$BPOP
POPULAR, INC. Stock $bpop

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2016 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312516764270 Filed on November 09, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
Revenue		$407.3M
YoY Change
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$15.00M	$14.70M	$15.10M
YoY Change	3.45%	-2.65%	7.86%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense		$53.61M
YoY Change
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$7.000M	$62.65M	$108.3M
YoY Change	-105.8%	-42.15%	82.02%
Income Tax	-$1.800M	$15.84M	$22.60M
% Of Pretax Income		25.28%	20.87%
Net Earnings	-$4.100M	$46.81M	$85.64M
YoY Change	-102.98%	-45.34%	36.81%
Net Earnings / Revenue		11.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.44	$0.82
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$39.65K	$0.44	$0.82
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	103.8M shares	103.3M shares	103.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		103.5M shares	103.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$374.2M
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	$544.0M	$538.0M	$495.1M
YoY Change	8.23%	8.66%	-0.38%
Goodwill	$627.3M	$627.3M	$504.9M
YoY Change	0.14%	24.24%	9.47%
Intangibles	$45.05M	$47.89M
YoY Change	-22.47%
Long-Term Investments	$218.1M	$214.8M	$228.2M
YoY Change	2.45%	-5.88%	3.2%
Other Assets	$1.244B	$1.231B	$1.271B
YoY Change	-4.45%	-3.15%	-32.64%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$38.66B	$39.05B	$35.53B
YoY Change	8.11%	9.92%	4.2%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$481.0M	$766.0M	$1.087B
YoY Change	-36.96%	-29.53%	-34.2%
Long-Term Debt Due	$155.0M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$155.0M	$766.0M	$1.087B
YoY Change	-79.69%	-29.53%	-34.2%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$812.0M	$966.0M	$909.0M
YoY Change	-11.26%	6.27%	-0.44%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$912.0M	$982.0M	$1.006B
YoY Change	-10.68%	-2.39%	-48.65%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.724B	$1.948B	$1.915B
YoY Change	-10.95%	1.72%	-33.32%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$155.0M	$766.0M	$1.087B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.724B	$1.948B	$1.915B
Total Liabilities	$33.46B	$33.67B	$30.48B
YoY Change	9.16%	10.48%	2.28%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.220B	$1.259B
YoY Change	12.17%
Common Stock	$1.040M	$1.040M
YoY Change	0.19%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$8.286M	$7.647M
YoY Change	35.81%
Treasury Stock Shares	267.8K shares	-251.8K shares	-189.7K shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.198B	$5.380B	$5.050B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$38.66B	$39.05B	$35.53B
YoY Change	8.11%	9.92%	4.2%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$4.100M	$46.81M	$85.64M
YoY Change	-102.98%	-45.34%	36.81%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$15.00M	$14.70M	$15.10M
YoY Change	3.45%	-2.65%	7.86%
Cash From Operating Activities	$147.7M	$79.20M	$228.3M
YoY Change	-40.78%	-65.31%	-54.59%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$22.00M	-$17.60M	-$10.30M
YoY Change	1.85%	70.87%	-46.63%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$44.90M	-$1.587B	$844.8M
YoY Change	-113.24%	-287.88%	45.68%
Cash From Investing Activities	$22.90M	-$1.605B	$834.5M
YoY Change	-106.35%	-292.29%	48.86%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-158.7M	1.511B	-1.300B
YoY Change	-202.85%	-216.25%	16.73%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	147.7M	79.20M	228.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	22.90M	-1.605B	834.5M
Cash From Financing Activities	-158.7M	1.511B	-1.300B
Net Change In Cash	11.90M	-14.70M	-236.8M
YoY Change	-72.39%	-93.79%	373.6%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$147.7M	$79.20M	$228.3M
Capital Expenditures	-$22.00M	-$17.60M	-$10.30M
Free Cash Flow	$169.7M	$96.80M	$238.6M
YoY Change	-37.38%	-59.43%	-54.29%

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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div><p style='text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:18pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;color:#000000;' >Note </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;' >1</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;' > – Nature of Operations</font></p></div><p style='line-height:20pt;' /><div><p style='text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is a diversified, publicly-owned financial holding company subject to the supervision and regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Corporation has operations in Puerto Rico, the United </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >States and the Caribbean. In Puerto Rico, the Corporation provides retail, mortgage, and commercial banking services through its principal banking subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“BPPR”), </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' >as well as investment banking, broker-dealer, auto and equ</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' >ipment leasing and financing, and insurance services through specialized subsidiaries.</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' >In the U.S. mainland, the Corporation operates Banco Popular North America (“BPNA”). BPNA focuses efforts and resources on the core community banking business. BPNA oper</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' >ates branches in New York, New Jersey and South </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' >Florida</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' > under the name of Popular Community Bank</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' >. Refer</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' > to Note 4</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;' > for discussion of the sales of the California, Illinois and Central Florida regional operations during 2014.</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >Note 35</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' > to the consolidat</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >ed financial statements presents information about the Corporation’s business segments.</font></p><p style='text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;margin-left:0pt;' >On February 27, 2015, BPPR, in an alliance with </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >other </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >bidders, including </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >BPNA</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >, acquired certain assets and all deposits (other than certain brokered deposits) of </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >former</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >Doral Bank (“Doral”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as receiver (the “Doral </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >Bank Transaction</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >”). Under the FDIC’s bidding format, BPPR was the lead bidder and party to the purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC covering all</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' > assets and deposits acquired by it and its alliance co-bidders. BPPR entered into back to back purchase and assumption agreements with the alliance co-bidders for the transfer </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >of certain </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >assets and deposits.</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >BPPR entered into transition service agreements with each of the alliance co-bidders. </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >Refer to </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >Note 5</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' > for further details on the Doral Bank T</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;' >ransaction.</font></p></div>
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