$SUI
SUN COMMUNITIES INC Stock $sui

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2017 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000091259318000049 Filed on February 22, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
Revenue	$982.6M	$218.6M	$249.7M
YoY Change	17.85%	29.96%	34.72%
Cost Of Revenue	$95.11M	$94.60M	$106.3M
YoY Change	18.27%	31.21%	42.49%
Gross Profit	$887.5M	$124.1M	$143.4M
YoY Change	17.8%	29.0%	29.42%
Gross Profit Margin	90.32%	56.76%	57.43%
Selling, General & Admin	$96.43M	$18.20M	$19.22M
YoY Change	31.37%	44.44%	31.81%
% of Gross Profit	10.87%	14.67%	13.4%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$261.5M	$61.20M	$61.48M
YoY Change	17.93%	34.51%	37.56%
% of Gross Profit	29.47%	49.32%	42.88%
Operating Expenses	$96.43M	$80.30M	$19.22M
YoY Change	31.37%	33.83%	31.81%
Operating Profit	$550.9M	$43.80M	$136.8M
YoY Change	18.0%	20.99%	28.68%
Interest Expense	$127.1M	-$31.40M	$33.80M
YoY Change	6.68%	8.65%	23.12%
% of Operating Profit	23.07%	-71.69%	24.71%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$8.982M	-$5.800M	$0.00
YoY Change	-292.09%
Pretax Income	$72.70M	$7.065M	$23.01M
YoY Change	102.34%	178.04%	6.62%
Income Tax	-$136.0K	-$300.0K	$283.0K
% Of Pretax Income	-0.19%	-4.25%	1.23%
Net Earnings	$72.18M	-$1.600M	$18.90M
YoY Change	174.3%	-101.79%	-34.3%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.35%	-0.73%	7.57%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.85	-$0.02	$0.27
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.85	-$0.02	$0.27
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	76.08M shares		68.66M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	76.71M shares		69.07M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$10.00M	$8.000M	$70.00M
YoY Change	25.0%	-82.22%	191.67%
Cash & Equivalents	$10.00M	$8.164M	$69.83M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$30.00M	$22.00M	$24.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$216.0M	$196.0M	$274.0M
YoY Change	10.2%	-13.66%	34.31%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$5.645B	$5.469B	$5.413B
YoY Change	3.22%	46.98%	43.05%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.896B	$5.675B	$5.631B
YoY Change	3.89%	43.49%	43.99%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$216.0M	$196.0M	$274.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.896B	$5.675B	$5.631B
Total Assets	$6.112B	$5.871B	$5.905B
YoY Change	4.1%	40.39%	43.51%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$55.00M	$52.00M	$51.00M
YoY Change	5.77%	26.83%	30.77%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.079B	$3.110B	$3.103B
YoY Change	-1.0%	33.13%	21.31%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$271.0M	$280.0M	$276.0M
YoY Change	-3.21%	51.35%	45.26%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.350B	$3.390B	$3.379B
YoY Change	-1.18%	34.47%	22.96%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$55.00M	$52.00M	$51.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.350B	$3.390B	$3.379B
Total Liabilities	$3.470B	$3.442B	$3.430B
YoY Change	-1.08%	34.31%	23.08%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock		$732.0K	$730.0K
YoY Change		25.34%	33.94%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.641B	$2.296B	$2.334B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.112B	$5.871B	$5.905B
YoY Change	4.1%	40.39%	43.51%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$72.18M	-$1.600M	$18.90M
YoY Change	174.3%	-101.79%	-34.3%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$261.5M	$61.20M	$61.48M
YoY Change	17.93%	34.51%	37.56%
Cash From Operating Activities	$258.0M	$51.20M	$61.30M
YoY Change	6.85%	44.23%	12.68%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$120.4M	-$14.20M	-$11.70M
YoY Change	-91.91%		-83.73%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$281.3M	-$59.40M	-$60.50M
YoY Change	121.67%	494.0%	129.17%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$401.6M	-$73.60M	-$72.30M
YoY Change	-75.12%	636.0%	-26.45%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$283.6M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$124.4M
YoY Change	-46.09%
Cash From Financing Activities	$141.6M	-36.50M	49.60M
YoY Change	-89.43%	729.55%	-11.43%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$258.0M	51.20M	61.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$401.6M	-73.60M	-72.30M
Cash From Financing Activities	$141.6M	-36.50M	49.60M
Net Change In Cash	-$2.102M	-58.90M	38.60M
YoY Change	-93.83%	-379.15%	219.01%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$258.0M	$51.20M	$61.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$120.4M	-$14.20M	-$11.70M
Free Cash Flow	$378.4M	$65.40M	$73.00M
YoY Change	-78.12%	84.23%	-42.2%

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CY2016	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	283000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-3000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Notes Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInNotesReceivables	26193000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	29264000	USD
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CY2016	us-gaap	Interest Income Operating InterestIncomeOperating	18113000	USD
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CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyHeldForSale	94522000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Additions RealEstateOtherAdditions	88331000	USD
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