$UPS
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC Stock $ups

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000109072722000007 Filed on February 22, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$27.77B	$97.29B	$24.90B
YoY Change	11.55%	14.96%	21.04%
Cost Of Revenue	$6.906B	$22.91B	$5.751B
YoY Change	20.08%	25.76%	28.43%
Gross Profit	$20.87B	$74.38B	$19.15B
YoY Change	8.98%	12.0%	18.99%
Gross Profit Margin	75.13%	76.46%	76.9%
Selling, General & Admin	$13.80B	$50.85B	$13.62B
YoY Change	1.33%	4.99%	18.42%
% of Gross Profit	66.14%	68.36%	71.14%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$754.0M	$2.953B	$712.0M
YoY Change	5.9%	9.45%	13.02%
% of Gross Profit	3.61%	3.97%	3.72%
Operating Expenses	$16.97B	$61.57B	$17.11B
YoY Change	-0.78%	6.24%	22.58%
Operating Profit	$3.891B	$12.81B	$2.037B
YoY Change	91.02%	66.71%	-4.5%
Interest Expense	-$173.0M	$694.0M	-$175.0M
YoY Change	-1.14%	-1.0%	62.04%
% of Operating Profit	-4.45%	5.42%	-8.59%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$244.0M	$3.785B	-$6.325B
YoY Change	-103.86%	-164.81%	171.34%
Pretax Income	$3.962B	$16.60B	-$4.288B
YoY Change	-192.4%	799.95%	2065.66%
Income Tax	$869.0M	$3.705B	-$941.0M
% Of Pretax Income	21.93%	22.33%
Net Earnings	$3.093B	$12.89B	-$3.347B
YoY Change	-192.41%	859.79%	3057.55%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.14%	13.25%	-13.44%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$14.75	-$3.84
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.523M	$14.68	-$3.84
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		874.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		878.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$10.59B	$10.59B	$6.314B
YoY Change	67.74%	67.72%	9.98%
Cash & Equivalents	$10.26B	$10.26B	$5.910B
Short-Term Investments	$336.0M	$338.0M	$404.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.800B	$1.800B	$1.953B
YoY Change	-7.83%	-42.86%	7.9%
Inventory	$717.0M		$620.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$12.54B	$12.54B	$10.75B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$24.93B	$24.93B	$20.22B
YoY Change	23.34%	23.34%	18.2%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$33.48B	$37.04B	$32.25B
YoY Change	3.79%	4.84%	5.81%
Goodwill	$3.692B		$3.367B
YoY Change	9.65%		-11.7%
Intangibles	$2.486B		$2.274B
YoY Change	9.32%		4.94%
Long-Term Investments	$26.00M	$26.00M	$25.00M
YoY Change	4.0%	4.0%	4.17%
Other Assets	$1.054B	$1.230B	$672.0M
YoY Change	56.85%	2.59%	-37.89%
Total Long-Term Assets	$44.47B	$44.47B	$42.19B
YoY Change	5.4%	5.4%	3.53%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$24.93B	$24.93B	$20.22B
Total Long-Term Assets	$44.47B	$44.47B	$42.19B
Total Assets	$69.41B	$69.41B	$62.41B
YoY Change	11.21%	11.21%	7.87%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$7.523B	$7.523B	$6.455B
YoY Change	16.55%	16.55%	16.2%
Accrued Expenses	$5.437B	$5.437B	$5.056B
YoY Change	7.54%	7.54%	30.21%
Deferred Revenue	$27.00M		$21.00M
YoY Change	28.57%		200.0%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$15.00M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	-99.56%
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.131B	$2.131B	$2.623B
YoY Change	-18.76%	-18.29%	-23.3%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$17.57B	$17.57B	$17.02B
YoY Change	3.25%	3.25%	10.4%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$19.78B	$19.78B	$22.03B
YoY Change	-10.2%	-10.2%	0.98%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.578B	$14.66B	$3.847B
YoY Change	-6.99%	-33.98%	41.49%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$23.36B	$34.44B	$25.88B
YoY Change	-9.72%	-22.14%	5.47%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$17.57B	$17.57B	$17.02B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$23.36B	$34.44B	$25.88B
Total Liabilities	$40.93B	$55.15B	$42.89B
YoY Change	-4.58%	-10.69%	7.37%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$16.18B		$6.896B
YoY Change	134.61%		-24.26%
Common Stock	$1.343B		$865.0M
YoY Change	55.26%		476.67%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$16.00M		$20.00M
YoY Change	-20.0%		-23.08%
Treasury Stock Shares	300.0K shares		400.0K shares
Shareholders Equity	$14.25B	$14.25B	$657.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$69.41B	$69.41B	$62.41B
YoY Change	11.21%	11.21%	7.87%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$3.093B	$12.89B	-$3.347B
YoY Change	-192.41%	859.79%	3057.55%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$754.0M	$2.953B	$712.0M
YoY Change	5.9%	9.45%	13.02%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.246B	$15.01B	$1.176B
YoY Change	176.02%	43.48%	-60.08%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.624B	$4.194B	-$2.193B
YoY Change	-25.95%	-22.51%	7.29%
Acquisitions		$602.0M
YoY Change		2910.0%
Other Investing Activities	-$594.0M	-$18.00M	$16.00M
YoY Change	-3812.5%	-143.9%	60.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.218B	-$3.818B	-$2.177B
YoY Change	1.88%	-27.73%	7.03%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$3.437B
YoY Change		1.87%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$249.0M
YoY Change		-508.2%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$2.773B
YoY Change		-18.25%
Cash From Financing Activities	-967.0M	-$6.823B	-1.961B
YoY Change	-50.69%	51.05%	-1644.09%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	3.246B	$15.01B	1.176B
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.218B	-$3.818B	-2.177B
Cash From Financing Activities	-967.0M	-$6.823B	-1.961B
Net Change In Cash	61.00M	$4.345B	-2.962B
YoY Change	-102.06%	546.58%	-385.08%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.246B	$15.01B	$1.176B
Capital Expenditures	-$1.624B	$4.194B	-$2.193B
Free Cash Flow	$4.870B	$10.81B	$3.369B
YoY Change	44.55%	114.25%	-32.48%

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