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

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2017 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000103982817000085 Filed on November 09, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
Revenue	$1.239B	$906.0M	$630.1M
YoY Change	98.98%	43.79%	396.25%
Cost Of Revenue		$10.82M	$15.07M
YoY Change		-28.16%	37.47%
Gross Profit		$895.1M	$615.0M
YoY Change		45.55%	430.14%
Gross Profit Margin		98.81%	97.61%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$94.90M	$23.02M	$98.11M
YoY Change	-46.2%	-76.53%	44.52%
% of Gross Profit		2.57%	15.95%
Operating Expenses	$830.4M	$578.4M	$486.5M
YoY Change	44.32%	18.89%	27.16%
Operating Profit		$316.7M	$128.5M
YoY Change		146.49%	-148.2%
Interest Expense	-$301.1M	-$240.8M	-$154.5M
YoY Change	-314.76%	55.86%	-138.2%
% of Operating Profit		-76.03%	-120.24%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$107.7M	$86.79M	-$10.98M
YoY Change	-42.59%	-890.57%	-107.38%
Income Tax	$35.00M	$29.83M	-$3.558M
% Of Pretax Income	32.5%	34.37%
Net Earnings	$36.80M	$56.96M	-$7.420M
YoY Change	-69.53%	-867.61%	-107.63%
Net Earnings / Revenue	2.97%	6.29%	-1.18%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.41	$0.64	-$0.09
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.41	$0.63	-$0.09
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	89.12M shares	89.07M shares	86.26M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		90.42M shares	87.04M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$1.434B	$1.286B	$812.8M
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	$48.73B	$47.62B	$45.11B
YoY Change	10.94%	5.57%	18.04%
Other Assets	$38.00M	$36.00M	$0.00
YoY Change	-77.51%		-100.0%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$62.03B	$60.38B	$55.85B
YoY Change	10.66%	8.11%	18.5%
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	$34.00M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$737.0M	$736.0M	$735.0M
YoY Change	0.14%	0.14%	13.78%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.984B	$1.638B	$1.072B
YoY Change	81.85%	52.8%	158.94%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.721B	$2.374B	$1.807B
YoY Change	48.93%	31.38%	70.47%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$34.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.721B	$2.374B	$1.807B
Total Liabilities	$59.18B	$57.62B	$53.04B
YoY Change	10.08%	8.64%	17.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.245B	$1.231B	$993.6M
YoY Change	13.86%	23.91%	-2.13%
Common Stock	$89.33M	$88.93M	$87.90M
YoY Change	1.51%	1.18%	8.26%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	2.065M shares	2.408M shares	3.221M shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.850B	$2.763B	$2.813B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$62.03B	$60.38B	$55.85B
YoY Change	10.66%	8.11%	18.5%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$36.80M	$56.96M	-$7.420M
YoY Change	-69.53%	-867.61%	-107.63%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$94.90M	$23.02M	$98.11M
YoY Change	-46.2%	-76.53%	44.52%
Cash From Operating Activities	$657.8M	$434.6M	$522.1M
YoY Change	39.39%	-16.76%	-368.57%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$900.0K	-$1.400M	-$400.0K
YoY Change	200.0%	250.0%	33.33%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$683.5M	-$553.2M	-$2.085B
YoY Change	-32.47%	-73.47%	51.88%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$684.4M	-$554.6M	-$2.086B
YoY Change	-32.4%	-73.41%	51.88%
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	174.9M	-169.2M	829.3M
YoY Change	-66.29%	-120.4%	-38.91%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	657.8M	434.6M	522.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-684.4M	-554.6M	-2.086B
Cash From Financing Activities	174.9M	-169.2M	829.3M
Net Change In Cash	148.3M	-289.2M	-734.2M
YoY Change	-786.57%	-60.61%	249.29%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$657.8M	$434.6M	$522.1M
Capital Expenditures	-$900.0K	-$1.400M	-$400.0K
Free Cash Flow	$658.7M	$436.0M	$522.5M
YoY Change	39.5%	-16.56%	-369.19%

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