$CNA
CNA FINANCIAL CORP Stock $cna

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2012 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000002117512000037 Filed on July 31, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
Revenue	$2.246B	$2.198B
YoY Change	2.18%	-1.57%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.342B	$1.363B
YoY Change	-1.54%	18.83%
Gross Profit	$904.0M	$835.0M
YoY Change	8.26%	-23.11%
Gross Profit Margin	40.25%	37.99%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$309.0M	$286.0M
YoY Change	8.04%	-17.1%
% of Gross Profit	34.18%	34.25%
Operating Expenses	$1.973B	$1.979B
YoY Change	-0.3%	13.09%
Operating Profit	-$1.069B	-$1.144B
YoY Change	-6.56%	72.29%
Interest Expense	$43.00M	$43.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	16.22%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$111.0M	$112.0M
YoY Change	-0.89%
Pretax Income	$230.0M	$176.0M
YoY Change	30.68%	-60.54%
Income Tax	$64.00M	$47.00M
% Of Pretax Income	27.83%	26.7%
Net Earnings	$166.0M	$124.0M
YoY Change	33.87%	-56.18%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.39%	5.64%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.62	$0.46
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.62	$0.46
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	269.4M shares	269.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	269.8M shares	269.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents
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	$310.0M	$300.0M
YoY Change	3.33%	-11.76%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$46.00B	$43.38B
YoY Change	6.05%	0.34%
Other Assets	$127.0M	$376.0M
YoY Change	-66.22%	-55.56%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$56.50B	$55.77B
YoY Change	1.3%	0.18%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$83.00M	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$83.00M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.526B	$2.648B
YoY Change	-4.61%	17.48%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.231B	$3.071B
YoY Change	5.21%	7.87%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.526B	$2.648B
YoY Change	-4.61%	-48.09%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$83.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.526B	$2.648B
Total Liabilities	$44.29B	$44.03B
YoY Change	0.59%	0.53%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$8.643B	$8.171B
YoY Change	5.78%
Common Stock	$2.824B	$2.826B
YoY Change	-0.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$99.00M	$102.0M
YoY Change	-2.94%
Treasury Stock Shares	3.643M shares	3.766M shares
Shareholders Equity	$12.21B	$11.60B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$56.50B	$55.77B
YoY Change	1.3%	0.18%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$166.0M	$124.0M
YoY Change	33.87%	-56.18%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$309.0M	$286.0M
YoY Change	8.04%	-17.1%
Cash From Operating Activities	$306.0M	$300.0M
YoY Change	2.0%	38.25%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$20.00M	-$13.00M
YoY Change	53.85%	18.18%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$203.0M	$184.0M
YoY Change	-210.33%	-228.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$223.0M	$171.0M
YoY Change	-230.41%	-211.04%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-41.00M	-468.0M
YoY Change	-91.24%	444.19%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	306.0M	300.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-223.0M	171.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-41.00M	-468.0M
Net Change In Cash	42.00M	3.000M
YoY Change	1300.0%	-113.04%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$306.0M	$300.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$20.00M	-$13.00M
Free Cash Flow	$326.0M	$313.0M
YoY Change	4.15%	37.28%

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	cna	Pretax Favorable Unfavorable Premium Development Excluding Life Group PretaxFavorableUnfavorablePremiumDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup	-48000000	USD
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	cna	Pretax Net Unrealized Gains On Available For Sale Securities Reclassified Out Of Aoci Into Earnings PretaxNetUnrealizedGainsOnAvailableForSaleSecuritiesReclassifiedOutOfAociIntoEarnings	47000000	USD
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	cna	Receivables Net ReceivablesNet	70000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cna	Recorded Liabilities Related To Indemnification Agreements RecordedLiabilitiesRelatedToIndemnificationAgreements	15000000	USD
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	cna	Total Pretax Favorable Unfavorable Net Prior Year Development Excluding Life Group TotalPretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup	-107000000	USD
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CY2011Q2	cna	Unrealized Gains Losses Recognized In Net Income On Level3 Assets And Liabilities Held UnrealizedGainsLossesRecognizedInNetIncomeOnLevel3AssetsAndLiabilitiesHeld	-15000000	USD
	cna	Unrealized Gains Losses Recognized In Net Income On Level3 Assets And Liabilities Held UnrealizedGainsLossesRecognizedInNetIncomeOnLevel3AssetsAndLiabilitiesHeld		USD
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CY2012Q2	cna	Unrealized Gains Losses Recognized In Net Income On Level3 Assets And Liabilities Held UnrealizedGainsLossesRecognizedInNetIncomeOnLevel3AssetsAndLiabilitiesHeld	2000000	USD
CY2012Q2	cna	Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation Due Thereafter UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueThereafter	6000000	USD
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	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-06-30
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	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	CNA FINANCIAL CORP
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CY2011Q4	invest	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	46000000	USD

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