$AVB
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC Stock $avb

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2019 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000091591219000018 Filed on August 06, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
Revenue	$577.3M	$569.2M
YoY Change	1.41%	7.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$195.1M	$190.1M
YoY Change	2.63%	5.44%
Gross Profit	$382.2M	$379.2M
YoY Change	0.79%	8.25%
Gross Profit Margin	66.21%	66.62%
Selling, General & Admin	$19.00M	$16.00M
YoY Change	18.75%	15.11%
% of Gross Profit	4.97%	4.22%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$162.7M	$156.7M
YoY Change	3.83%	10.78%
% of Gross Profit	42.57%	41.32%
Operating Expenses	$429.7M	$421.0M
YoY Change	2.07%	2.56%
Operating Profit	$400.1M	$378.4M
YoY Change	5.73%	5.58%
Interest Expense	$50.01M	$56.59M
YoY Change	-11.62%	12.94%
% of Operating Profit	12.5%	14.95%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$168.3M	$254.6M
YoY Change	-33.89%	54.07%
Income Tax	$0.00	$58.00K
% Of Pretax Income	0.0%	0.02%
Net Earnings	$168.3M	$254.5M
YoY Change	-33.88%	54.09%
Net Earnings / Revenue	29.16%	44.72%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.21	$1.84
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.21	$1.84
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	139.1M shares	137.8M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	139.6M shares	138.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$244.0M	$102.0M
YoY Change	139.22%	92.45%
Cash & Equivalents	$243.6M	$101.6M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$167.0M	$219.0M
YoY Change	-23.74%	-17.98%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$411.0M	$321.0M
YoY Change	28.04%	0.31%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$18.13B	$17.86B
YoY Change	1.52%	4.24%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$209.0M	$165.0M
YoY Change	26.67%	-2.94%
Other Assets	$147.0M	$290.0M
YoY Change	-49.31%	1.75%
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.52B	$18.35B
YoY Change	0.93%	4.12%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$411.0M	$321.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.52B	$18.35B
Total Assets	$18.93B	$18.67B
YoY Change	1.4%	4.05%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$105.0M	$93.00M
YoY Change	12.9%	-2.11%
Accrued Expenses	$425.0M	$337.0M
YoY Change	26.11%	8.36%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$807.0M	$695.0M
YoY Change	16.12%	5.14%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.372B	$7.571B
YoY Change	-2.63%	8.28%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.373B	$7.572B
YoY Change	-2.63%	8.3%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$807.0M	$695.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.373B	$7.572B
Total Liabilities	$8.179B	$8.267B
YoY Change	-1.07%	8.03%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$262.5M	$179.1M
YoY Change	46.62%	74.62%
Common Stock	$1.397M	$1.382M
YoY Change	1.09%	0.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$10.75B	$10.40B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$18.93B	$18.67B
YoY Change	1.4%	4.05%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$168.3M	$254.5M
YoY Change	-33.88%	54.09%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$162.7M	$156.7M
YoY Change	3.83%	10.78%
Cash From Operating Activities	$275.9M	$309.4M
YoY Change	-10.83%	9.64%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$374.7M	-$325.2M
YoY Change	15.22%	27.73%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$97.80M	$327.8M
YoY Change	-70.16%	38.78%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$276.8M	$2.600M
YoY Change	-10746.15%	-114.13%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	135.8M	-233.5M
YoY Change	-158.16%	12.58%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	275.9M	309.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	-276.8M	2.600M
Cash From Financing Activities	135.8M	-233.5M
Net Change In Cash	134.9M	78.50M
YoY Change	71.85%	39.18%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$275.9M	$309.4M
Capital Expenditures	-$374.7M	-$325.2M
Free Cash Flow	$650.6M	$634.6M
YoY Change	2.52%	18.22%

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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	338723000	USD
	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	396133000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	338647000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	396305000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax	-3079000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	411017000	USD
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.87
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	396133000	USD
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	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	315743000	USD
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	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	4042000	USD
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	13719000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	10127000	USD
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	us-gaap	Noncash Project Abandonment Costs NoncashProjectAbandonmentCosts	725000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-260000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	604540000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments For Capital Improvements PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	37081000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	1896000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Construction Payables IncreaseDecreaseInConstructionPayables	7421000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments Of Capital Distribution PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution	22000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-160625000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	88948000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	95204000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	349897000	USD
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	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	14206000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Derivative Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInDerivativeLiabilities	-4198000	USD
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	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	10524000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	137840045	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	138724479	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	137802461	shares
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Limited Partnership And General Partnership Unit Outstanding Basic And Diluted WeightedAverageNumberOfLimitedPartnershipAndGeneralPartnershipUnitOutstandingBasicAndDiluted	7500	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Limited Partnership And General Partnership Unit Outstanding Basic And Diluted WeightedAverageNumberOfLimitedPartnershipAndGeneralPartnershipUnitOutstandingBasicAndDiluted	7500	shares
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	367465	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	495397	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	374334	shares
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	139227376	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	138184295	shares
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	338647000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	396305000	USD
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	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	935000	USD
	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	1167000	USD
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	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings UndistributedEarnings	337712000	USD
	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings UndistributedEarnings	395138000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	137840045	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	138724479	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	137802461	shares
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.43
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	338647000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	396305000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	-23000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	338670000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	396327000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	34716000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	27731000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit LineOfCredit	0	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	17127000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	14567000	USD
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