$NNI
NELNET INC Stock $nni

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2021 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000125860221000058 Filed on August 05, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
Revenue	$133.6M	$151.9M
YoY Change	-12.05%	-38.46%
Cost Of Revenue	$21.68M	$21.12M
YoY Change	2.64%	0.7%
Gross Profit	$111.9M	$130.8M
YoY Change	-14.42%	-42.09%
Gross Profit Margin	83.77%	86.1%
Selling, General & Admin	$234.8M	$119.2M
YoY Change	96.95%	4.01%
% of Gross Profit	209.78%	91.16%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$12.00M	$22.00M
YoY Change	-45.45%	35.8%
% of Gross Profit	10.72%	16.82%
Operating Expenses	$171.8M	$185.7M
YoY Change	-7.49%	2.53%
Operating Profit	-$59.88M	-$54.93M
YoY Change	9.02%	-222.88%
Interest Expense	$49.99M	$85.25M
YoY Change	-41.36%	-54.4%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$32.59M	$37.05M
YoY Change	-12.05%	-18.42%
Pretax Income	$109.3M	$107.9M
YoY Change	1.28%	249.25%
Income Tax	$26.24M	$21.26M
% Of Pretax Income	24.02%	19.71%
Net Earnings	$83.87M	$86.48M
YoY Change	-3.02%	251.28%
Net Earnings / Revenue	62.78%	56.94%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.16	$2.21
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.16	$2.21
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	38.74M shares	39.20M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	38.74M shares	39.20M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$962.9M	$239.7M
YoY Change	301.66%	54.29%
Cash & Equivalents	$213.0M	$67.54M
Short-Term Investments	$750.0M	$172.2M
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$85.88M	$74.00M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$298.9M	$142.0M
YoY Change	110.47%	-83.73%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$128.5M	$350.0M
YoY Change	-63.28%	3.74%
Goodwill	$142.1M	$156.9M
YoY Change	-9.44%	0.0%
Intangibles	$58.46M	$66.73M
YoY Change	-12.39%	-31.54%
Long-Term Investments	$1.268B	$450.0M
YoY Change	181.77%	102.7%
Other Assets	$864.4M	$854.0M
YoY Change	1.22%	-11.96%
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.73B	$22.47B
YoY Change	1.16%	-3.76%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$298.9M	$142.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.73B	$22.47B
Total Assets	$23.03B	$22.61B
YoY Change	1.85%	-6.64%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$303.2M	$269.0M
YoY Change	12.7%	-3.58%
Accrued Expenses	$4.922M	$33.00M
YoY Change	-85.08%	-62.92%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$202.8M	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$510.9M	$302.0M
YoY Change	69.18%	-17.93%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$19.38B	$19.73B
YoY Change	-1.74%	-7.36%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$307.5M	$243.0M
YoY Change	26.53%	5.19%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$19.69B	$19.97B
YoY Change	-1.4%	-7.23%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$510.9M	$302.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$19.69B	$19.97B
Total Liabilities	$20.20B	$20.27B
YoY Change	-0.35%	-7.41%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.812B	$2.331B
YoY Change	20.63%	0.61%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.834B	$2.337B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$23.03B	$22.61B
YoY Change	1.85%	-6.64%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$83.87M	$86.48M
YoY Change	-3.02%	251.28%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$12.00M	$22.00M
YoY Change	-45.45%	35.8%
Cash From Operating Activities	$137.2M	$38.90M
YoY Change	252.61%	-68.09%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$10.88M	-$21.40M
YoY Change	-49.14%	13.23%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$700.9M	$633.1M
YoY Change	-210.72%	29.71%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$711.8M	$611.6M
YoY Change	-216.39%	30.35%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	704.7M	-829.5M
YoY Change	-184.96%	40.93%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	137.2M	38.90M
Cash From Investing Activities	-711.8M	611.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	704.7M	-829.5M
Net Change In Cash	130.1M	-179.0M
YoY Change	-172.67%	-7260.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$137.2M	$38.90M
Capital Expenditures	-$10.88M	-$21.40M
Free Cash Flow	$148.0M	$60.30M
YoY Change	145.52%	-57.17%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	4839000	USD
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	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Sale Of Parent Equity Interest NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest	52000	USD
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	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Sale Of Parent Equity Interest NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest	6888000	USD
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	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	6829000	USD
	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	16912000	USD
	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	16912000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	3915000	USD
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	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	2408000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	2408000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	46845000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-14525000	USD
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