$CLF
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. Stock $clf

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2020 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000076406520000189 Filed on May 11, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2019 Q1	2018 Q4
Revenue	$359.0M	$157.0M	$696.3M
YoY Change	128.66%	-12.78%	36.05%
Cost Of Revenue	$356.0M	$126.1M	$493.3M
YoY Change	182.32%	6.41%	25.46%
Gross Profit	$3.000M	$30.90M	$202.0M
YoY Change	-90.29%	-49.76%	73.99%
Gross Profit Margin	0.84%	19.68%	29.01%
Selling, General & Admin	$28.00M	$27.30M	$35.40M
YoY Change	2.56%	8.76%	29.2%
% of Gross Profit	933.33%	88.35%	17.52%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$35.00M	$19.90M	$20.40M
YoY Change	75.88%	-16.74%	-4.67%
% of Gross Profit	1166.67%	64.4%	10.1%
Operating Expenses	$28.00M	$31.70M	$39.60M
YoY Change	-11.67%	1.6%	382.93%
Operating Profit	-$79.00M	-$800.0K	$162.4M
YoY Change	9775.0%	-102.64%	50.51%
Interest Expense	-$31.00M	-$25.10M	-$26.00M
YoY Change	23.51%	-23.48%	3.17%
% of Operating Profit			-16.01%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$22.00M	-$25.00M	$4.100M
YoY Change	-12.0%	-10.71%	57.69%
Pretax Income	-$101.0M	-$25.80M	$134.5M
YoY Change	291.47%	-1221.74%	53.19%
Income Tax	-$51.00M	-$3.700M	-$489.6M
% Of Pretax Income			-364.01%
Net Earnings	-$52.00M	-$22.10M	$609.5M
YoY Change	135.29%	-73.78%	96.68%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-14.48%	-14.08%	87.53%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.18	-$0.08	$2.06
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.18	-$0.08	$1.98
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	298.0M shares	289.5M shares	298.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	298.0M shares	289.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q1	2019 Q1	2018 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$187.0M	$430.0M	$823.0M
YoY Change	-56.51%	-45.36%	-15.85%
Cash & Equivalents	$186.9M	$430.2M	$823.2M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$107.4M	$41.00M	$39.80M
YoY Change	161.95%	269.37%	258.56%
Inventory	$2.149B	$312.7M	$181.1M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$560.8M	$20.10M	$226.7M
Other Receivables	$62.00M	$117.0M	$117.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.066B	$1.126B	$1.480B
YoY Change	172.26%	-28.8%	-4.21%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.550B	$1.410B	$1.286B
YoY Change	222.61%	36.42%	24.4%
Goodwill	$143.3M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$210.0M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$215.1M	$113.8M	$177.9M
YoY Change	89.02%	12.01%	75.1%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.847B	$2.180B	$2.050B
YoY Change	168.16%	54.76%	45.51%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.066B	$1.126B	$1.480B
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.847B	$2.180B	$2.050B
Total Assets	$8.912B	$3.306B	$3.530B
YoY Change	169.56%	10.57%	19.51%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$825.3M	$171.7M	$186.8M
YoY Change	380.66%	70.17%	87.74%
Accrued Expenses	$299.8M	$65.00M	$158.9M
YoY Change	361.23%	-17.83%	100.88%
Deferred Revenue		$18.10M	$21.00M
YoY Change		-9.5%	-11.76%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$11.00M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.371B	$394.0M	$468.2M
YoY Change	247.92%	-13.41%	3.54%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.357B	$2.087B	$2.093B
YoY Change	108.77%	-9.43%	-9.17%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$263.5M	$145.0M	$123.6M
YoY Change	81.72%	-11.31%	-24.4%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.621B	$2.232B	$2.217B
YoY Change	107.02%	-9.55%	-10.18%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.371B	$394.0M	$468.2M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.621B	$2.232B	$2.217B
Total Liabilities	$7.681B	$3.045B	$3.105B
YoY Change	152.29%	-10.46%	-8.6%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$2.919B	-$3.097B	-$3.060B
YoY Change	-5.76%	-27.26%	-27.26%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$365.0M	$263.9M	$186.1M
YoY Change	38.31%	73.85%	9.73%
Treasury Stock Shares	30.06M shares	3.879M shares	9.275M shares
Shareholders Equity	$903.2M	$261.7M	$424.2M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$8.912B	$3.306B	$3.530B
YoY Change	169.56%	10.57%	19.51%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2019 Q1	2018 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$52.00M	-$22.10M	$609.5M
YoY Change	135.29%	-73.78%	96.68%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$35.00M	$19.90M	$20.40M
YoY Change	75.88%	-16.74%	-4.67%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$164.0M	-$111.2M	$293.0M
YoY Change	47.48%	-22.18%	115.92%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$138.0M	$134.1M	-$97.20M
YoY Change	2.91%	127.29%	34.63%
Acquisitions	$869.0M	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$8.500M	-$2.200M
YoY Change	-100.0%		-466.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.007B	-$125.6M	-$99.40M
YoY Change	701.75%	75.91%	38.83%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$16.90M	$14.80M
YoY Change	14.19%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$0.00	$124.3M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$430.0M	$10.30M
YoY Change	4074.76%
Cash From Financing Activities	$1.005B	-$157.8M	-267.5M
YoY Change	-736.88%	2154.29%	-138.91%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$164.0M	-$111.2M	293.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.007B	-$125.6M	-99.40M
Cash From Financing Activities	$1.005B	-$157.8M	-267.5M
Net Change In Cash	-$166.0M	-$394.6M	-73.90M
YoY Change	-57.93%	78.31%	-109.83%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$164.0M	-$111.2M	$293.0M
Capital Expenditures	$138.0M	$134.1M	-$97.20M
Free Cash Flow	-$302.0M	-$245.3M	$390.2M
YoY Change	23.11%	21.5%	87.69%

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