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GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC Stock $gnw

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2012 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312512333541 Filed on August 03, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
Revenue	$2.402B	$2.532B
YoY Change	-5.13%	5.06%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.382B	$1.679B
YoY Change	-17.69%
Gross Profit	$1.020B	$853.0M
YoY Change	19.58%
Gross Profit Margin	42.46%	33.69%
Selling, General & Admin	$439.0M	$581.0M
YoY Change	-24.44%	16.43%
% of Gross Profit	43.04%	68.11%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$148.0M	$162.0M
YoY Change	-8.64%	-9.5%
% of Gross Profit	14.51%	18.99%
Operating Expenses	$439.0M	$581.0M
YoY Change	-24.44%	-73.93%
Operating Profit	$67.00M	-$113.0M
YoY Change	-159.29%
Interest Expense	$131.0M	$134.0M
YoY Change	-2.24%	-222.94%
% of Operating Profit	195.52%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$109.0M	-$105.0M
YoY Change	-203.81%	-245.83%
Income Tax	$27.00M	-$5.000M
% Of Pretax Income	24.77%
Net Earnings	$76.00M	-$147.0M
YoY Change	-151.7%	-712.5%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.16%	-5.81%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.16	-$0.30
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.16	-$0.30
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	491.5M shares	490.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	493.9M shares	490.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$3.854B	$2.831B
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
YoY Change
Goodwill	$1.218B
YoY Change
Intangibles	$519.0M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$72.99B	$68.71B
YoY Change	6.24%	2.22%
Other Assets	$436.0M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$112.5B	$110.3B
YoY Change	2.06%	-0.08%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.838B	$8.581B
YoY Change	-8.66%	3.47%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.867B	$5.637B
YoY Change	4.08%	-10.34%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$13.71B	$14.22B
YoY Change	-3.61%	-2.48%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$13.71B	$14.22B
Total Liabilities	$95.57B	$97.30B
YoY Change	-1.78%	0.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.707B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$1.000M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.700B
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	88.00M shares
Shareholders Equity	$15.82B	$12.96B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$112.5B	$110.3B
YoY Change	2.06%	-0.08%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$76.00M	-$147.0M
YoY Change	-151.7%	-712.5%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$148.0M	$162.0M
YoY Change	-8.64%	-9.5%
Cash From Operating Activities	$472.0M	$506.0M
YoY Change	-6.72%	18.5%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$230.0M	-$502.0M
YoY Change	-54.18%	-211.31%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$230.0M	-$502.0M
YoY Change	-54.18%	-211.31%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-536.0M	-948.0M
YoY Change	-43.46%	-488.52%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	472.0M	506.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-230.0M	-502.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-536.0M	-948.0M
Net Change In Cash	-294.0M	-944.0M
YoY Change	-68.86%	-184.14%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$472.0M	$506.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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