$BFH
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. Stock $bfh

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000110121524000041 Filed on February 20, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
Revenue	$991.0M	$1.254B	$4.938B
YoY Change	-23.12%	2.12%	14.07%
Cost Of Revenue	$86.00M	$88.00M	$428.0M
YoY Change	-28.33%	-20.72%	19.22%
Gross Profit	$1.122B	$1.166B	$4.510B
YoY Change	-3.03%	4.39%	13.6%
Gross Profit Margin	113.22%	92.98%	91.33%
Selling, General & Admin	$241.0M	$266.0M	$1.028B
YoY Change	-6.95%	1.14%	7.19%
% of Gross Profit	21.48%	22.81%	22.79%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$23.00M	$24.00M	$116.0M
YoY Change	-32.35%	-27.27%	2.65%
% of Gross Profit	2.05%	2.06%	2.57%
Operating Expenses	$686.0M	$910.0M	$2.893B
YoY Change	29.19%	-19.4%	-8.65%
Operating Profit	$436.0M	$256.0M	$1.617B
YoY Change	-30.35%	-2233.33%	101.37%
Interest Expense	$248.0M	-$237.0M	-$649.0M
YoY Change	13.76%	21.54%	29.03%
% of Operating Profit	56.88%	-92.58%	-40.14%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$188.0M	$19.00M	$968.0M
YoY Change	-70.53%	-109.18%	222.67%
Income Tax	$53.00M	-$26.00M	$231.0M
% Of Pretax Income	28.19%	-136.84%	23.86%
Net Earnings	$134.0M	$43.00M	$718.0M
YoY Change	-70.55%	-132.09%	221.97%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.52%	3.43%	14.54%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.71		$14.39
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.70	$0.86	$14.36
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	49.42M shares	49.33M shares	49.80M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	49.70M shares		50.00M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.789B	$3.590B	$3.590B
YoY Change	4.93%	-7.74%	-7.74%
Cash & Equivalents	$3.789B	$3.590B	$3.590B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$15.93B	$17.01B	$17.01B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$19.72B	$20.60B	$20.60B
YoY Change	1.39%	-9.64%	-9.64%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$166.0M	$167.0M	$167.0M
YoY Change	-7.78%	-14.36%	-14.36%
Goodwill		$634.0M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles		$128.0M
YoY Change		-22.42%
Long-Term Investments	$258.0M	$253.0M	$253.0M
YoY Change	13.16%	14.48%	14.48%
Other Assets	$19.00M	$26.00M	$940.0M
YoY Change	-9.52%		0.86%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.580B	$2.546B	$2.546B
YoY Change	2.3%	-2.64%	-2.64%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$19.72B	$20.60B	$20.60B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.580B	$2.546B	$2.546B
Total Assets	$22.30B	$23.14B	$23.14B
YoY Change	1.5%	-8.92%	-8.92%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable			$422.0M
YoY Change			6.03%
Accrued Expenses			$421.0M
YoY Change			-2.55%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$13.33B	$13.62B	$13.62B
YoY Change	1.44%	-1.49%	-1.49%
Long-Term Debt Due			$260.0M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$13.33B	$13.62B	$13.62B
YoY Change	1.44%	-1.49%	-1.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.652B	$5.292B	$5.292B
YoY Change	-4.75%	-33.91%	-33.91%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.288B	$1.311B	$1.311B
YoY Change	4.55%	0.15%	0.15%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.940B	$6.603B	$6.603B
YoY Change	-2.88%	-29.12%	-29.12%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$13.33B	$13.62B	$13.62B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.940B	$6.603B	$6.603B
Total Liabilities	$19.27B	$20.22B	$20.22B
YoY Change	0.07%	-12.61%	-12.61%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$890.0M	$767.0M
YoY Change	65.74%	724.73%
Common Stock	$2.164B	$1.000M
YoY Change	-1.55%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.032B	$2.918B	$2.918B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$22.30B	$23.14B	$23.14B
YoY Change	1.5%	-8.92%	-8.92%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$134.0M	$43.00M	$718.0M
YoY Change	-70.55%	-132.09%	221.97%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$23.00M	$24.00M	$116.0M
YoY Change	-32.35%	-27.27%	2.65%
Cash From Operating Activities	$447.0M	$617.0M	$1.987B
YoY Change	12.31%	24.14%	7.52%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$17.00M	$21.00M	$48.00M
YoY Change	54.55%	-240.0%	-170.59%
Acquisitions			$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$17.00M	-$1.770B	$836.0M
YoY Change	54.55%	-50.94%	-116.58%
Cash From Investing Activities	$720.0M	-$1.791B	$788.0M
YoY Change	-77.08%	-50.57%	-115.42%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			-$35.00M
YoY Change			191.67%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$975.0M	1.395B	-3.086B
YoY Change	-74.57%	-59.51%	-194.46%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$447.0M	617.0M	1.987B
Cash From Investing Activities	$720.0M	-1.791B	788.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$975.0M	1.395B	-3.086B
Net Change In Cash	$192.0M	221.0M	-311.0M
YoY Change	-165.08%	-30.72%	-7875.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$447.0M	$617.0M	$1.987B
Capital Expenditures	$17.00M	$21.00M	$48.00M
Free Cash Flow	$430.0M	$596.0M	$1.939B
YoY Change	11.11%	16.41%	1.2%

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