$GNW
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC Stock $gnw

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2016 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312516763000 Filed on November 08, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
Revenue	$2.150B	$2.100B
YoY Change	2.38%	-4.11%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.662B	$1.290B
YoY Change	28.84%	-33.3%
Gross Profit	$488.0M	$810.0M
YoY Change	-39.75%	216.41%
Gross Profit Margin	22.7%	38.57%
Selling, General & Admin	$269.0M	$314.0M
YoY Change	-14.33%	10.56%
% of Gross Profit	55.12%	38.77%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$94.00M	$563.0M
YoY Change	-83.3%	177.34%
% of Gross Profit	19.26%	69.51%
Operating Expenses	$269.0M	$314.0M
YoY Change	-14.33%	10.56%
Operating Profit	-$405.0M	$64.00M
YoY Change	-732.81%	-119.81%
Interest Expense	$77.00M	$105.0M
YoY Change	-26.67%	0.96%
% of Operating Profit		164.06%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$125.0M	-$351.0M
YoY Change	-64.39%	-64.18%
Income Tax	$222.0M	-$134.0M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$380.0M	-$284.0M
YoY Change	33.8%	-66.35%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-17.67%	-13.52%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.76	-$0.57
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.76	-$0.57
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	498.3M shares	497.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	498.3M shares	497.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$3.078B	$3.666B
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
YoY Change		-95.57%
Intangibles		$284.0M
YoY Change		-5.33%
Long-Term Investments	$74.13B	$70.86B
YoY Change	4.61%	-3.08%
Other Assets	$0.00	$1.206B
YoY Change	-100.0%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$108.9B	$108.2B
YoY Change	0.58%	-2.07%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
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
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.582B	$6.740B
YoY Change	-32.02%	-2.28%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.096B	$4.799B
YoY Change	-14.65%	33.12%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.678B	$11.54B
YoY Change	-24.79%	9.87%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.678B	$11.54B
Total Liabilities	$92.10B	$92.81B
YoY Change	-0.76%	-0.63%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$409.0M	$856.0M
YoY Change	-52.22%	-55.85%
Common Stock	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.700B	$2.700B
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	88.00M shares	88.00M shares
Shareholders Equity	$14.87B	$13.58B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$108.9B	$108.2B
YoY Change	0.58%	-2.07%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$380.0M	-$284.0M
YoY Change	33.8%	-66.35%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$94.00M	$563.0M
YoY Change	-83.3%	177.34%
Cash From Operating Activities	$732.0M	$647.0M
YoY Change	13.14%	15.12%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$766.0M	-$902.0M
YoY Change	-15.08%	-15.31%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$766.0M	-$902.0M
YoY Change	-15.08%	-15.31%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-351.0M	-146.0M
YoY Change	140.41%	80.25%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	732.0M	647.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-766.0M	-902.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-351.0M	-146.0M
Net Change In Cash	-385.0M	-401.0M
YoY Change	-3.99%	-31.34%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$732.0M	$647.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; 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> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: 10pt 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> We regularly review DAC to determine if it is recoverable from future income. In the second quarter of 2016, we performed our loss recognition testing and determined that we had a premium deficiency in our fixed immediate annuity products. The results of the test were primarily driven by the low interest rate environment in the second quarter of 2016. As a result, as of June 30, 2016, we wrote off the entire DAC balance for our fixed immediate annuity products of $14 million through amortization and increased our future policy benefit reserves by $18 million. In the third quarter of 2016, driven by aging of the in-force and the low interest rate environment, we determined that an additional premium deficiency existed in our fixed immediate annuity products that resulted in a further increase to our future policy benefit reserves of $6 million. As of September 30, 2016, we believe all of our other businesses had sufficient future income and therefore the related DAC was recoverable.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; 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”) for a life block transaction 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 would coinsure certain term life insurance business of GLAIC, net of third-party reinsurance. The Reinsurance Agreement was entered into in January 2016. 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> </div>
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