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Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Stock $bhf

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000168504020000007 Filed on February 26, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018 Q4
Revenue	$306.0M	$6.554B	$4.026B
YoY Change	-92.4%	-26.89%	114.15%
Cost Of Revenue		$3.670B
YoY Change		12.16%
Gross Profit		$2.884B
YoY Change		-49.34%
Gross Profit Margin		44.0%
Selling, General & Admin	$376.0M	$1.444B	$320.0M
YoY Change	17.5%	0.56%	-54.09%
% of Gross Profit		50.07%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization		$373.0M
YoY Change		-60.49%
% of Gross Profit		12.93%
Operating Expenses	$1.631B	$2.491B	$2.194B
YoY Change	-25.66%	-3.26%	6.25%
Operating Profit		$393.0M
YoY Change		-87.4%
Interest Expense	-$47.00M	-$191.0M	-$45.00M
YoY Change	4.44%	-198.45%	21.62%
% of Operating Profit		-48.6%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$1.372B	-$1.052B	$1.787B
YoY Change	-176.78%	-206.37%	-904.95%
Income Tax	-$303.0M	-$317.0M	$345.0M
% Of Pretax Income			19.31%
Net Earnings	-$1.070B	-$740.0M	$1.442B
YoY Change	-174.2%	-185.55%	115.87%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-349.67%	-11.29%	35.82%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$10.02	-$6.76	$12.18
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$10.02	-$6.76	$12.14
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	107.9M shares	112.5M shares	118.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		112.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$2.877B	$2.877B	$4.145B
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	$2.380B	$2.380B	$451.0M
YoY Change	427.72%	427.72%	4.16%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.400B	$93.40B	$2.300B
YoY Change	4.35%	12.9%	4.55%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$227.3B	$227.3B	$206.3B
YoY Change	10.16%	10.16%	-7.98%
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			$15.00M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.365B	$4.365B	$3.963B
YoY Change	10.14%	10.14%	9.72%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$9.484B	$9.484B	$6.511B
YoY Change	45.66%	45.66%	-8.94%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$13.85B	$13.85B	$10.47B
YoY Change	32.22%	32.22%	-2.68%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities			$15.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$13.85B	$13.85B	$10.47B
Total Liabilities	$211.0B	$211.1B	$191.8B
YoY Change	10.02%	10.01%	-8.49%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$585.0M		$1.346B
YoY Change	-56.54%		231.53%
Common Stock	$1.000M		$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%		0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$562.0M		$118.0M
YoY Change	376.27%
Treasury Stock Shares	14.62M shares		2.916M shares
Shareholders Equity	$16.17B	$16.17B	$14.42B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$227.3B	$227.3B	$206.3B
YoY Change	10.16%	10.16%	-7.98%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.070B	-$740.0M	$1.442B
YoY Change	-174.2%	-185.55%	115.87%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization		$373.0M
YoY Change		-60.49%
Cash From Operating Activities	$506.0M	$1.828B	$1.566B
YoY Change	-67.69%	-40.3%	14.64%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.642B	$0.00	-$1.069B
YoY Change	53.6%		-21.45%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.642B	-$7.341B	-$1.069B
YoY Change	53.6%	61.77%	-21.45%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$442.0M
YoY Change		320.95%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$602.0M
YoY Change		6588.89%
Cash From Financing Activities	-276.0M	$4.245B	1.504B
YoY Change	-118.35%	12.78%	876.62%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	506.0M	$1.828B	1.566B
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.642B	-$7.341B	-1.069B
Cash From Financing Activities	-276.0M	$4.245B	1.504B
Net Change In Cash	-1.412B	-$1.268B	2.001B
YoY Change	-170.56%	-155.42%	1158.49%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$506.0M	$1.828B	$1.566B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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