$LNW
Light & Wonder, Inc. Stock $lnw

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000075000421000008 Filed on March 01, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018
Revenue	$863.0M	$886.0M	$3.363B
YoY Change	-2.6%	7.65%	9.06%
Cost Of Revenue	$339.0M	$341.0M	$1.255B
YoY Change	-0.59%	8.29%	7.82%
Gross Profit	$524.0M	$545.0M	$2.108B
YoY Change	-3.85%	7.26%	9.81%
Gross Profit Margin	60.72%	61.51%	62.68%
Selling, General & Admin	$84.00M	$181.7M	$697.0M
YoY Change	-53.77%	8.35%	13.7%
% of Gross Profit	16.03%	33.34%	33.06%
Research & Development	$24.00M	$49.80M	$202.0M
YoY Change	-51.81%	8.73%	9.78%
% of Gross Profit	4.58%	9.14%	9.58%
Depreciation & Amortization	$54.00M	$162.6M	$690.0M
YoY Change	-66.79%	-4.13%	1.02%
% of Gross Profit	10.31%	29.83%	32.73%
Operating Expenses	$162.0M	$231.5M	$899.0M
YoY Change	-30.02%	8.43%	12.8%
Operating Profit	$362.0M	$321.2M	$266.0M
YoY Change	12.7%	230.45%	-32.49%
Interest Expense	-$159.0M	-$140.2M	$597.0M
YoY Change	13.41%	-2.37%	-2.13%
% of Operating Profit	-43.92%	-43.65%	224.44%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$13.00M	$16.80M	$17.00M
YoY Change	-22.62%	-1627.27%
Pretax Income	-$304.0M	$214.1M	-$339.0M
YoY Change	-241.99%	-550.74%	49.34%
Income Tax	-$55.00M	$7.300M	$13.00M
% Of Pretax Income		3.41%
Net Earnings	-$43.00M	$207.0M	-$352.0M
YoY Change	-120.77%	-580.28%	45.45%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-4.98%	23.36%	-10.47%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.46	$2.25	-$3.87
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.46	$2.21	-$3.87
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	93.00M shares	92.00M shares	91.00M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	93.00M shares	93.00M shares	91.00M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$313.0M	$168.2M	$168.2M
YoY Change	86.09%	-78.68%	-78.68%
Cash & Equivalents	$313.0M	$168.0M	$168.2M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$252.0M	$233.0M	$271.4M
YoY Change	8.15%	77.73%	69.52%
Inventory	$244.0M	$216.0M	$215.6M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$755.0M	$599.0M	$599.2M
Other Receivables	$106.0M	$113.9M	$113.9M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.615B	$1.369B	$1.368B
YoY Change	17.97%	-27.04%	-27.08%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$500.0M	$547.0M	$547.0M
YoY Change	-8.59%	-3.73%	-3.73%
Goodwill	$2.734B	$3.280B
YoY Change	-16.65%	10.96%
Intangibles	$1.516B	$1.809B
YoY Change	-16.2%	12.74%
Long-Term Investments	$273.0M	$298.0M	$298.4M
YoY Change	-8.39%	17.37%	17.53%
Other Assets	$198.0M	$77.00M	$89.60M
YoY Change	157.14%	33.68%	21.24%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.194B	$6.349B	$6.350B
YoY Change	-2.44%	8.56%	8.56%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.615B	$1.369B	$1.368B
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.194B	$6.349B	$6.350B
Total Assets	$7.809B	$7.718B	$7.718B
YoY Change	1.18%	-0.09%	-0.1%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$226.0M	$225.0M	$225.1M
YoY Change	0.44%	18.17%	18.22%
Accrued Expenses	$495.0M	$477.0M	$361.3M
YoY Change	3.77%	-6.31%	-12.18%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$45.00M	$45.00M	$45.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	11.66%	11.66%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$766.0M	$747.0M	$747.3M
YoY Change	2.54%	0.97%	1.01%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$8.680B	$8.992B	$8.992B
YoY Change	-3.47%	2.93%	2.93%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$292.0M	$334.0M	$334.2M
YoY Change	-12.57%	64.45%	64.55%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$292.0M	$334.0M	$9.326B
YoY Change	-12.57%	64.45%	4.33%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$766.0M	$747.0M	$747.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$292.0M	$334.0M	$9.326B
Total Liabilities	$9.917B	$10.18B	$10.18B
YoY Change	-2.59%	4.4%	4.4%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$2.954B	-$2.824B
YoY Change	4.6%	14.75%
Common Stock	$1.208B	$835.0M
YoY Change	44.67%	3.37%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$175.0M	$175.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	-0.11%
Treasury Stock Shares	17.00M shares	17.00M shares
Shareholders Equity	-$2.108B	-$2.463B	-$2.463B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.809B	$7.718B	$7.718B
YoY Change	1.18%	-0.09%	-0.1%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$43.00M	$207.0M	-$352.0M
YoY Change	-120.77%	-580.28%	45.45%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$54.00M	$162.6M	$690.0M
YoY Change	-66.79%	-4.13%	1.02%
Cash From Operating Activities	$143.0M	-$9.800M	$346.0M
YoY Change	-1559.18%	-108.3%	-31.76%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$78.00M	$97.70M	-$390.8M
YoY Change	-20.16%	22.74%	33.06%
Acquisitions			$297.0M
YoY Change			412.07%
Other Investing Activities	$5.000M	-$81.60M	$0.00
YoY Change	-106.13%	-15.96%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$73.00M	-$179.3M	-$798.0M
YoY Change	-59.29%	1.47%	92.29%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$0.00
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$39.00M
YoY Change			69.57%
Cash From Financing Activities	-118.0M	246.7M	-$156.0M
YoY Change	-147.83%	-62.24%	-126.9%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	143.0M	-9.800M	$346.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-73.00M	-179.3M	-$798.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-118.0M	246.7M	-$156.0M
Net Change In Cash	-48.00M	57.60M	-$614.0M
YoY Change	-183.33%	-90.31%	-190.69%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$143.0M	-$9.800M	$346.0M
Capital Expenditures	$78.00M	$97.70M	-$390.8M
Free Cash Flow	$65.00M	-$107.5M	$736.8M
YoY Change	-160.47%	-379.22%	-7.98%

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