$SUI
SUN COMMUNITIES INC Stock $sui

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2019 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000091259319000083 Filed on April 25, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q1	2018 Q1
Revenue	$287.3M	$258.0M
YoY Change	11.38%	10.06%
Cost Of Revenue	$29.28M	$26.57M
YoY Change	10.18%	-70.8%
Gross Profit	$258.1M	$231.4M
YoY Change	11.52%	61.37%
Gross Profit Margin	89.81%	89.7%
Selling, General & Admin	$25.21M	$23.22M
YoY Change	8.57%	10.35%
% of Gross Profit	9.77%	10.03%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$76.56M	$66.44M
YoY Change	15.23%	5.85%
% of Gross Profit	29.67%	28.71%
Operating Expenses	$25.21M	$23.22M
YoY Change	8.57%	10.35%
Operating Profit	$232.8M	$149.2M
YoY Change	56.03%	8.2%
Interest Expense	-$35.10M	$31.14M
YoY Change	-212.72%	-0.59%
% of Operating Profit	-15.07%	20.87%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$67.00K	-$2.617M
YoY Change	-97.44%	-411.92%
Pretax Income	$34.57M	$36.10M
YoY Change	-4.25%	46.86%
Income Tax	$0.00	$174.0K
% Of Pretax Income	0.0%	0.48%
Net Earnings	$34.33M	$29.99M
YoY Change	14.49%	42.09%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.95%	11.62%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.40	$0.38
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.40	$0.38
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	85.52M shares	78.86M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	86.03M shares	79.46M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q1	2018 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$72.45M	$15.00M
YoY Change	382.98%	36.36%
Cash & Equivalents	$21.95M	$15.15M
Short-Term Investments	$50.50M
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$53.00M	$36.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$247.0M	$243.0M
YoY Change	1.65%	17.96%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$6.519B	$5.643B
YoY Change	15.52%	2.9%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$51.00M
YoY Change
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.852B	$5.907B
YoY Change	16.0%	3.69%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$247.0M	$243.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.852B	$5.907B
Total Assets	$7.099B	$6.150B
YoY Change	15.43%	4.19%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$19.00M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$86.00M	$59.00M
YoY Change	45.76%	11.32%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.452B	$3.129B
YoY Change	10.32%	-0.38%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$308.0M	$283.0M
YoY Change	8.83%	-0.7%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.760B	$3.412B
YoY Change	10.2%	-0.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$86.00M	$59.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.760B	$3.412B
Total Liabilities	$3.846B	$3.471B
YoY Change	10.81%	-0.2%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$865.0K	$799.0K
YoY Change	8.26%	8.41%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.079B	$2.572B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.099B	$6.150B
YoY Change	15.43%	4.19%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q1	2018 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$34.33M	$29.99M
YoY Change	14.49%	42.09%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$76.56M	$66.44M
YoY Change	15.23%	5.85%
Cash From Operating Activities	$103.1M	$80.91M
YoY Change	27.48%	16.9%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$279.3M	-$2.400M
YoY Change	11537.5%	-81.54%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$1.925M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$392.5M	-$68.52M
YoY Change	472.82%	-4.39%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$200.9M	$43.88M
YoY Change	357.79%	3.75%
Cash From Financing Activities	$261.1M	-$8.464M
YoY Change	-3184.79%	-319.16%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$103.1M	$80.91M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$392.5M	-$68.52M
Cash From Financing Activities	$261.1M	-$8.464M
Net Change In Cash	-$28.09M	$3.915M
YoY Change	-817.42%	180.24%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$103.1M	$80.91M
Capital Expenditures	-$279.3M	-$2.400M
Free Cash Flow	$382.4M	$83.31M
YoY Change	359.09%	1.33%

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