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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000004392019000063 Filed on December 18, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018 Q4
Revenue	$1.232B	$4.595B	$987.7M
YoY Change	24.74%	18.62%	2.02%
Cost Of Revenue	$973.1M	$3.635B	$782.9M
YoY Change	24.29%	17.84%	-0.36%
Gross Profit	$259.0M	$959.9M	$204.8M
YoY Change	26.46%	21.68%	12.28%
Gross Profit Margin	21.02%	20.89%	20.74%
Selling, General & Admin	$130.4M	$507.4M	$91.50M
YoY Change	42.51%	27.74%	-2.14%
% of Gross Profit	50.35%	52.86%	44.68%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$59.30M	$206.1M	$30.40M
YoY Change	95.07%	62.41%	-2.25%
% of Gross Profit	22.9%	21.47%	14.84%
Operating Expenses	$130.4M	$507.4M	$91.50M
YoY Change	42.51%	27.74%	-2.14%
Operating Profit	$128.6M	$399.1M	$113.3M
YoY Change	13.5%	7.72%	27.45%
Interest Expense	-$31.90M	-$112.5M	-$14.90M
YoY Change	114.09%	120.59%	11.19%
% of Operating Profit	-24.81%	-28.19%	-13.15%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.100M	-$2.600M	-$1.100M
YoY Change	90.91%	-85.87%	-21.43%
Pretax Income	$81.70M	$262.0M	$86.40M
YoY Change	-5.44%	-12.61%	100.0%
Income Tax	$12.40M	$70.70M	$27.90M
% Of Pretax Income	15.18%	26.98%	32.29%
Net Earnings	$65.00M	$171.0M	$40.10M
YoY Change	62.09%	-18.34%	20.42%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.28%	3.72%	4.06%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.349M	$3.548M	$830.2K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$77.30M	$77.30M	$94.20M
YoY Change	-17.94%	-17.94%	-33.8%
Cash & Equivalents	$77.30M	$77.30M	$94.20M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$101.2M	$149.3M	$92.10M
YoY Change	9.88%	9.54%	4.42%
Inventory	$358.2M	$358.2M	$289.5M
Prepaid Expenses	$44.00M		$39.80M
Receivables	$664.2M	$664.2M	$456.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.249B	$1.249B	$976.7M
YoY Change	27.88%	27.88%	-1.79%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.690B	$1.690B	$1.192B
YoY Change	41.82%	41.82%	0.29%
Goodwill	$1.518B		$776.0M
YoY Change	95.59%		-1.2%
Intangibles	$776.5M		$80.60M
YoY Change	863.4%		-17.76%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$90.90M	$193.1M	$100.4M
YoY Change	-9.46%	13.86%	6.47%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.900M	$4.178B	$10.70M
YoY Change	-44.86%	88.35%	181.58%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.249B	$1.249B	$976.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.900M	$4.178B	$10.70M
Total Assets	$5.427B	$5.427B	$3.195B
YoY Change	69.86%	69.86%	-1.16%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$435.2M	$435.2M	$403.8M
YoY Change	7.78%	7.78%	1.15%
Accrued Expenses	$142.4M	$142.4M	$114.4M
YoY Change	24.48%	24.48%	2.33%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$9.200M	$9.200M	$7.300M
YoY Change	26.03%	26.03%	-49.66%
Long-Term Debt Due	$83.70M	$83.70M	$18.80M
YoY Change	345.21%	345.21%	25.33%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$825.4M	$825.4M	$670.2M
YoY Change	23.16%	23.16%	-2.57%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.659B	$2.667B	$884.1M
YoY Change	200.76%	198.8%	-5.73%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$128.9M	$408.5M	$77.50M
YoY Change	66.32%	55.68%	-0.77%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.389B	$3.076B	$1.335B
YoY Change	153.87%	166.29%	-8.91%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$825.4M	$825.4M	$670.2M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.389B	$3.076B	$1.335B
Total Liabilities	$4.214B	$4.294B	$2.005B
YoY Change	110.18%	105.73%	-6.88%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.539B		$1.470B
YoY Change	4.71%		8.03%
Common Stock	$162.6M		$150.5M
YoY Change	8.04%		4.37%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$134.8M		$135.4M
YoY Change	-0.44%		-0.15%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.133B	$1.133B	$1.108B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.427B	$5.427B	$3.195B
YoY Change	69.86%	69.86%	-1.16%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$65.00M	$171.0M	$40.10M
YoY Change	62.09%	-18.34%	20.42%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$59.30M	$206.1M	$30.40M
YoY Change	95.07%	62.41%	-2.25%
Cash From Operating Activities	$195.4M	$389.5M	$197.2M
YoY Change	-0.91%	53.95%	-1.35%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$54.30M	$156.8M	-$50.50M
YoY Change	7.52%	11.84%	48.97%
Acquisitions		$1.858B
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$12.90M	-$600.0K	$1.000M
YoY Change	1190.0%	-104.32%	-41.18%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$41.40M	-$1.989B	-$49.50M
YoY Change	-16.36%	1371.38%	53.73%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$2.076B
YoY Change		94.82%
Cash From Financing Activities	-151.9M	$1.584B	-149.3M
YoY Change	1.74%	-1100.32%	25.04%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	195.4M	$389.5M	197.2M
Cash From Investing Activities	-41.40M	-$1.989B	-49.50M
Cash From Financing Activities	-151.9M	$1.584B	-149.3M
Net Change In Cash	2.100M	-$16.90M	-1.600M
YoY Change	-231.25%	-64.86%	-103.31%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$195.4M	$389.5M	$197.2M
Capital Expenditures	-$54.30M	$156.8M	-$50.50M
Free Cash Flow	$249.7M	$232.7M	$247.7M
YoY Change	0.81%	106.29%	5.95%

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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies		USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Issue Period Increase Or Decrease TemporaryEquityIssuePeriodIncreaseOrDecrease	500000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	138300000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Issue Period Increase Or Decrease TemporaryEquityIssuePeriodIncreaseOrDecrease	4900000	USD
CY2019	gef	Noncontrolling Interest Decrease From Redemptions Or Purchase Of Interests And Other NoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromRedemptionsOrPurchaseOfInterestsAndOther	2700000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	7900000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross	1100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	11600000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;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%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The most significant estimates are related to the expected useful lives assigned to properties, plants and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets, estimates of fair value, environmental liabilities, pension and post-retirement benefits, including plan assets, income taxes, net assets held for sale and contingencies. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.</span></div>
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CY2019	us-gaap	Costs Associated With Exit Or Disposal Activities Or Restructurings Policy Ongoing Benefit Arrangements CostsAssociatedWithExitOrDisposalActivitiesOrRestructuringsPolicyOngoingBenefitArrangements	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Restructuring Charges</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company accounts for all exit or disposal activities in accordance with ASC 420, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations.” Under ASC 420, a liability is measured at its fair value and recognized as incurred.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Employee-related costs primarily consist of one-time termination benefits provided to employees who have been involuntarily terminated. A one-time benefit arrangement is an arrangement established by a plan of termination that applies for a specified termination event or for a specified future period. A one-time benefit arrangement exists at the date the plan of termination meets all of the following criteria and has been communicated to employees:</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"> </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:40px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:16px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan of termination.</span></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:40px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:16px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(2)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The plan identifies the number of employees to be terminated, their job classifications or functions and their locations, and the expected completion date.</span></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:40px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:16px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(3)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The plan establishes the terms of the benefit arrangement, including the benefits that employees will receive upon termination (including but not limited to cash payments), in sufficient detail to enable employees to determine the type and amount of benefits they will receive if they are involuntarily terminated.</span></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:40px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:16px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(4)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.</span></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Facility exit and other costs consist of equipment relocation costs and project consulting fees. A liability for other costs associated with an exit or disposal activity shall be recognized and measured at its fair value in the period in which the liability is incurred (generally, when goods or services associated with the activity are received). The liability shall not be recognized before it is incurred, even if the costs are incremental to other operating costs and will be incurred as a direct result of a plan.</span></div>
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CY2019	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	7800000	USD
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