$LXRX
LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Stock $lxrx

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000106282221000013 Filed on March 12, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018
Revenue	$200.0K	$8.727M	$63.21M
YoY Change	-97.71%	-48.88%	-31.06%
Cost Of Revenue	$0.00	$800.0K	$2.491M
YoY Change	-100.0%	33.33%	31.17%
Gross Profit	$200.0K	$8.000M	$60.72M
YoY Change	-97.5%	-52.38%	-32.38%
Gross Profit Margin	100.0%	91.67%	96.06%
Selling, General & Admin	$6.400M	$14.60M	$63.80M
YoY Change	-56.16%	-12.05%	-3.48%
% of Gross Profit	3200.0%	182.5%	105.08%
Research & Development	$1.000M	$40.60M	$100.2M
YoY Change	-97.54%	235.54%	-34.15%
% of Gross Profit	500.0%	507.5%	165.1%
Depreciation & Amortization	$300.0K	$1.000M	$3.683M
YoY Change	-70.0%	11.11%	8.36%
% of Gross Profit	150.0%	12.5%	6.07%
Operating Expenses	$7.400M	$55.10M	$166.5M
YoY Change	-86.57%	92.66%	-25.11%
Operating Profit	-$7.200M	-$47.22M	-$103.3M
YoY Change	-84.75%	281.8%	-20.93%
Interest Expense	-$200.0K	-$5.200M	$20.78M
YoY Change	-96.15%	0.0%	197.49%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$900.0K	$1.300M	$3.508M
YoY Change	-30.77%	62.5%	79.53%
Pretax Income	-$5.500M	-$51.10M	-$120.5M
YoY Change	-89.24%	213.5%	-11.14%
Income Tax	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$5.500M	-$51.14M	-$120.5M
YoY Change	-89.24%	204.72%	-1.99%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-2750.0%	-585.97%	-190.71%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$0.48	-$1.14
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$44.93K	-$0.48	-$1.14
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	117.5M shares	106.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		106.3M shares	105.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$152.3M	$271.7M	$160.1M
YoY Change	-43.95%	69.71%	-48.49%
Cash & Equivalents	$126.3M	$36.11M	$80.40M
Short-Term Investments	$26.00M	$235.5M	$79.70M
Other Short-Term Assets	$5.049M	$5.320M	$2.700M
YoY Change	-5.09%	99.4%	-38.64%
Inventory	$0.00	$4.243M	$4.700M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$395.0K	$56.53M	$5.900M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$157.7M	$337.8M	$173.3M
YoY Change	-53.3%	94.87%	-46.18%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$295.0K	$14.05M	$15.90M
YoY Change	-97.9%	-11.46%	-10.17%
Goodwill	$44.54M	$44.54M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles		$19.70M
YoY Change		-60.69%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$1.231M	$1.655M	$300.0K
YoY Change	-25.62%	480.7%	-25.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$46.07M	$79.96M	$110.8M
YoY Change	-42.39%	-27.84%	-3.23%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$157.7M	$337.8M	$173.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$46.07M	$79.96M	$110.8M
Total Assets	$203.8M	$417.7M	$284.1M
YoY Change	-51.21%	47.01%	-34.91%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$5.469M	$12.18M	$17.80M
YoY Change	-55.09%	1.05%	-54.12%
Accrued Expenses	$29.69M	$42.15M	$14.50M
YoY Change	-29.56%	98.4%	17.89%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$11.65M	$11.01M	$1.100M
YoY Change	5.76%	887.62%	-92.2%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$46.81M	$65.34M	$36.80M
YoY Change	-28.37%	77.79%	-65.12%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$234.2M	$243.9M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-3.98%	5.31%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$611.0K	$1.102M	$23.90M
YoY Change	-44.56%	363.03%	-5.16%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$611.0K	$235.3M	$267.8M
YoY Change	-99.74%	-3.63%	4.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$46.81M	$65.34M	$36.80M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$611.0K	$235.3M	$267.8M
Total Liabilities	$47.42M	$300.6M	$310.5M
YoY Change	-84.23%	-3.2%	-15.69%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$1.400B	-$1.341B
YoY Change	4.37%	-8.84%
Common Stock	$142.0K	$106.0K
YoY Change	33.96%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$4.843M	$3.817M
YoY Change	26.88%	32.72%
Treasury Stock Shares	793.0K shares	407.0K shares
Shareholders Equity	$156.4M	$117.1M	-$26.40M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$203.8M	$417.7M	$284.1M
YoY Change	-51.21%	47.01%	-34.91%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$5.500M	-$51.14M	-$120.5M
YoY Change	-89.24%	204.72%	-1.99%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$300.0K	$1.000M	$3.683M
YoY Change	-70.0%	11.11%	8.36%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$34.30M	-$24.40M	-$148.6M
YoY Change	40.57%	-9.96%	-19.84%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$100.0K	$0.00	$95.00K
YoY Change			-58.33%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$44.10M	-$109.4M	$169.7M
YoY Change	-140.31%	-286.05%	234.06%
Cash From Investing Activities	$44.10M	-$109.4M	$169.6M
YoY Change	-140.31%	-286.05%	235.65%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$240.0K
YoY Change			-103.8%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$14.53M
YoY Change			537.41%
Cash From Financing Activities	64.20M	-300.0K	-$2.244M
YoY Change	-21500.0%	200.0%	-101.5%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-34.30M	-24.40M	-$148.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	44.10M	-109.4M	$169.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	64.20M	-300.0K	-$2.244M
Net Change In Cash	74.00M	-134.1M	$18.73M
YoY Change	-155.18%	-524.37%	24.33%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$34.30M	-$24.40M	-$148.6M
Capital Expenditures	-$100.0K	$0.00	$95.00K
Free Cash Flow	-$34.20M	-$24.40M	-$148.7M
YoY Change	40.16%	-9.96%	-19.89%

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Income Statement

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