$LVS
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP Stock $lvs

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2020 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000130051421000033 Filed on February 05, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
Revenue	$2.940B	$3.509B	$3.250B
YoY Change	-75.76%	0.98%	-3.62%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.608B	$1.717B	$1.602B
YoY Change	-61.83%	-4.19%	-6.97%
Gross Profit	$1.004B	$1.792B	$1.648B
YoY Change	-85.46%	6.48%	-0.12%
Gross Profit Margin	34.15%	51.07%	50.71%
Selling, General & Admin	$798.0M	$470.0M	$364.0M
YoY Change	-28.62%	-0.42%	-0.55%
% of Gross Profit	79.48%	26.23%	22.09%
Research & Development	$18.00M	$11.00M	$4.000M
YoY Change	-25.0%	266.67%	0.0%
% of Gross Profit	1.79%	0.61%	0.24%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.215B	$305.0M	$298.0M
YoY Change	-0.08%	2.35%	2.05%
% of Gross Profit	121.02%	17.02%	18.08%
Operating Expenses	$816.0M	$786.0M	$368.0M
YoY Change	-28.55%	1.68%	-0.54%
Operating Profit	-$1.393B	$934.0M	$899.0M
YoY Change	-141.4%	6.86%	-2.49%
Interest Expense	$523.0M	-$117.0M	$137.0M
YoY Change	16.48%	1.74%	8.73%
% of Operating Profit		-12.53%	15.24%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$19.00M	$31.00M	-$7.000M
YoY Change	-66.07%	-487.5%	-143.75%
Pretax Income	-$1.876B	$848.0M	$751.0M
YoY Change	-152.11%	14.29%	-3.96%
Income Tax	$24.00M	$65.00M	$82.00M
% Of Pretax Income		7.67%	10.92%
Net Earnings	-$1.685B	$629.0M	$533.0M
YoY Change	-162.45%	-470.0%	-6.65%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-57.31%	17.93%	16.4%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$2.21	$0.82	$0.69
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$2.21	$0.82	$0.69
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	764.0M shares	768.0M shares	769.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	764.0M shares		769.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.082B	$4.226B	$3.817B
YoY Change	-50.73%	-9.08%	-20.01%
Cash & Equivalents	$2.082B	$4.226B	$3.817B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.351B	$198.0M	$201.0M
YoY Change	1592.42%	26.11%	34.0%
Inventory	$22.00M	$37.00M	$33.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$252.0M	$844.0M	$757.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.707B	$5.305B	$4.808B
YoY Change	7.58%	-4.69%	-14.36%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$14.54B	$14.84B	$14.59B
YoY Change	-16.01%	-2.05%	-3.92%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles		$42.00M	$45.00M
YoY Change		-41.67%	-40.79%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$539.0M	$454.0M	$457.0M
YoY Change	-1.28%	140.21%	238.52%
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.10B	$17.89B	$17.62B
YoY Change	-15.61%	5.38%	-0.6%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.707B	$5.305B	$4.808B
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.10B	$17.89B	$17.62B
Total Assets	$20.81B	$23.20B	$22.43B
YoY Change	-10.31%	2.89%	-3.91%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$89.00M	$149.0M	$170.0M
YoY Change	-40.27%	-16.29%	11.11%
Accrued Expenses	$1.474B	$2.396B	$2.224B
YoY Change	3.44%	76.7%	1.23%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$75.00M	$70.00M	$66.00M
YoY Change	7.14%	-36.94%	-40.54%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.816B	$3.224B	$3.004B
YoY Change	-12.66%	2.12%	3.37%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$13.93B	$12.42B	$11.88B
YoY Change	12.13%	4.62%	0.07%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$336.0M	$513.0M	$496.0M
YoY Change	-61.07%	186.59%	183.43%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$14.27B	$513.0M	$496.0M
YoY Change	7.38%	186.59%	183.43%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.816B	$3.224B	$3.004B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$14.27B	$513.0M	$496.0M
Total Liabilities	$17.83B	$16.69B	$15.91B
YoY Change	-0.99%	5.63%	2.39%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$3.101B	$3.059B
YoY Change		11.95%	-13.12%
Common Stock		$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change		0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$4.481B	$4.181B
YoY Change		20.23%	26.81%
Treasury Stock Shares		69.00M shares	65.00M shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.973B	$5.187B	$5.359B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$20.81B	$23.20B	$22.43B
YoY Change	-10.31%	2.89%	-3.91%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.685B	$629.0M	$533.0M
YoY Change	-162.45%	-470.0%	-6.65%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.215B	$305.0M	$298.0M
YoY Change	-0.08%	2.35%	2.05%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.312B	$1.242B	$900.0M
YoY Change	-143.19%	-4.53%	0.45%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$1.227B	-$460.0M	-$303.0M
YoY Change	20.53%	41.1%	46.38%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$1.000M	$5.000M	$0.00
YoY Change	-99.91%	-16.67%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.329B	-$455.0M	-$303.0M
YoY Change	1190.29%	42.19%	48.53%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$911.0M
YoY Change	-69.63%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$560.0M	-400.0M	-781.0M
YoY Change	-116.63%	-62.86%	181.95%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.312B	1.242B	900.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.329B	-455.0M	-303.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	$560.0M	-400.0M	-781.0M
Net Change In Cash	-$2.105B	387.0M	-184.0M
YoY Change	402.39%	-503.13%	-144.34%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.312B	$1.242B	$900.0M
Capital Expenditures	$1.227B	-$460.0M	-$303.0M
Free Cash Flow	-$2.539B	$1.702B	$1.203B
YoY Change	-225.69%	4.61%	9.07%

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