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CHEVRON CORP Stock $cvx

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000009341021000009 Filed on February 25, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
Revenue	$24.84B	$34.68B	$39.95B
YoY Change	-28.36%	-13.19%	9.24%
Cost Of Revenue	$13.39B	$19.69B	$23.85B
YoY Change	-32.02%	-17.44%	12.79%
Gross Profit	$11.46B	$14.98B	$16.10B
YoY Change	-23.55%	-6.9%	4.36%
Gross Profit Margin	46.11%	43.21%	40.29%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.356B	$2.098B	$1.981B
YoY Change	12.3%	5.91%	-56.28%
% of Gross Profit	20.57%	14.0%	12.31%
Research & Development	$367.0M	$272.0M	$250.0M
YoY Change	34.93%	8.8%	-29.78%
% of Gross Profit	3.2%	1.82%	1.55%
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.486B	$16.43B	$5.252B
YoY Change	-72.69%	212.81%	10.92%
% of Gross Profit	39.16%	109.64%	32.63%
Operating Expenses	$12.48B	$23.55B	$12.76B
YoY Change	-47.02%	84.58%	-12.04%
Operating Profit	-$1.021B	-$8.565B	$3.337B
YoY Change	-88.08%	-356.67%	263.9%
Interest Expense	$369.0M	$258.0M	$1.777B
YoY Change	43.02%	-85.48%	215.07%
% of Operating Profit			53.25%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$461.0M	-$98.00M	-$216.0M
YoY Change	370.41%	-54.63%
Pretax Income	-$957.0M	-$8.405B	$4.898B
YoY Change	-88.61%	-271.6%	230.72%
Income Tax	-$301.0M	-$1.311B	$1.201B
% Of Pretax Income			24.52%
Net Earnings	-$665.0M	-$6.610B	$3.730B
YoY Change	-89.94%	-277.21%	19.9%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-2.68%	-19.06%	9.34%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$348.0K	-$3.535M	$1.957M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$5.627B	$5.749B	$10.35B
YoY Change	-2.12%	-44.43%	114.54%
Cash & Equivalents	$5.596B	$6.911B	$9.342B
Short-Term Investments	$31.00M	$63.00M	$1.003B
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.304B	$3.418B	$3.201B
YoY Change	-3.34%	6.78%	13.43%
Inventory	$5.676B	$5.848B	$5.704B
Prepaid Expenses	$3.304B	$3.407B	$2.922B
Receivables	$9.500B	$13.31B	$14.77B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$26.08B	$28.33B	$34.02B
YoY Change	-7.95%	-16.73%	19.12%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$156.6B	$150.5B	$169.2B
YoY Change	4.07%	-11.06%	-4.79%
Goodwill	$4.402B	$4.463B	$4.518B
YoY Change	-1.37%	-1.22%	-0.29%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$38.76B	$38.40B	$35.26B
YoY Change	0.92%	8.91%	9.83%
Other Assets	$11.95B	$10.53B	$6.766B
YoY Change	13.46%	55.66%	-3.58%
Total Long-Term Assets	$213.7B	$209.1B	$219.8B
YoY Change	2.21%	-4.89%	-2.4%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$26.08B	$28.33B	$34.02B
Total Long-Term Assets	$213.7B	$209.1B	$219.8B
Total Assets	$239.8B	$237.4B	$253.9B
YoY Change	0.99%	-6.47%	0.02%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$10.95B	$14.10B	$13.95B
YoY Change	-22.36%	1.08%	-4.2%
Accrued Expenses	$7.812B	$6.589B	$4.927B
YoY Change	18.56%	33.73%	-6.46%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.548B	$3.282B	$5.726B
YoY Change	-52.83%	-42.68%	10.29%
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.600B	$5.054B	$5.000B
YoY Change	-48.56%	1.08%	-25.6%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$22.18B	$26.53B	$27.17B
YoY Change	-16.39%	-2.36%	-2.04%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$42.77B	$23.69B	$28.73B
YoY Change	80.52%	-17.55%	-14.17%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$29.55B	$28.31B	$26.40B
YoY Change	4.36%	7.25%	-7.47%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$72.31B	$52.00B	$55.13B
YoY Change	39.06%	-5.67%	64.68%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$22.18B	$26.53B	$27.17B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$72.31B	$52.00B	$55.13B
Total Liabilities	$107.1B	$92.22B	$98.22B
YoY Change	16.1%	-6.11%	-6.0%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$160.4B	$174.9B	$181.0B
YoY Change	-8.33%	-3.34%	3.95%
Common Stock	$18.66B	$19.10B	$18.94B
YoY Change	-2.28%	0.81%	1.41%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$41.50B	$44.60B	$41.59B
YoY Change	-6.95%	7.23%	1.86%
Treasury Stock Shares	517.5M shares	560.5M shares	539.8M shares
Shareholders Equity	$131.7B	$144.2B	$154.6B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$239.8B	$237.4B	$253.9B
YoY Change	0.99%	-6.47%	0.02%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$665.0M	-$6.610B	$3.730B
YoY Change	-89.94%	-277.21%	19.9%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.486B	$16.43B	$5.252B
YoY Change	-72.69%	212.81%	10.92%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.238B	$5.657B	$9.151B
YoY Change	-60.44%	-38.18%	50.19%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.067B	-$4.210B	-$3.991B
YoY Change	-50.9%	5.49%	9.61%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$1.377B	$1.588B	-$641.0M
YoY Change	-13.29%	-347.74%	-280.56%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$690.0M	-$2.622B	-$4.632B
YoY Change	-73.68%	-43.39%	40.96%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.685B	-9.271B	-4.756B
YoY Change	-71.04%	94.93%	-1.37%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.238B	5.657B	9.151B
Cash From Investing Activities	-690.0M	-2.622B	-4.632B
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.685B	-9.271B	-4.756B
Net Change In Cash	-1.137B	-6.236B	-237.0M
YoY Change	-81.77%	2531.22%	-88.24%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.238B	$5.657B	$9.151B
Capital Expenditures	-$2.067B	-$4.210B	-$3.991B
Free Cash Flow	$4.305B	$9.867B	$13.14B
YoY Change	-56.37%	-24.92%	35.01%

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Balance Sheet

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$CVX
CHEVRON CORP Stock $cvx