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

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2016 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000103982816000246 Filed on November 09, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q4
Revenue	$622.8M	$630.1M	$541.9M
YoY Change	14.94%	396.25%	-8.52%
Cost Of Revenue		$15.07M
YoY Change		37.47%
Gross Profit		$615.0M
YoY Change		430.14%
Gross Profit Margin		97.61%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$176.4M	$98.11M	$100.1M
YoY Change	76.22%	44.52%	93.99%
% of Gross Profit		15.95%
Operating Expenses	$575.4M	$486.5M	$360.5M
YoY Change	59.61%	27.16%	-24.31%
Operating Profit		$128.5M
YoY Change		-148.2%
Interest Expense	$140.2M	-$154.5M	-$128.4M
YoY Change	-209.19%	-138.2%	96.63%
% of Operating Profit		-120.24%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$187.6M	-$10.98M	$53.00M
YoY Change	253.96%	-107.38%	4.33%
Income Tax	$66.80M	-$3.558M	$19.20M
% Of Pretax Income	35.61%		36.23%
Net Earnings	$120.8M	-$7.420M	$33.78M
YoY Change	257.64%	-107.63%	8.2%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.4%	-1.18%	6.23%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.37	-$0.09	$0.41
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.35	-$0.09	$0.40
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	88.07M shares	86.26M shares	81.55M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		87.04M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$791.3M	$812.8M	$397.7M
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	$43.93B	$45.11B	$39.23B
YoY Change	11.96%	18.04%	11.3%
Other Assets	$169.0M	$0.00	$233.0M
YoY Change	-27.47%	-100.0%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$56.05B	$55.85B	$49.03B
YoY Change	14.33%	18.5%	11.46%
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
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$736.0M	$735.0M	$635.0M
YoY Change	15.91%	13.78%	-4.94%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.091B	$1.072B	$630.0M
YoY Change	73.17%	158.94%	-37.56%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.827B	$1.807B	$1.265B
YoY Change	44.43%	70.47%	-24.57%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.827B	$1.807B	$1.265B
Total Liabilities	$53.76B	$53.04B	$47.08B
YoY Change	14.18%	17.91%	12.51%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.093B	$993.6M	$1.031B
YoY Change	6.03%	-2.13%	24.36%
Common Stock	$88.00M	$87.90M	$81.35M
YoY Change	8.17%	8.26%	6.96%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	2.887M shares	3.221M shares	3.449M shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.292B	$2.813B	$1.945B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$56.05B	$55.85B	$49.03B
YoY Change	14.33%	18.5%	11.46%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$120.8M	-$7.420M	$33.78M
YoY Change	257.64%	-107.63%	8.2%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$176.4M	$98.11M	$100.1M
YoY Change	76.22%	44.52%	93.99%
Cash From Operating Activities	$471.9M	$522.1M	$433.7M
YoY Change	8.81%	-368.57%	96.78%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$300.0K	-$400.0K	-$400.0K
YoY Change	-25.0%	33.33%	-33.33%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.012B	-$2.085B	-$1.950B
YoY Change	-48.09%	51.88%	160.24%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.012B	-$2.086B	-$1.950B
YoY Change	-48.08%	51.88%	160.12%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$134.7M
YoY Change		28.9%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	518.9M	829.3M	1.391B
YoY Change	-62.68%	-38.91%	214.59%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	471.9M	522.1M	433.7M
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.012B	-2.086B	-1.950B
Cash From Financing Activities	518.9M	829.3M	1.391B
Net Change In Cash	-21.60M	-734.2M	-125.9M
YoY Change	-82.84%	249.29%	44.22%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$471.9M	$522.1M	$433.7M
Capital Expenditures	-$300.0K	-$400.0K	-$400.0K
Free Cash Flow	$472.2M	$522.5M	$434.1M
YoY Change	8.78%	-369.19%	96.43%

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