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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000157058521000025 Filed on February 16, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
Revenue	$3.312B	$11.54B	$2.949B
YoY Change	-71.31%	291.36%	-1.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.531B	$1.255B	$1.155B
YoY Change	22.02%	8.59%	-2.15%
Gross Profit	$1.896B	$1.728B	$1.705B
YoY Change	9.75%	1.34%	-0.99%
Gross Profit Margin	57.25%	14.97%	57.81%
Selling, General & Admin	$653.0M	$531.3M	$504.0M
YoY Change	22.91%	5.42%	-1.25%
% of Gross Profit	34.44%	30.75%	29.56%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$543.6M	$897.9M	$905.4M
YoY Change	-39.46%	-0.83%	-13.54%
% of Gross Profit	28.67%	51.97%	53.11%
Operating Expenses	$1.197B	$1.429B	$1.409B
YoY Change	-16.27%	1.4%	-9.51%
Operating Profit	$624.8M	$282.5M	$252.4M
YoY Change	121.17%	11.93%	64.86%
Interest Expense	-$1.669B	-$1.283B	$113.5M
YoY Change	30.12%	-1230.13%	-116.86%
% of Operating Profit	-267.14%	-454.05%	44.97%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$8.900M	$39.10M	$11.20M
YoY Change	-77.24%	249.11%	148.89%
Pretax Income	-$1.025B	-$1.081B	$356.3M
YoY Change	-5.16%	-403.26%	-156.15%
Income Tax	-$275.9M	$253.0M	$678.8M
% Of Pretax Income			190.51%
Net Earnings	-$1.031B	-$1.387B	$25.10M
YoY Change	-25.68%	-5623.9%	-102.53%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-31.12%	-12.01%	0.85%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$1.77	-$2.19	$0.03
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.77	-$2.19	$0.03
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.927B	$8.142B	$1.481B
YoY Change	-64.05%	449.79%	-11.42%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.327B	$8.142B	$1.481B
Short-Term Investments	$1.600B	$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$816.5M	$1.026B	$568.1M
YoY Change	-20.43%	80.62%	61.76%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses			$171.4M
Receivables	$1.078B	$1.405B	$1.342B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.802B	$10.57B	$4.141B
YoY Change	-45.12%	155.31%	-4.39%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$8.054B	$13.84B	$13.88B
YoY Change	-41.82%	-0.26%	-1.91%
Goodwill	$9.966B	$13.56B	$13.72B
YoY Change	-26.5%	-1.15%	-4.45%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$3.489B	$3.493B	$3.947B
YoY Change	-0.12%	-11.51%	-8.73%
Other Assets	$3.181B	$2.766B	$3.633B
YoY Change	15.0%	-23.86%	-2.35%
Total Long-Term Assets	$53.29B	$38.47B	$49.01B
YoY Change	38.51%	-21.5%	-7.98%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.802B	$10.57B	$4.141B
Total Long-Term Assets	$53.29B	$38.47B	$49.01B
Total Assets	$59.09B	$49.05B	$53.15B
YoY Change	20.48%	-7.73%	-7.71%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$579.1M	$963.9M	$874.3M
YoY Change	-39.92%	10.25%	-5.58%
Accrued Expenses	$1.781B	$2.585B	$2.508B
YoY Change	-31.1%	3.07%	-2.68%
Deferred Revenue	$426.9M	$834.9M	$847.1M
YoY Change	-48.87%	-1.44%	-9.56%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.054B	$3.796B	$3.537B
YoY Change	-72.23%	7.31%	-12.13%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.511B	$8.652B	$10.31B
YoY Change	-47.86%	-16.05%	3.41%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$13.39B	$23.77B	$25.65B
YoY Change	-43.68%	-7.32%	-30.25%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.969B	$2.891B	$2.437B
YoY Change	2.72%	18.63%	8.47%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$16.36B	$26.66B	$28.08B
YoY Change	-38.65%	-5.07%	-28.02%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.511B	$8.652B	$10.31B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$16.36B	$26.66B	$28.08B
Total Liabilities	$45.79B	$35.85B	$49.01B
YoY Change	27.75%	-26.85%	-4.29%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.692B	$6.350B	-$5.172B
YoY Change	-26.11%	-222.78%	-16.81%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$100.0K	$100.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$13.66B	$13.61B	$4.681B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$59.09B	$49.05B	$53.15B
YoY Change	20.48%	-7.73%	-7.71%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.031B	-$1.387B	$25.10M
YoY Change	-25.68%	-5623.9%	-102.53%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$543.6M	$897.9M	$905.4M
YoY Change	-39.46%	-0.83%	-13.54%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.494B	$1.494B	$1.763B
YoY Change	-0.03%	-15.25%	5.22%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$389.7M	-$343.0M	-$310.1M
YoY Change	13.62%	10.61%	-22.34%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$4.312B	$74.70M	-$10.20M
YoY Change	-5872.16%	-832.35%	-95.2%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$4.702B	-$268.3M	-$320.3M
YoY Change	1652.33%	-16.23%	-47.65%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	735.4M	-487.5M	-893.4M
YoY Change	-250.85%	-45.43%	-8.66%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.494B	1.494B	1.763B
Cash From Investing Activities	-4.702B	-268.3M	-320.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	735.4M	-487.5M	-893.4M
Net Change In Cash	-2.473B	$6.683B	549.0M
YoY Change	-137.0%	1117.23%	543.61%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.494B	$1.494B	$1.763B
Capital Expenditures	-$389.7M	-$343.0M	-$310.1M
Free Cash Flow	$1.883B	$1.837B	$2.073B
YoY Change	2.52%	-11.38%	-0.09%

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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	1498300000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	6682600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-184500000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	4717300000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	8180900000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	1498300000	USD
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CY2018	lbtya	Interest Paid Continuing Operations InterestPaidContinuingOperations	1405700000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Paid Discontinued Operations InterestPaidDiscontinuedOperations	436400000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	1784200000	USD
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CY2020	lbtya	Income Taxes Paid Continuing Operations IncomeTaxesPaidContinuingOperations	247700000	USD
CY2019	lbtya	Income Taxes Paid Continuing Operations IncomeTaxesPaidContinuingOperations	358200000	USD
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CY2019	lbtya	Income Taxes Paid Discontinued Operations IncomeTaxesPaidDiscontinuedOperations	135900000	USD
CY2018	lbtya	Income Taxes Paid Discontinued Operations IncomeTaxesPaidDiscontinuedOperations	55100000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	494100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	364100000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Cash And Cash Equivalents DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents	0	USD
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CY2019Q4	lbtya	Restricted Cashand Restricted Cash Equivalents Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operations RestrictedCashandRestrictedCashEquivalentsDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	0	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	1498300000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	55500000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Amortization CapitalizedContractCostAmortization	101100000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	3492800000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Noncurrent AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNoncurrent	365700000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Noncurrent AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNoncurrent	0	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	1962700000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	3200000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	1965900000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	1965900000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	884800000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Current DerivativeAssetsCurrent	331100000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Noncurrent DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent	1496400000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	1827500000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	1616800000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities Noncurrent DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1192300000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	1582700000	USD
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