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

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000103982819000064 Filed on November 08, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$1.114B	$643.4M	$1.194B
YoY Change	-346.98%	-46.1%	31.77%
Cost Of Revenue		$7.627M	$10.72M
YoY Change		-28.86%	-0.94%
Gross Profit		$635.8M	$1.183B
YoY Change		-46.26%	32.16%
Gross Profit Margin		98.81%	99.1%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$134.8M	-$120.9M	$81.05M
YoY Change	-1828.21%	-249.2%	252.05%
% of Gross Profit		-19.02%	6.85%
Operating Expenses	$675.1M	$369.8M	$592.0M
YoY Change	144.25%	-37.53%	2.35%
Operating Profit		$266.0M	$591.0M
YoY Change		-55.0%	86.6%
Interest Expense	-$157.9M	-$222.6M	-$394.0M
YoY Change	-119.9%	-43.5%	63.62%
% of Operating Profit		-83.69%	-66.66%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$280.8M	$51.01M	$207.7M
YoY Change	324.17%	-75.44%	139.28%
Income Tax	$60.70M	$13.65M	$38.35M
% Of Pretax Income	21.62%	26.75%	18.46%
Net Earnings	$220.2M	$37.36M	$169.3M
YoY Change	309.03%	-77.94%	197.29%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.77%	5.81%	14.18%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.41	$0.41	$1.87
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.40	$0.41	$1.85
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	91.05M shares	91.25M shares	90.49M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		91.71M shares	91.65M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$2.293B	$1.139B	$1.129B
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	$55.52B	$55.76B	$49.33B
YoY Change	12.8%	13.04%	3.59%
Other Assets	$0.00	$0.00	$251.0M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	597.22%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$69.70B	$68.33B	$63.45B
YoY Change	13.1%	7.69%	5.08%
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	$652.0M	$738.0M	$737.0M
YoY Change	-11.65%	0.14%	0.14%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.146B	$1.665B	$1.842B
YoY Change	326.64%	-9.61%	12.45%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.798B	$2.403B	$2.579B
YoY Change	125.46%	-6.82%	8.64%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.798B	$2.403B	$2.579B
Total Liabilities	$65.13B	$64.20B	$60.96B
YoY Change	9.96%	5.32%	5.8%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.769B	$1.576B	$1.521B
YoY Change	14.12%	3.58%	23.58%
Common Stock	$91.11M	$91.01M	$90.28M
YoY Change	0.82%	0.81%	1.51%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	1.344M shares	1.394M shares	1.598M shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.427B	$4.127B	$2.489B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$69.70B	$68.33B	$63.45B
YoY Change	13.1%	7.69%	5.08%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$220.2M	$37.36M	$169.3M
YoY Change	309.03%	-77.94%	197.29%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$134.8M	-$120.9M	$81.05M
YoY Change	-1828.21%	-249.2%	252.05%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.063B	$417.1M	$729.8M
YoY Change	-295.78%	-42.85%	67.92%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$900.0K	-$1.700M	-$700.0K
YoY Change	12.5%	142.86%	-50.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$148.6M	-$952.5M	-$1.250B
YoY Change	-67.63%	-23.82%	126.03%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$149.5M	-$954.2M	-$1.251B
YoY Change	-67.49%	-23.73%	125.59%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	241.0M	460.0M	390.8M
YoY Change	10.55%	17.71%	-330.97%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.063B	417.1M	729.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-149.5M	-954.2M	-1.251B
Cash From Financing Activities	241.0M	460.0M	390.8M
Net Change In Cash	1.155B	-77.10M	-130.5M
YoY Change	-247.12%	-40.92%	-54.88%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.063B	$417.1M	$729.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$900.0K	-$1.700M	-$700.0K
Free Cash Flow	$1.064B	$418.8M	$730.5M
YoY Change	-296.24%	-42.67%	67.55%

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	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	2350510000	USD
	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1998083000	USD
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	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Amortization Expense DeferredSalesInducementsAmortizationExpense	-2675000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	19141000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	19122000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Subordinated Notes And Debentures InterestExpenseSubordinatedNotesAndDebentures	3942000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense Subordinated Notes And Debentures InterestExpenseSubordinatedNotesAndDebentures	12113000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense Subordinated Notes And Debentures InterestExpenseSubordinatedNotesAndDebentures	11450000	USD
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	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	-45856000	USD
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	us-gaap	Benefits Losses And Expenses BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	2315772000	USD
	us-gaap	Benefits Losses And Expenses BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	1498557000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	38345000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8798000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	95333000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	25940000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	404193000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	25940000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	404193000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	2140901000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-989702000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	155992000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	1691861000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	59210000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	1717801000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-377672000	USD
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	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	8444000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	8367000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	863000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	404193000	USD
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	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	164094000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	289131000	USD
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	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	-57951000	USD
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	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4750000	USD
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	8444000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	469000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	5215295000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Mortgage Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireMortgageNotesReceivable	465473000	USD
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