$CCI
CROWN CASTLE INC. Stock $cci

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2021 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000105147022000019 Filed on February 22, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
Revenue	$6.340B	$1.493B	$5.840B
YoY Change	8.56%	4.7%	1.34%
Cost Of Revenue	$439.0M	$522.0M	$448.0M
YoY Change	-2.01%	7.85%	-14.5%
Gross Profit	$5.901B	$971.0M	$5.392B
YoY Change	9.44%	3.08%	2.92%
Gross Profit Margin	93.08%	65.04%	92.33%
Selling, General & Admin	$680.0M	$185.0M	$678.0M
YoY Change	0.29%	17.83%	10.42%
% of Gross Profit	11.52%	19.05%	12.57%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.200B	$401.0M	$1.200B
YoY Change	0.0%	1.01%	9.09%
% of Gross Profit	20.34%	41.3%	22.26%
Operating Expenses	$680.0M	$224.0M	$678.0M
YoY Change	0.29%	-59.57%	10.42%
Operating Profit	$2.001B	$747.0M	$1.863B
YoY Change	7.41%	97.1%	19.5%
Interest Expense	-$656.0M	-$168.0M	-$687.0M
YoY Change	-4.51%	-2.33%	1.48%
% of Operating Profit	-32.78%	-22.49%	-36.88%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$21.00M	-$2.000M	-$5.000M
YoY Change	320.0%	-128.57%	-600.0%
Pretax Income	$1.144B	$512.0M	$1.046B
YoY Change	9.37%	139.25%	23.06%
Income Tax	-$21.00M	$4.000M	-$20.00M
% Of Pretax Income	-1.84%	0.78%	-1.91%
Net Earnings	$1.096B	$508.0M	$1.056B
YoY Change	3.79%	144.23%	22.79%
Net Earnings / Revenue	17.29%	34.03%	18.08%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.54		$2.36
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.53	$1.171M	$2.35
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	432.0M shares	431.3M shares	423.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	434.0M shares		425.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$292.0M	$232.0M	$232.0M
YoY Change	25.86%	18.37%	18.37%
Cash & Equivalents	$292.0M	$232.0M	$232.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$419.0M	$202.0M	$441.0M
YoY Change	-4.99%	20.24%	7.04%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses		$95.00M
Receivables	$543.0M	$431.0M	$431.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.254B	$1.104B	$1.104B
YoY Change	13.59%	-8.31%	-8.31%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$21.95B	$15.16B	$21.63B
YoY Change	1.5%	3.38%	3.98%
Goodwill		$10.08B
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles		$4.433B
YoY Change		-8.33%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$123.0M	$119.0M	$119.0M
YoY Change	3.36%	2.59%	2.59%
Total Long-Term Assets	$37.79B	$37.66B	$37.66B
YoY Change	0.32%	1.1%	1.1%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.254B	$1.104B	$1.104B
Total Long-Term Assets	$37.79B	$37.66B	$37.66B
Total Assets	$39.04B	$38.77B	$38.77B
YoY Change	0.7%	0.81%	0.81%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$246.0M	$230.0M	$230.0M
YoY Change	6.96%	-31.14%	-31.14%
Accrued Expenses	$932.0M	$906.0M	$906.0M
YoY Change	2.87%	9.29%	9.29%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$72.00M	$129.0M	$129.0M
YoY Change	-44.19%	29.0%	29.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.026B	$1.969B	$1.969B
YoY Change	2.89%	2.55%	2.55%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$20.56B	$19.15B	$19.15B
YoY Change	7.34%	6.27%	6.27%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$8.185B	$2.379B	$8.187B
YoY Change	-0.02%	-5.45%	1.99%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$28.74B	$2.379B	$27.34B
YoY Change	5.14%	-5.45%	4.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.026B	$1.969B	$1.969B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$28.74B	$2.379B	$27.34B
Total Liabilities	$30.78B	$29.31B	$29.31B
YoY Change	5.03%	4.79%	4.79%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$8.472B
YoY Change		15.03%
Common Stock		$4.000M
YoY Change		0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$8.258B	$9.461B	$9.461B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$39.04B	$38.77B	$38.77B
YoY Change	0.7%	0.81%	0.81%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.096B	$508.0M	$1.056B
YoY Change	3.79%	144.23%	22.79%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.200B	$401.0M	$1.200B
YoY Change	0.0%	1.01%	9.09%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.789B	$985.0M	$3.055B
YoY Change	-8.71%	21.91%	13.23%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.229B	-$386.0M	-$1.624B
YoY Change	-24.32%	-25.77%	-21.05%
Acquisitions	$111.0M		$107.0M
YoY Change	3.74%		529.41%
Other Investing Activities	$8.000M	-$19.00M	-$10.00M
YoY Change	-180.0%	58.33%	42.86%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.332B	-$405.0M	-$1.741B
YoY Change	-23.49%	-23.87%	-16.34%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$70.00M		$76.00M
YoY Change	-7.89%		72.73%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$2.089B		$2.490B
YoY Change	-16.1%		20650.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$1.310B	-620.0M	-$1.271B
YoY Change	3.07%	135.74%	83.67%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.789B	985.0M	$3.055B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.332B	-405.0M	-$1.741B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$1.310B	-620.0M	-$1.271B
Net Change In Cash	$147.0M	-40.00M	$43.00M
YoY Change	241.86%	-407.69%	-157.33%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.789B	$985.0M	$3.055B
Capital Expenditures	-$1.229B	-$386.0M	-$1.624B
Free Cash Flow	$4.018B	$1.371B	$4.679B
YoY Change	-14.13%	3.24%	-1.6%

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