY Change	96.43%	-310.52%	-18.69%

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