$NWL
NEWELL BRANDS INC. Stock $nwl

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2017 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312519061714 Filed on March 04, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016
Revenue	$2.489B	$4.136B	$13.26B
YoY Change	-39.81%	164.99%	124.22%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.675B	$2.613B	$8.865B
YoY Change	-35.89%	171.19%	145.5%
Gross Profit	$813.8M	$1.523B	$2.971B
YoY Change	-46.56%	154.97%	28.91%
Gross Profit Margin	32.69%	36.82%	22.4%
Selling, General & Admin	$652.9M	$973.7M	$2.611B
YoY Change	-32.95%	127.71%	65.87%
% of Gross Profit	80.23%	63.95%	87.87%
Research & Development			$147.0M
YoY Change			30.55%
% of Gross Profit			4.95%
Depreciation & Amortization	$159.8M	$130.0M	$437.2M
YoY Change	22.92%	202.33%	154.78%
% of Gross Profit	19.64%	8.54%	14.72%
Operating Expenses	$652.9M	$973.7M	$2.758B
YoY Change	-32.95%	127.71%	63.51%
Operating Profit	$160.9M	$549.0M	$298.1M
YoY Change	-70.69%	223.7%	-50.43%
Interest Expense	-$202.9M	-$107.5M	-$376.0M
YoY Change	88.74%	328.29%	313.19%
% of Operating Profit	-126.1%	-19.58%	-126.13%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$81.20M	-$12.60M	$172.5M
YoY Change	-744.44%	-506.45%	-1626.55%
Pretax Income	$20.00M	$392.5M	$18.80M
YoY Change	-94.9%	-522.95%	-94.43%
Income Tax	-$86.60M	$226.6M	$57.10M
% Of Pretax Income	-433.0%	57.73%	303.72%
Net Earnings	$1.653B	$165.6M	$527.8M
YoY Change	898.13%	1154.55%	50.8%
Net Earnings / Revenue	66.4%	4.0%	3.98%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$1.25
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.385M	$336.5K	$1.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	490.1M shares		421.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			421.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$486.0M	$588.0M	$588.0M
YoY Change	-17.35%	113.82%	113.82%
Cash & Equivalents	$485.7M	$587.5M	$588.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$6.698B	$2.034B	$2.034B
YoY Change	229.3%	726.83%	726.83%
Inventory	$1.662B	$2.116B	$2.116B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.879B	$2.747B	$2.747B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$10.73B	$7.485B	$7.485B
YoY Change	43.31%	200.16%	200.12%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$972.4M	$1.543B	$1.543B
YoY Change	-37.0%	157.58%	157.6%
Goodwill	$7.802B	$6.521B
YoY Change	19.65%	133.62%
Intangibles	$10.20B	$14.11B
YoY Change	-27.72%	1226.67%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$377.8M	$383.6M	$479.0M
YoY Change	-1.51%	40.31%	75.46%
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.41B	$26.35B	$26.35B
YoY Change	-14.96%	452.94%	457.5%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$10.73B	$7.485B	$7.485B
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.41B	$26.35B	$26.35B
Total Assets	$33.14B	$33.84B	$33.84B
YoY Change	-2.07%	366.11%	368.61%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.227B	$1.519B	$1.519B
YoY Change	-19.23%	136.44%	136.6%
Accrued Expenses	$1.110B	$1.827B	$1.827B
YoY Change	-39.24%	99.89%	99.89%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$662.8M	$601.9M	$0.00
YoY Change	10.12%	54.81%	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$662.0M	$602.0M	$602.0M
YoY Change	9.97%	10103.39%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.908B	$4.292B	$4.292B
YoY Change	14.35%	115.83%	115.79%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$9.889B	$11.29B	$11.29B
YoY Change	-12.41%	323.02%	323.04%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.362B	$1.787B	$1.787B
YoY Change	-23.79%	225.69%	225.5%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.25B	$13.08B	$13.08B
YoY Change	-13.97%	306.42%	306.4%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.908B	$4.292B	$4.292B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.25B	$13.08B	$13.08B
Total Liabilities	$18.95B	$22.45B	$22.49B
YoY Change	-15.58%	331.25%	316.62%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.611B	$2.290B
YoY Change	101.37%	9.52%
Common Stock	$10.87B	$10.65B
YoY Change	2.08%	877.96%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$573.5M	$545.3M
YoY Change	5.17%	4.24%
Treasury Stock Shares	22.90M shares	22.30M shares
Shareholders Equity	$14.14B	$11.35B	$11.35B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$33.14B	$33.84B	$33.84B
YoY Change	-2.07%	366.11%	368.61%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.653B	$165.6M	$527.8M
YoY Change	898.13%	1154.55%	50.8%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$159.8M	$130.0M	$437.2M
YoY Change	22.92%	202.33%	154.78%
Cash From Operating Activities	$990.0M	$991.7M	$1.840B
YoY Change	-0.17%	257.11%	210.41%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$113.3M	-$153.9M	-$441.4M
YoY Change	-26.38%	171.43%	108.8%
Acquisitions			$8.635B
YoY Change			1405.18%
Other Investing Activities	$8.400M	$3.000M	-$24.60M
YoY Change	180.0%	-100.66%	37.43%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$104.9M	-$150.9M	-$8.825B
YoY Change	-30.48%	-70.42%	1257.87%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$1.100B
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.190B	-902.9M	7.329B
YoY Change	31.79%	-473.25%	4947.18%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	990.0M	991.7M	1.840B
Cash From Investing Activities	-104.9M	-150.9M	-8.825B
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.190B	-902.9M	7.329B
Net Change In Cash	-304.8M	-62.10M	344.1M
YoY Change	390.82%	-760.64%	290.14%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$990.0M	$991.7M	$1.840B
Capital Expenditures	-$113.3M	-$153.9M	-$441.4M
Free Cash Flow	$1.103B	$1.146B	$2.282B
YoY Change	-3.69%	242.58%	183.7%

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