$BHF
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Stock $bhf

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2021 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000168504021000041 Filed on November 05, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
Revenue	$2.016B	$2.512B	$309.0M
YoY Change	1438.93%	712.94%	-90.3%
Cost Of Revenue		$1.112B	$3.047B
YoY Change		-63.51%	131.01%
Gross Profit		$1.400B	-$2.738B
YoY Change		-151.13%	-246.57%
Gross Profit Margin		55.73%	-886.08%
Selling, General & Admin	$429.0M	$521.0M	$377.0M
YoY Change	12.3%	38.2%	3.86%
% of Gross Profit		37.21%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$1.926B	$579.0M	$580.0M
YoY Change	38.36%	-0.17%	-5.07%
Operating Profit		$821.0M	-$3.318B
YoY Change		-124.74%	-363.96%
Interest Expense	-$41.00M	-$41.00M	-$47.00M
YoY Change	-8.89%	-12.77%	-4.08%
% of Operating Profit		-4.99%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$49.00M	$490.0M	-$3.843B
YoY Change	-103.75%	-112.75%	-577.99%
Income Tax	-$15.00M	$105.0M	-$850.0M
% Of Pretax Income	-30.61%	21.43%
Net Earnings	$63.00M	$383.0M	-$2.995B
YoY Change	-106.1%	-112.79%	-538.51%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.13%	15.25%	-969.26%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$4.37	-$32.49
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$793.8K	$4.34	-$32.49
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	79.82M shares	82.70M shares	92.69M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		83.24M shares	92.69M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$4.474B	$4.108B	$6.189B
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	$4.271B	$3.959B	$2.562B
YoY Change	51.99%	54.53%	459.39%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$4.300B	$111.4B	$105.8B
YoY Change	53.57%	5.29%	9.97%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$259.8B	$254.7B	$239.7B
YoY Change	4.83%	6.26%	6.11%
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	$62.00M	$148.0M	$72.00M
YoY Change	-50.79%	105.56%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.157B	$3.436B	$3.979B
YoY Change	-8.12%	-13.65%	-8.84%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.504B	$4.942B	$4.887B
YoY Change	-10.12%	1.13%	-46.95%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.661B	$8.378B	$8.866B
YoY Change	-9.31%	-5.5%	-34.7%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$62.00M	$148.0M	$72.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.661B	$8.378B	$8.866B
Total Liabilities	$243.6B	$238.6B	$221.4B
YoY Change	6.03%	7.79%	6.36%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$642.0M	-$705.0M	$511.0M
YoY Change	20.22%	-237.96%	-69.25%
Common Stock	$1.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.543B	$1.385B	$941.0M
YoY Change	48.65%	47.18%	117.82%
Treasury Stock Shares	43.64M shares	40.54M shares	29.81M shares
Shareholders Equity	$16.14B	$16.03B	$18.27B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$259.8B	$254.7B	$239.7B
YoY Change	4.83%	6.26%	6.11%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$63.00M	$383.0M	-$2.995B
YoY Change	-106.1%	-112.79%	-538.51%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$102.0M	$575.0M	$48.00M
YoY Change	-72.65%	1097.92%	-90.64%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$2.573B	-$5.253B	-$2.059B
YoY Change	55.09%	155.12%	-25.59%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.573B	-$5.253B	-$2.059B
YoY Change	55.09%	155.12%	-25.59%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	2.837B	3.904B	875.0M
YoY Change	-456.86%	346.17%	-65.85%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	102.0M	575.0M	48.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.573B	-5.253B	-2.059B
Cash From Financing Activities	2.837B	3.904B	875.0M
Net Change In Cash	366.0M	-774.0M	-1.136B
YoY Change	-117.59%	-31.87%	-468.83%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$102.0M	$575.0M	$48.00M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	82701032	shares
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	543955	shares
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	97366447	shares
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-2.80
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.61
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-2.80
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.61
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	187371	shares

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