$ESS
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. Stock $ess

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2019 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000092052219000041 Filed on July 25, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
Revenue	$361.6M	$348.7M
YoY Change	3.7%	2.85%
Cost Of Revenue	$95.40M	$94.10M
YoY Change	1.38%	-4.27%
Gross Profit	$266.2M	$254.6M
YoY Change	4.56%	5.73%
Gross Profit Margin	73.61%	73.01%
Selling, General & Admin	$22.10M	$18.90M
YoY Change	16.93%	83.5%
% of Gross Profit	8.3%	7.42%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$119.5M	$119.3M
YoY Change	0.11%	1.18%
% of Gross Profit	44.88%	46.87%
Operating Expenses	$141.6M	$138.3M
YoY Change	2.39%	7.88%
Operating Profit	$124.6M	$138.5M
YoY Change	-10.08%	23.4%
Interest Expense	$54.11M	$56.28M
YoY Change	-3.85%	-0.94%
% of Operating Profit	43.44%	40.63%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$98.10M	$106.4M
YoY Change	-7.8%	40.37%
Income Tax
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	$98.06M	$106.4M
YoY Change	-7.85%	50.38%
Net Earnings / Revenue	27.12%	30.51%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.40	$1.52
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.40	$1.52
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	65.72M shares	66.05M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	65.82M shares	66.10M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$253.6M	$368.1M
YoY Change	-31.1%	9.59%
Cash & Equivalents	$38.17M	$160.9M
Short-Term Investments	$215.4M	$207.2M
Other Short-Term Assets	$46.00M	$56.00M
YoY Change	-17.86%	12.0%
Inventory	$542.0M	$344.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$639.0M	$572.0M
YoY Change	11.71%	11.72%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$10.42B	$10.41B
YoY Change	0.04%	-2.89%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$1.540B	$1.499B
YoY Change	2.74%	21.57%
Other Assets	$17.00M	$17.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	6.25%
Total Long-Term Assets	$12.03B	$11.98B
YoY Change	0.4%	-0.24%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$639.0M	$572.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$12.03B	$11.98B
Total Assets	$12.67B	$12.56B
YoY Change	0.92%	0.25%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$140.0M	$133.0M
YoY Change	5.26%	-4.32%
Accrued Expenses	$78.00M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$412.0M	$320.0M
YoY Change	28.75%	3.9%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$5.841B	$5.691B
YoY Change	2.64%	0.49%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$35.00M	$33.00M
YoY Change	6.06%	-52.86%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.876B	$5.724B
YoY Change	2.66%	-0.16%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$412.0M	$320.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.876B	$5.724B
Total Liabilities	$6.289B	$6.045B
YoY Change	4.04%	0.05%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$7.000K	$7.000K
YoY Change	0.0%	16.67%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.155B	$6.354B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$12.67B	$12.56B
YoY Change	0.92%	0.25%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$98.06M	$106.4M
YoY Change	-7.85%	50.38%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$119.5M	$119.3M
YoY Change	0.11%	1.18%
Cash From Operating Activities	$174.0M	$155.1M
YoY Change	12.19%	4.02%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$90.90M	-$76.30M
YoY Change	19.13%	27.81%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$21.30M	$116.3M
YoY Change	-118.31%	77.83%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$112.3M	$40.00M
YoY Change	-380.75%	601.75%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-131.0M	-156.7M
YoY Change	-16.4%	-556.85%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	174.0M	155.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-112.3M	40.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-131.0M	-156.7M
Net Change In Cash	-69.30M	38.40M
YoY Change	-280.47%	-79.69%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$174.0M	$155.1M
Capital Expenditures	-$90.90M	-$76.30M
Free Cash Flow	$264.9M	$231.4M
YoY Change	14.48%	10.82%

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	ess	Capitalized Internal Costs Related To Development And Redevelopment Projects CapitalizedInternalCostsRelatedToDevelopmentAndRedevelopmentProjects	8800000	USD
	ess	Capitalized Internal Costs Related To Development And Redevelopment Projects CapitalizedInternalCostsRelatedToDevelopmentAndRedevelopmentProjects	9500000	USD
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CY2019Q2	ess	Management And Other Fees From Affiliates ManagementAndOtherFeesFromAffiliates	3500000	USD
CY2018Q2	ess	Management And Other Fees From Affiliates ManagementAndOtherFeesFromAffiliates	3200000	USD
	ess	Management And Other Fees From Affiliates ManagementAndOtherFeesFromAffiliates	6900000	USD
	ess	Management And Other Fees From Affiliates ManagementAndOtherFeesFromAffiliates	6400000	USD
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	ess	Related Party Transaction Revenuesfrom Developmentand Redevelopment Fees RelatedPartyTransactionRevenuesfromDevelopmentandRedevelopmentFees	2400000	USD
	ess	Related Party Transaction Revenuesfrom Developmentand Redevelopment Fees RelatedPartyTransactionRevenuesfromDevelopmentandRedevelopmentFees	1900000	USD
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CY2018Q2	ess	Corporate Property Management Expenses CorporatePropertyManagementExpenses	7782000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable	105179000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	371000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	152000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	2100000	USD
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