$CVS
CVS HEALTH Corp

2018 Q4 Form 8-K Financial Statement

#000006480319000042 Filed on August 08, 2019

View on sec.gov

Income Statement

Concept 2018 Q4 2018 2017 Q4
Revenue $54.42B $194.6B $48.39B
YoY Change 12.47% 5.3% 5.26%
Cost Of Revenue $38.17B $156.4B $37.68B
YoY Change 1.28% 1.95% 4.01%
Gross Profit $16.74B $38.13B $10.72B
YoY Change 56.14% 21.68% 40.99%
Gross Profit Margin 30.77% 19.6% 22.16%
Selling, General & Admin $6.613B $21.37B $4.739B
YoY Change 39.54% 13.61% 3.86%
% of Gross Profit 39.49% 56.04% 44.19%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization $2.718B
YoY Change 9.64%
% of Gross Profit 7.13%
Operating Expenses $13.21B $21.37B $7.549B
YoY Change 74.95% 13.61% 11.97%
Operating Profit $824.0M $4.021B $3.114B
YoY Change -73.54% -57.84% 3.97%
Interest Expense -$1.218B $2.619B -$318.0M
YoY Change 283.02% 146.61% 21.37%
% of Operating Profit -147.82% 65.13% -10.21%
Other Income/Expense, Net $11.00M $4.000M -$2.000M
YoY Change -650.0% -101.92% -60.0%
Pretax Income $102.0M $1.406B $2.809B
YoY Change -96.37% -82.99% 2.03%
Income Tax $624.0M $2.002B $1.022B
% Of Pretax Income 611.76% 142.39% 36.38%
Net Earnings -$419.0M -$594.0M $3.287B
YoY Change -112.75% -108.97% 92.56%
Net Earnings / Revenue -0.77% -0.31% 6.79%
Basic Earnings Per Share -$0.37 -$0.57 $3.23
Diluted Earnings Per Share -$0.37 -$0.57 $3.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 1.044B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding 1.044B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept 2018 Q4 2018 2017 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $6.418B $6.581B $1.807B
YoY Change 255.17% 264.19% -47.74%
Cash & Equivalents $4.059B $4.059B $1.696B
Short-Term Investments $2.359B $2.522B $111.0M
Other Short-Term Assets $4.581B $4.581B $945.0M
YoY Change 384.76% 384.76% 43.18%
Inventory $16.45B $16.45B $15.30B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables $17.63B $17.63B $13.18B
Other Receivables $1.560B $0.00 $146.0M
Total Short-Term Assets $45.24B $45.24B $31.23B
YoY Change 44.87% 44.87% 0.6%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $11.35B $11.35B $10.29B
YoY Change 10.27% 10.27% 1.15%
Goodwill $78.68B $38.45B
YoY Change 104.62% 0.53%
Intangibles $36.52B $13.63B
YoY Change 167.97% 0.88%
Long-Term Investments $15.73B $15.73B
YoY Change
Other Assets $5.046B $8.930B $1.417B
YoY Change 256.1% 484.04% -4.58%
Total Long-Term Assets $151.2B $151.2B $63.90B
YoY Change 136.63% 136.63% 0.76%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $45.24B $45.24B $31.23B
Total Long-Term Assets $151.2B $151.2B $63.90B
Total Assets $196.5B $196.5B $95.13B
YoY Change 106.51% 106.51% 0.71%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $26.44B $26.44B $19.22B
YoY Change 37.56% 37.56% 141.86%
Accrued Expenses $10.71B $10.71B $6.581B
YoY Change 62.76% 62.07% -5.13%
Deferred Revenue $67.00M $53.00M
YoY Change 26.42%
Short-Term Debt $720.0M $720.0M $1.276B
YoY Change -43.57% -43.57% -31.91%
Long-Term Debt Due $1.265B $1.265B $3.545B
YoY Change -64.32% -64.32% 8340.48%
Total Short-Term Liabilities $44.01B $44.01B $30.65B
YoY Change 43.6% 43.6% 16.75%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $71.44B $71.44B $22.18B
YoY Change 222.1% 222.1% -13.41%
Other Long-Term Liabilities $2.780B $14.78B $1.277B
YoY Change 117.7% 817.63% -17.56%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $74.22B $86.23B $23.46B
YoY Change 216.41% 262.42% -13.64%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $44.01B $44.01B $30.65B
Total Long-Term Liabilities $74.22B $86.23B $23.46B
Total Liabilities $137.9B $138.2B $57.44B
YoY Change 140.12% 140.65% 7.53%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings $40.91B $43.56B
YoY Change -6.07% 11.73%
Common Stock $17.00M $17.00M
YoY Change 0.0% 0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost) $28.23B $37.80B
YoY Change -25.31% 12.99%
Treasury Stock Shares 425.0M shares 698.0M shares
Shareholders Equity $58.23B $58.23B $37.69B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $196.5B $196.5B $95.13B
YoY Change 106.51% 106.51% 0.71%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2018 Q4 2018 2017 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income -$419.0M -$594.0M $3.287B
YoY Change -112.75% -108.97% 92.56%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $2.718B
YoY Change 9.64%
Cash From Operating Activities $2.479B $8.865B -$136.0M
YoY Change -1922.79% 10.72% -106.41%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures -$585.0M $2.037B -$506.0M
YoY Change 15.61% 6.2% -17.99%
Acquisitions $42.23B
YoY Change 3475.44%
Other Investing Activities -$41.31B -$21.00M -$804.0M
YoY Change 5038.56% -36.36% 300.0%
Cash From Investing Activities -$41.90B -$43.29B -$1.310B
YoY Change 3098.4% 1404.52% 60.15%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid $2.038B
YoY Change -0.54%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net $0.00
YoY Change -100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net $5.522B
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities 1.892B $36.82B 670.0M
YoY Change 182.39% -645.39% -653.72%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities 2.479B $8.865B -136.0M
Cash From Investing Activities -41.90B -$43.29B -1.310B
Cash From Financing Activities 1.892B $36.82B 670.0M
Net Change In Cash -37.53B $2.395B -776.0M
YoY Change 4736.08% -247.84% -165.65%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities $2.479B $8.865B -$136.0M
Capital Expenditures -$585.0M $2.037B -$506.0M
Free Cash Flow $3.064B $6.828B $370.0M
YoY Change 728.11% 12.14% -86.49%

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<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Reclassifications</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. </span></div>
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<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The following table shows the components of the change in health care costs payable during 2018:</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:99.80506822612085%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"/></tr><tr><td style="width:89%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:9%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">In millions</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Health care costs payable, beginning of the period </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>5</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Less: Reinsurance recoverables</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>—</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Health care costs payable, beginning of the period, net</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>5</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Acquisitions, net</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>5,357</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Reclassification from pharmacy claims and discounts payable </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">(1)</sup></span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>776</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Add: Components of incurred health care costs</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">  Current year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>6,594</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">  Prior years</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>(42</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Total incurred health care costs </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">(2)</sup></span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>6,552</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Less: Claims paid</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">  Current year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>6,303</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">  Prior years</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>260</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Total claims paid</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>6,563</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Add: Premium deficiency reserve</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>16</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Health care costs payable, end of period, net</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>6,143</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Add: Reinsurance recoverables</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>4</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Health care costs payable, end of period</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div 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style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">_____________________________________________</sup> </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(1)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">As of the Aetna Acquisition Date, the Company reclassified </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>$776 million</span></span><span 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