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Liberty Global Ltd. Stock $lbtya

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000157058520000023 Filed on February 13, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019
Revenue	$11.54B	$2.841B	$11.54B
YoY Change	291.36%	-3.03%	-3.48%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.255B	$801.8M	$3.131B
YoY Change	8.59%	1.79%	-3.55%
Gross Profit	$1.728B	$2.039B	$8.411B
YoY Change	1.34%	-4.8%	-3.46%
Gross Profit Margin	14.97%	71.78%	72.87%
Selling, General & Admin	$531.3M	$501.7M	$2.044B
YoY Change	5.42%	6.0%	-0.24%
% of Gross Profit	30.75%	24.6%	24.3%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$897.9M	$892.9M	$3.652B
YoY Change	-0.83%	-4.53%	-5.34%
% of Gross Profit	51.97%	43.79%	43.42%
Operating Expenses	$1.429B	$501.7M	$2.044B
YoY Change	1.4%	6.0%	-0.24%
Operating Profit	$282.5M	$208.8M	$659.9M
YoY Change	11.93%	1.8%	-21.36%
Interest Expense	-$1.283B	$340.1M	$1.384B
YoY Change	-1230.13%	-6.31%	-6.39%
% of Operating Profit	-454.05%	162.88%	209.76%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$39.10M	$307.6M	-$1.902B
YoY Change	249.11%	-195.14%	180.79%
Pretax Income	-$1.081B	$516.4M	-$1.242B
YoY Change	-403.26%	-537.26%	-867.55%
Income Tax	$253.0M	-$70.80M	$234.0M
% Of Pretax Income		-13.71%
Net Earnings	-$1.387B	$12.85B	$11.52B
YoY Change	-5623.9%	1218.95%	1488.5%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-12.01%	452.25%	99.83%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$2.19	$17.99	$16.32
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$2.19	$17.91	$16.32
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		714.2M shares	705.8M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		717.3M shares	705.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$8.142B	$7.382B	$8.142B
YoY Change	449.79%	677.87%	449.76%
Cash & Equivalents	$8.142B	$7.382B	$8.142B
Short-Term Investments	$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.026B	$575.1M	$1.026B
YoY Change	80.62%	52.67%	-22.15%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses		$195.7M
Receivables	$1.405B	$1.221B	$1.405B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$10.57B	$9.793B	$10.57B
YoY Change	155.31%	173.91%	155.32%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$13.84B	$13.05B	$14.36B
YoY Change	-0.26%	-7.12%	3.44%
Goodwill	$13.56B	$13.28B
YoY Change	-1.15%	-4.85%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$3.493B	$3.608B	$4.782B
YoY Change	-11.51%	-10.83%	-6.64%
Other Assets	$2.766B	$4.726B	$4.711B
YoY Change	-23.86%	33.9%	-69.14%
Total Long-Term Assets	$38.47B	$38.39B	$38.47B
YoY Change	-21.5%	-23.45%	-21.5%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$10.57B	$9.793B	$10.57B
Total Long-Term Assets	$38.47B	$38.39B	$38.47B
Total Assets	$49.05B	$48.18B	$49.05B
YoY Change	-7.73%	-10.32%	-7.73%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$963.9M	$818.2M	$964.0M
YoY Change	10.25%	0.88%	10.3%
Accrued Expenses	$2.585B	$2.440B	$2.585B
YoY Change	3.07%	-8.13%	3.07%
Deferred Revenue	$834.9M	$711.6M
YoY Change	-1.44%	-6.96%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.796B	$3.315B	$3.877B
YoY Change	7.31%	-2.91%	7.25%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$8.652B	$7.748B	$8.652B
YoY Change	-16.05%	-22.78%	-16.05%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$23.77B	$23.58B	$24.31B
YoY Change	-7.32%	-8.1%	-7.2%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.891B	$2.973B	$2.891B
YoY Change	18.63%	17.13%	-76.89%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$26.66B	$26.55B	$27.20B
YoY Change	-5.07%	-5.83%	-29.72%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$8.652B	$7.748B	$8.652B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$26.66B	$26.55B	$27.20B
Total Liabilities	$35.85B	$34.82B	$35.44B
YoY Change	-26.85%	-28.81%	-26.89%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.350B	$7.737B
YoY Change	-222.78%	-248.86%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$100.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$13.61B	$13.79B	$13.61B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$49.05B	$48.18B	$49.05B
YoY Change	-7.73%	-10.32%	-7.73%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.387B	$12.85B	$11.52B
YoY Change	-5623.9%	1218.95%	1488.5%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$897.9M	$892.9M	$3.652B
YoY Change	-0.83%	-4.53%	-5.34%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.494B	$633.8M	$4.585B
YoY Change	-15.25%	-32.24%	-23.1%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$343.0M	-$267.2M	-$1.243B
YoY Change	10.61%	-22.57%	-14.45%
Acquisitions			$23.10M
YoY Change			-72.0%
Other Investing Activities	$74.70M	$10.70B	-$154.6M
YoY Change	-832.35%	454.59%	17.66%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$268.3M	$10.44B	$9.275B
YoY Change	-16.23%	558.48%	10523.83%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$3.219B
YoY Change			60.18%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$6.292B
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-487.5M	-4.925B	-$7.177B
YoY Change	-45.43%	104.01%	15.94%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.494B	633.8M	$4.585B
Cash From Investing Activities	-268.3M	10.44B	$9.275B
Cash From Financing Activities	-487.5M	-4.925B	-$7.177B
Net Change In Cash	$6.683B	6.145B	$6.683B
YoY Change	1117.23%	5696.98%	-3722.01%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.494B	$633.8M	$4.585B
Capital Expenditures	-$343.0M	-$267.2M	-$1.243B
Free Cash Flow	$1.837B	$901.0M	$5.829B
YoY Change	-11.38%	-29.63%	-21.41%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	871300000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	1978100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	2265300000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	5963100000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	82500000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	0	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-148500000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-514200000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-1341800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	9274600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	87300000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-254300000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	96800000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-175400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-7176600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-6189800000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	400000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	-1200000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	1100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	-800000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations	6333200000	USD
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