$AVB
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC Stock $avb

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2021 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000091591221000019 Filed on August 04, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
Revenue	$561.7M	$576.4M
YoY Change	-2.54%	-0.15%
Cost Of Revenue	$421.9M	$198.1M
YoY Change	112.95%	1.54%
Gross Profit	$691.0M	$378.3M
YoY Change	82.66%	-1.02%
Gross Profit Margin	123.01%	65.63%
Selling, General & Admin	$35.82M	$15.60M
YoY Change	129.6%	-17.89%
% of Gross Profit	5.18%	4.12%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$184.5M	$176.2M
YoY Change	4.67%	8.33%
% of Gross Profit	26.7%	46.59%
Operating Expenses	$403.6M	$191.8M
YoY Change	110.42%	-55.37%
Operating Profit	$359.8M	$388.1M
YoY Change	-7.31%	-2.99%
Interest Expense	$56.10M	$53.40M
YoY Change	5.07%	6.78%
% of Operating Profit	15.59%	13.76%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$1.653M	-$388.0K
YoY Change	326.03%
Pretax Income	$448.0M	$169.7M
YoY Change	163.93%	0.85%
Income Tax	$10.00K	-$1.133M
% Of Pretax Income	0.0%	-0.67%
Net Earnings	$448.0M	$170.9M
YoY Change	162.18%	1.52%
Net Earnings / Revenue	79.75%	29.64%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.21	$1.21
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.21	$1.21
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	139.4M shares	140.5M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	139.7M shares	140.7M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$297.0M	$323.0M
YoY Change	-8.04%	32.38%
Cash & Equivalents	$297.0M	$322.8M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$220.9M	$184.0M
YoY Change	20.06%	10.18%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$518.0M	$507.0M
YoY Change	2.16%	23.36%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$18.30B	$18.46B
YoY Change	-0.87%	1.81%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$228.0M	$176.0M
YoY Change	29.52%	-15.79%
Other Assets	$239.4M	$174.0M
YoY Change	37.59%	18.37%
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.80B	$18.84B
YoY Change	-0.24%	1.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$518.0M	$507.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.80B	$18.84B
Total Assets	$19.32B	$19.35B
YoY Change	-0.18%	2.21%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$66.32M	$81.00M
YoY Change	-18.13%	-22.86%
Accrued Expenses	$502.1M	$460.0M
YoY Change	9.14%	8.24%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$851.2M	$828.0M
YoY Change	2.8%	2.6%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.554B	$7.650B
YoY Change	-1.26%	3.77%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.554B	$7.650B
YoY Change	-1.26%	3.76%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$851.2M	$828.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.554B	$7.650B
Total Liabilities	$8.405B	$8.478B
YoY Change	-0.86%	3.66%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$272.4M	$172.3M
YoY Change	58.09%	-34.37%
Common Stock	$1.396M	$1.407M
YoY Change	-0.78%	0.72%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$10.91B	$10.87B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$19.32B	$19.35B
YoY Change	-0.18%	2.21%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$448.0M	$170.9M
YoY Change	162.18%	1.52%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$184.5M	$176.2M
YoY Change	4.67%	8.33%
Cash From Operating Activities	$238.5M	$287.2M
YoY Change	-16.95%	4.1%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$275.4M	-$160.1M
YoY Change	72.02%	-57.27%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$520.5M	$111.0M
YoY Change	368.93%	13.5%
Cash From Investing Activities	$245.2M	-$49.00M
YoY Change	-600.42%	-82.3%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-226.3M	-690.9M
YoY Change	-67.25%	-608.76%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	238.5M	287.2M
Cash From Investing Activities	245.2M	-49.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-226.3M	-690.9M
Net Change In Cash	257.5M	-452.7M
YoY Change	-156.87%	-435.58%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$238.5M	$287.2M
Capital Expenditures	-$275.4M	-$160.1M
Free Cash Flow	$513.9M	$447.3M
YoY Change	14.9%	-31.25%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	337833000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-745000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1042000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	590211000	USD
	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	338875000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	35000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	76000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	590176000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	338799000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	-822000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	-19064000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax	-4733000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax	-4250000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	594087000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	323985000	USD
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	4.23
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.41
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.41
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	338875000	USD
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	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	354160000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	3675000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	3720000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium	1320000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium	833000	USD
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	13185000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	11870000	USD
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	avb	Casualty Gain And Impairment Loss Net Operating Activities CasualtyGainAndImpairmentLossNetOperatingActivities	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Noncash Project Abandonment Costs NoncashProjectAbandonmentCosts	2095000	USD
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	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion DerivativeInstrumentsLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortion	4250000	USD
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	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	59930000	USD
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	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Other Investments GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments	7446000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	16329000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	13595000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	15102000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-19058000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	628917000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	383139000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Construction Payables IncreaseDecreaseInConstructionPayables	-11547000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	132882000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Other Real Estate ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherRealEstate	155217000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Mortgage Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireMortgageNotesReceivable	113000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Mortgage Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireMortgageNotesReceivable	209000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	103328000	USD
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	139332575	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	140413857	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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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	261451	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	330974	shares
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	139650639	shares
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	140738160	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	139601526	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	140752331	shares
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	447953000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	170828000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	590176000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	338799000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	902000	USD
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	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	1267000	USD
	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	817000	USD
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CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings UndistributedEarnings	170438000	USD
	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings UndistributedEarnings	588909000	USD
	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings UndistributedEarnings	337982000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	139373963	shares
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	140450744	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	139332575	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	140413857	shares
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	3.21
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.21
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	4.23
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.41
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	447953000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	170828000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	590176000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	338799000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	-12000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	-12000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	-24000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	-24000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	447965000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	170840000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	590200000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	338823000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	139650639	shares
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	140738160	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	139601526	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	140752331	shares
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	3.21
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.21
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	4.23
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.41
	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	292544	shares
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