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Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Stock $bhf

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000168504021000008 Filed on February 24, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018
Revenue	$131.0M	$306.0M	$8.965B
YoY Change	-57.19%	-92.4%	31.03%
Cost Of Revenue			$3.272B
YoY Change			-10.01%
Gross Profit			$5.693B
YoY Change			77.57%
Gross Profit Margin			63.5%
Selling, General & Admin	$382.0M	$376.0M	$1.436B
YoY Change	1.6%	17.5%	-44.19%
% of Gross Profit			25.22%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization			$944.0M
YoY Change			404.81%
% of Gross Profit			16.58%
Operating Expenses	$1.392B	$1.631B	$2.575B
YoY Change	-14.65%	-25.66%	3.71%
Operating Profit			$3.118B
YoY Change			331.26%
Interest Expense	-$45.00M	-$47.00M	$194.0M
YoY Change	-4.26%	4.44%	-43.77%
% of Operating Profit			6.22%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$1.306B	-$1.372B	$989.0M
YoY Change	-4.81%	-176.78%	-260.81%
Income Tax	-$275.0M	-$303.0M	$119.0M
% Of Pretax Income			12.03%
Net Earnings	-$1.032B	-$1.070B	$865.0M
YoY Change	-3.55%	-174.2%	-328.84%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-787.79%	-349.67%	9.65%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$10.02	$7.24
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$11.56M	-$10.02	$7.21
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	89.50M shares	107.9M shares	119.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			119.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$4.108B	$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	$2.810B	$2.380B	$451.0M
YoY Change	18.07%	427.72%	4.16%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.800B	$2.400B	$82.73B
YoY Change	16.67%	4.35%	1.01%
Other Assets			$4.000M
YoY Change			33.33%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$247.9B	$227.3B	$206.3B
YoY Change	9.07%	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	$126.0M		$15.00M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.436B	$4.365B	$3.963B
YoY Change	-21.28%	10.14%	9.72%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.011B	$9.484B	$6.511B
YoY Change	-47.16%	45.66%	-8.94%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.447B	$13.85B	$10.47B
YoY Change	-39.01%	32.22%	-2.68%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$126.0M		$15.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.447B	$13.85B	$10.47B
Total Liabilities	$229.8B	$211.0B	$191.9B
YoY Change	8.89%	10.02%	-8.49%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$534.0M	$585.0M
YoY Change	-191.28%	-56.54%
Common Stock	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.038B	$562.0M
YoY Change	84.7%	376.27%
Treasury Stock Shares	32.79M shares	14.62M shares
Shareholders Equity	$18.02B	$16.17B	$14.42B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$247.9B	$227.3B	$206.3B
YoY Change	9.07%	10.16%	-7.98%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.032B	-$1.070B	$865.0M
YoY Change	-3.55%	-174.2%	-328.84%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization			$944.0M
YoY Change			404.81%
Cash From Operating Activities	$373.0M	$506.0M	$3.062B
YoY Change	-26.28%	-67.69%	-9.84%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.659B	-$1.642B	$0.00
YoY Change	1.04%	53.6%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.659B	-$1.642B	-$4.538B
YoY Change	1.04%	53.6%	15.91%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$105.0M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$9.000M
YoY Change			-30.77%
Cash From Financing Activities	-795.0M	-276.0M	$3.764B
YoY Change	188.04%	-118.35%	-231.98%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	373.0M	506.0M	$3.062B
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.659B	-1.642B	-$4.538B
Cash From Financing Activities	-795.0M	-276.0M	$3.764B
Net Change In Cash	-2.081B	-1.412B	$2.288B
YoY Change	47.38%	-170.56%	-167.87%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$373.0M	$506.0M	$3.062B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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