$SCI
SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL Stock $sci

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000008908919000039 Filed on November 01, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$850.8M	$769.2M	$778.8M
YoY Change	3.65%	-1.23%	6.49%
Cost Of Revenue	$632.9M	$609.5M	$612.6M
YoY Change	3.66%	-0.51%	5.34%
Gross Profit	$217.9M	$159.7M	$166.2M
YoY Change	3.62%	-3.87%	10.95%
Gross Profit Margin	25.61%	20.76%	21.34%
Selling, General & Admin	$25.60M	$29.40M	$41.10M
YoY Change	-33.51%	-28.47%	49.45%
% of Gross Profit	11.75%	18.41%	24.73%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$66.20M	$59.20M	$63.70M
YoY Change	4.58%	-7.06%	4.6%
% of Gross Profit	30.39%	37.06%	38.33%
Operating Expenses	$25.60M	$29.40M	$41.10M
YoY Change	-33.51%	-28.47%	49.45%
Operating Profit	$240.9M	$128.6M	$132.3M
YoY Change	39.51%	-2.81%	20.99%
Interest Expense	-$44.50M	$46.68M	$46.42M
YoY Change	-5.32%	0.56%	8.57%
% of Operating Profit	-18.47%	36.3%	35.09%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$1.300M	$20.00K	$152.0K
YoY Change	-533.33%	-86.84%	-900.0%
Pretax Income	$195.2M	$72.87M	$86.04M
YoY Change	54.88%	-15.3%	29.23%
Income Tax	$48.00M	$1.997M	-$17.04M
% Of Pretax Income	24.59%	2.74%	-19.81%
Net Earnings	$147.2M	$70.79M	$68.94M
YoY Change	-23.77%	2.69%	22.74%
Net Earnings / Revenue	17.3%	9.2%	8.85%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.81	$0.39	$0.38
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.79	$0.38	$0.37
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	182.8M shares	182.6M shares	180.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		185.8M shares	185.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$186.0M	$195.0M	$158.0M
YoY Change	-6.53%	23.42%	-41.04%
Cash & Equivalents	$186.3M	$194.7M	$158.3M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$80.49M	$24.92M	$32.11M
YoY Change	139.5%	-22.38%	-0.72%
Inventory	$25.12M	$26.65M	$26.06M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$82.00M	$74.00M	$84.00M
Other Receivables	$19.30M	$32.00M	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$373.6M	$352.2M	$300.5M
YoY Change	12.78%	17.2%	-25.78%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.065B	$2.040B	$1.960B
YoY Change	4.45%	4.05%	5.43%
Goodwill	$1.864B	$1.845B	$1.854B
YoY Change	0.02%	-0.5%	2.56%
Intangibles	$431.2M
YoY Change	-0.61%
Long-Term Investments	$6.471B	$6.184B	$6.165B
YoY Change	12.56%	0.31%	-0.05%
Other Assets	$1.030B	$1.025B	$954.5M
YoY Change	10.25%	7.39%	61.1%
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.30B	$12.96B	$12.77B
YoY Change	7.62%	1.52%	4.5%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$373.6M	$352.2M	$300.5M
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.30B	$12.96B	$12.77B
Total Assets	$13.68B	$13.32B	$13.07B
YoY Change	7.75%	1.88%	3.52%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$470.0M	$485.0M	$482.0M
YoY Change	-2.08%	0.62%	-2.43%
Accrued Expenses	$9.000M	$9.000M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$69.82M	$69.53M	$68.81M
YoY Change	-0.11%	1.05%	-9.84%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$556.7M	$563.4M	$554.9M
YoY Change	0.2%	1.54%	-4.28%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.514B	$3.467B	$3.542B
YoY Change	-0.53%	-2.13%	7.58%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$378.1M	$374.4M	$402.6M
YoY Change	27.17%	-7.0%	7.21%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.892B	$3.841B	$3.945B
YoY Change	1.62%	-2.63%	7.54%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$556.7M	$563.4M	$554.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.892B	$3.841B	$3.945B
Total Liabilities	$4.448B	$4.405B	$4.500B
YoY Change	1.44%	-2.12%	5.93%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$601.9M	$553.6M	$313.7M
YoY Change	26.9%	76.47%	846.65%
Common Stock	$1.010B	$1.016B	$962.0M
YoY Change	3.87%	5.56%	-0.94%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.823B	$1.775B	$1.489B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$13.68B	$13.32B	$13.07B
YoY Change	7.75%	1.88%	3.52%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$147.2M	$70.79M	$68.94M
YoY Change	-23.77%	2.69%	22.74%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$66.20M	$59.20M	$63.70M
YoY Change	4.58%	-7.06%	4.6%
Cash From Operating Activities	$156.6M	$209.3M	$136.9M
YoY Change	-4.22%	52.89%	-18.02%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$62.80M	-$64.50M	-$63.10M
YoY Change	-9.77%	2.22%	11.88%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$23.90M	-$32.50M	-$11.00M
YoY Change	1305.88%	195.45%	-56.35%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$38.80M	-$97.00M	-$74.00M
YoY Change	-42.77%	31.08%	-9.2%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-77.10M	-162.2M	-69.00M
YoY Change	53.89%	135.07%	35.56%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	156.6M	209.3M	136.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	-38.80M	-97.00M	-74.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-77.10M	-162.2M	-69.00M
Net Change In Cash	40.70M	-49.90M	-6.100M
YoY Change	-10.75%	718.03%	-117.63%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$156.6M	$209.3M	$136.9M
Capital Expenditures	-$62.80M	-$64.50M	-$63.10M
Free Cash Flow	$219.4M	$273.8M	$200.0M
YoY Change	-5.88%	36.9%	-10.47%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Operating Lease Lease Income OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome	2000000.0	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	222444000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	254162000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	45000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	222444000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	254207000	USD
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	182218000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	182859000	shares
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.39
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.20
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.36
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross	82200000	USD
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	sci	Changeinestimatedvalueofpreneedreceivablesnetandtrustinvestments Changeinestimatedvalueofpreneedreceivablesnetandtrustinvestments	-3056000	USD
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	sci	Changeinestimatedvalueofacquiredfinitelivedintangibleassets Changeinestimatedvalueofacquiredfinitelivedintangibleassets	11996000	USD
	sci	Changeinestimatedvalueofcurrentliabilities Changeinestimatedvalueofcurrentliabilities	3019000	USD
	sci	Changeintheestimatedfairvalueofacquireddeferredpreneedrevenuesanddeferredreceiptsheldintrust Changeintheestimatedfairvalueofacquireddeferredpreneedrevenuesanddeferredreceiptsheldintrust	-14156000	USD
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	sci	Otherchangesintheestimatedfairvalueofacquiredassetsandliabilitiesnet Otherchangesintheestimatedfairvalueofacquiredassetsandliabilitiesnet	-191000	USD
	sci	Totaladjustmenttotheestimatedamountofgoodwillinabusinesscombination Totaladjustmenttotheestimatedamountofgoodwillinabusinesscombination	-12782000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Loss Gain On Write Down DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDown	88000	USD
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	us-gaap	Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Loss Gain On Write Down DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDown	882000	USD
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	sci	Gain Loss On Divestitures And Impairment Charges Net GainLossOnDivestituresAndImpairmentChargesNet	-15317000	USD

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000008908919000039 Filed on November 01, 2019

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#000008908919000039 Filed on November 01, 2019

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$SCI
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