$BHF
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Stock $bhf

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000168504024000007 Filed on February 22, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
Revenue	$74.00M	$1.400B	$4.117B
YoY Change	-94.24%	208.37%	-51.41%
Cost Of Revenue	$968.0M		$2.676B
YoY Change	40.9%		-35.75%
Gross Profit	-$894.0M		$1.441B
YoY Change	-249.75%		-66.55%
Gross Profit Margin	-1208.11%		35.0%
Selling, General & Admin	-$938.0M	$1.188B	$318.0M
YoY Change	-252.27%	132.94%	-82.75%
% of Gross Profit			22.07%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$507.0M	$2.535B	$5.438B
YoY Change	6.07%	45.77%	160.82%
Operating Profit	-$1.401B		-$3.997B
YoY Change	-1277.31%		-279.8%
Interest Expense	-$38.00M	-$39.00M	-$153.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$614.0M	-$1.174B	-$1.474B
YoY Change	-5.97%	-11.33%	756.98%
Income Tax	-$123.0M	-$258.0M	-$367.0M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$493.0M	-$942.0M	-$1.214B
YoY Change	-1.2%	-2.59%	-24380.0%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-666.22%	-67.29%	-29.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$8.22	-$14.70	-$18.39
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$8.22	-$14.53	-$17.96
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	62.88M shares	64.20M shares	66.01M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	63.04M shares		66.01M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$3.823B	$3.851B	$3.851B
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	$4.920B	$4.946B	$4.946B
YoY Change	2.44%	3.58%	3.58%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$111.8B	$111.2B	$111.2B
YoY Change	5.0%	2215.96%	7.08%
Other Assets	$2.063B	$1.893B	$1.893B
YoY Change	23.31%	17.0%	17.0%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$239.7B	$236.3B	$236.3B
YoY Change	4.21%	4.77%	4.77%
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
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.155B	$3.156B	$3.156B
YoY Change	-0.06%	0.0%	0.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$18.09B	$18.76B	$18.76B
YoY Change	6.62%	165.9%	165.9%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$21.24B	$21.92B	$21.92B
YoY Change	5.57%	114.63%	114.63%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$21.24B	$21.92B	$21.92B
Total Liabilities	$235.4B	$231.4B	$231.4B
YoY Change	5.02%	5.4%	5.37%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$2.000B	-$1.507B
YoY Change	123.71%	136.58%
Common Stock	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.382B	$2.309B
YoY Change	12.41%	13.08%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.195B	$4.943B	$4.943B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$239.7B	$236.3B	$236.3B
YoY Change	4.21%	4.77%	4.77%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$493.0M	-$942.0M	-$1.214B
YoY Change	-1.2%	-2.59%	-24380.0%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	-$530.0M	$152.0M	-$137.0M
YoY Change	6.0%	-171.7%	-88.1%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$625.0M	-$552.0M	-$3.196B
YoY Change	-52.83%	-18.82%	-61.38%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$625.0M	-$552.0M	-$3.196B
YoY Change	-52.83%	-18.82%	-61.38%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$2.000M
YoY Change			-33.33%
Cash From Financing Activities	$1.127B	412.0M	$3.069B
YoY Change	-19.21%	92.52%	-66.16%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$530.0M	152.0M	-$137.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$625.0M	-552.0M	-$3.196B
Cash From Financing Activities	$1.127B	412.0M	$3.069B
Net Change In Cash	-$28.00M	12.00M	-$264.0M
YoY Change	-93.49%	-101.77%	-26.46%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$530.0M	$152.0M	-$137.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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