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Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Stock $bhf

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2020 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000168504020000034 Filed on November 06, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
Revenue	$131.0M	$309.0M	$3.187B
YoY Change	-57.19%	-90.3%	124.12%
Cost Of Revenue		$3.047B	$1.319B
YoY Change		131.01%	60.46%
Gross Profit		-$2.738B	$1.868B
YoY Change		-246.57%	211.33%
Gross Profit Margin		-886.08%	58.61%
Selling, General & Admin	$382.0M	$377.0M	$363.0M
YoY Change	1.6%	3.86%	-49.65%
% of Gross Profit			19.43%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$1.392B	$580.0M	$611.0M
YoY Change	-14.65%	-5.07%	-8.12%
Operating Profit		-$3.318B	$1.257B
YoY Change		-363.96%	-2033.85%
Interest Expense	-$45.00M	-$47.00M	-$49.00M
YoY Change	-4.26%	-4.08%	-219.51%
% of Operating Profit			-3.9%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$1.306B	-$3.843B	$804.0M
YoY Change	-4.81%	-577.99%	-318.48%
Income Tax	-$275.0M	-$850.0M	$119.0M
% Of Pretax Income			14.8%
Net Earnings	-$1.032B	-$2.995B	$683.0M
YoY Change	-3.55%	-538.51%	-352.03%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-787.79%	-969.26%	21.43%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$32.49	$6.09
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$11.56M	-$32.49	$6.06
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	89.50M shares	92.69M shares	110.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		92.69M shares	111.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$4.108B	$6.189B	$4.289B
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	$2.810B	$2.562B	$458.0M
YoY Change	18.07%	459.39%	3.15%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.800B	$105.8B	$96.18B
YoY Change	16.67%	9.97%	18.9%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$247.9B	$239.7B	$225.9B
YoY Change	9.07%	6.11%	4.12%
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	$126.0M	$72.00M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.436B	$3.979B	$4.365B
YoY Change	-21.28%	-8.84%	10.06%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.011B	$4.887B	$9.212B
YoY Change	-47.16%	-46.95%	28.37%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.447B	$8.866B	$13.58B
YoY Change	-39.01%	-34.7%	21.85%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$126.0M	$72.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.447B	$8.866B	$13.58B
Total Liabilities	$229.8B	$221.4B	$208.1B
YoY Change	8.89%	6.36%	2.02%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$534.0M	$511.0M	$1.662B
YoY Change	-191.28%	-69.25%	-1831.25%
Common Stock	$1.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.038B	$941.0M	$432.0M
YoY Change	84.7%	117.82%	928.57%
Treasury Stock Shares	32.79M shares	29.81M shares	11.35M shares
Shareholders Equity	$18.02B	$18.27B	$17.70B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$247.9B	$239.7B	$225.9B
YoY Change	9.07%	6.11%	4.12%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.032B	-$2.995B	$683.0M
YoY Change	-3.55%	-538.51%	-352.03%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$373.0M	$48.00M	$513.0M
YoY Change	-26.28%	-90.64%	7.1%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.659B	-$2.059B	-$2.767B
YoY Change	1.04%	-25.59%	91.36%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.659B	-$2.059B	-$2.767B
YoY Change	1.04%	-25.59%	91.36%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-795.0M	875.0M	2.562B
YoY Change	188.04%	-65.85%	162.5%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	373.0M	48.00M	513.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.659B	-2.059B	-2.767B
Cash From Financing Activities	-795.0M	875.0M	2.562B
Net Change In Cash	-2.081B	-1.136B	308.0M
YoY Change	47.38%	-468.83%	3322.22%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$373.0M	$48.00M	$513.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	0	shares
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.61
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.75
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Guarantee Obligations Current Carrying Value GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue	1000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Securities Received As Collateral SecuritiesReceivedAsCollateral	6000000	USD

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