$GNW
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC Stock $gnw

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2015 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312515360386 Filed on October 30, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q3	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
Revenue	$2.100B	$2.229B	$2.190B
YoY Change	-4.11%	-7.59%	-5.48%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.290B		$1.934B
YoY Change	-33.3%		65.44%
Gross Profit	$810.0M		$256.0M
YoY Change	216.41%		-77.7%
Gross Profit Margin	38.57%		11.69%
Selling, General & Admin	$314.0M	$299.0M	$284.0M
YoY Change	10.56%	-3422.22%	-30.22%
% of Gross Profit	38.77%		110.94%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$563.0M	$156.0M	$203.0M
YoY Change	177.34%	21.88%	11.54%
% of Gross Profit	69.51%		79.3%
Operating Expenses	$314.0M	$2.748B	$284.0M
YoY Change	10.56%	111.87%	-30.22%
Operating Profit	$64.00M		-$323.0M
YoY Change	-119.81%		-332.37%
Interest Expense	$105.0M	-$106.0M	$104.0M
YoY Change	0.96%	34.18%	-16.13%
% of Operating Profit	164.06%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$351.0M	-$924.0M	-$980.0M
YoY Change	-64.18%	-458.14%	-490.44%
Income Tax	-$134.0M	-$78.00M	-$187.0M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$284.0M	-$760.0M	-$844.0M
YoY Change	-66.35%	-465.38%	-881.48%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-13.52%	-34.1%	-38.54%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.57	-$1.53	-$1.70
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.57	-$1.53	-$1.70
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	497.4M shares	496.7M shares	496.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	497.4M shares	496.7M shares	496.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q3	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$3.666B	$4.645B	$3.284B
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	$14.00M	$16.00M	$316.0M
YoY Change	-95.57%	-98.15%	-63.55%
Intangibles	$284.0M	$250.0M	$300.0M
YoY Change	-5.33%	-37.34%	-25.74%
Long-Term Investments	$70.86B	$70.64B	$73.11B
YoY Change	-3.08%	2.96%	5.2%
Other Assets	$1.206B	$2.143B
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$108.2B	$111.3B	$110.5B
YoY Change	-2.07%	3.03%	2.2%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.740B	$6.812B	$6.897B
YoY Change	-2.28%	-8.45%	-3.17%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.799B	$4.902B	$3.605B
YoY Change	33.12%	19.68%	-21.75%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.54B	$11.71B	$10.50B
YoY Change	9.87%	1.53%	-10.47%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.54B	$11.71B	$10.50B
Total Liabilities	$92.81B	$94.52B	$93.39B
YoY Change	-0.63%	2.27%	1.2%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$856.0M	$1.179B	$1.939B
YoY Change	-55.85%	-51.34%	-12.46%
Common Stock	$1.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.700B	$2.700B	$2.700B
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	88.00M shares	88.00M shares	88.00M shares
Shareholders Equity	$13.58B	$14.92B	$15.17B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$108.2B	$111.3B	$110.5B
YoY Change	-2.07%	3.03%	2.2%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q3	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$284.0M	-$760.0M	-$844.0M
YoY Change	-66.35%	-465.38%	-881.48%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$563.0M	$156.0M	$203.0M
YoY Change	177.34%	21.88%	11.54%
Cash From Operating Activities	$647.0M	$1.298B	$562.0M
YoY Change	15.12%	324.18%	25.73%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$902.0M	$167.0M	-$1.065B
YoY Change	-15.31%	-157.0%	5.97%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$902.0M	$167.0M	-$1.065B
YoY Change	-15.31%	-157.0%	5.97%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-146.0M	56.00M	-81.00M
YoY Change	80.25%	-91.54%	-117.96%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	647.0M	1.298B	562.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-902.0M	167.0M	-1.065B
Cash From Financing Activities	-146.0M	56.00M	-81.00M
Net Change In Cash	-401.0M	1.521B	-584.0M
YoY Change	-31.34%	125.33%	445.79%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$647.0M	$1.298B	$562.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Text Block1 DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsTextBlock1	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: 10pt 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <b>(7) Deferred Acquisition Costs</b></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: 10pt 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> The following table presents the activity impacting deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) for the dates indicated:</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: 12pt 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Unamortized ending balance</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">4,683</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">5,206</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Accumulated effect of net unrealized investment (gains) losses</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(246</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(336</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Ending balance</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">4,437</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">4,870</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: 10pt 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> On September 30, 2015, Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company (“GLAIC”), our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Protective Life Insurance Company (“Protective Life”). Pursuant to the Master Agreement, GLAIC and Protective Life agreed to enter into a reinsurance agreement (the “Reinsurance Agreement”), under the terms of which Protective Life will coinsure certain term life insurance business of GLAIC, net of third-party reinsurance. The Reinsurance Agreement will be executed at closing which is expected during the first quarter of 2016, subject to approvals from certain regulatory authorities and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. In connection with entering into the Master Agreement, we recorded a DAC impairment of $455 million as a result of loss recognition testing of certain term life insurance policies as part of this life block transaction.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: 10pt 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> As of September 30, 2015, we believe all of our other businesses had sufficient future income and therefore the related DAC was recoverable.</p> </div>
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