$VOYA
Voya Financial, Inc. Stock $voya

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2020 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000153592920000075 Filed on November 05, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
Revenue	$2.224B	$2.071B	$1.875B
YoY Change	22.87%	10.45%	-0.79%
Cost Of Revenue		$1.020B	$707.0M
YoY Change		44.27%	-19.29%
Gross Profit		$1.051B	$1.168B
YoY Change		-10.02%	15.19%
Gross Profit Margin		50.75%	62.29%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$1.681B	$630.0M	$629.0M
YoY Change	119.17%	0.16%	-4.12%
Operating Profit		$421.0M	$539.0M
YoY Change		-21.89%	50.56%
Interest Expense	-$48.00M	-$45.00M	$51.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	-188.24%	8.51%
% of Operating Profit		-10.69%	9.46%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$90.00M	$1.000M
YoY Change		8900.0%	0.0%
Pretax Income	$495.0M	-$145.0M	$148.0M
YoY Change	489.29%	-197.97%	-35.37%
Income Tax	$55.00M	-$72.00M	-$1.000M
% Of Pretax Income	11.11%		-0.68%
Net Earnings	$261.0M	-$319.0M	$133.0M
YoY Change	-133.04%	-339.85%	-6.34%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.74%	-15.4%	7.09%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.03	-$2.64	$0.86
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.94	-$2.64	$0.82
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	126.3M shares	126.3M shares	138.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		126.3M shares	144.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$1.502B	$1.052B	$1.155B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill	$48.00M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$54.84B	$54.36B	$67.15B
YoY Change	4.06%	-19.05%	7.83%
Other Assets	$21.89B	$21.49B	$401.0M
YoY Change	1.83%	5260.1%	-64.26%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$180.5B	$171.3B	$167.6B
YoY Change	6.82%	2.24%	1.54%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.044B	$3.043B	$3.041B
YoY Change	0.07%	0.07%	-12.08%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$65.18B	$64.03B	$55.26B
YoY Change	3.8%	15.86%	1.62%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.044B	$3.043B	$3.041B
YoY Change	0.07%	0.07%	-12.08%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.044B	$3.043B	$3.041B
Total Liabilities	$169.3B	$160.8B	$156.4B
YoY Change	6.62%	2.85%	0.34%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$11.19B	$11.22B	$24.67B
YoY Change	-0.01%	-54.55%	1.52%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.016B	$889.0M	$5.955B
YoY Change	120.87%	-85.07%	26.57%
Treasury Stock Shares	19.11M shares	16.91M shares	140.6M shares
Shareholders Equity	$10.11B	$9.511B	$10.50B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$180.5B	$171.3B	$167.6B
YoY Change	6.82%	2.24%	1.54%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$261.0M	-$319.0M	$133.0M
YoY Change	-133.04%	-339.85%	-6.34%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$421.0M	$356.0M	$302.0M
YoY Change	-8.28%	17.88%	-47.93%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$636.0M	-$875.0M	-$954.0M
YoY Change	70.05%	-8.28%	2550.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$636.0M	-$875.0M	-$954.0M
YoY Change	70.05%	-8.28%	2550.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	588.0M	545.0M	546.0M
YoY Change	5245.45%	-0.18%	-288.93%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	421.0M	356.0M	302.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-636.0M	-875.0M	-954.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	588.0M	545.0M	546.0M
Net Change In Cash	373.0M	26.00M	-106.0M
YoY Change	288.54%	-124.53%	-141.57%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$421.0M	$356.0M	$302.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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	us-gaap	Schedule Of Repurchase Agreements ScheduleOfRepurchaseAgreements	<div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table presents repurchases of the Company's common stock through share repurchase agreements with third-party financial institutions during the nine months ended September 30, 2020:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:18.665%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.516%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.516%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:16.908%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:14.566%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:14.569%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Execution Date</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Payment</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Initial Shares Delivered</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Closing Date</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Additional Shares Delivered </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total Shares Repurchased</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 6.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">December 19, 2019</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">200 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,591,093 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">February 26, 2020</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid 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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	44000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	-193000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	111000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	-141000000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-4000000	USD
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CY2019Q3	voya	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Derivatives Effect Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromDerivativesEffectBeforeTax	195000000	USD
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CY2019Q3	voya	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Sales Inducements On Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossSalesInducementsOnAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	204000000	USD
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CY2019Q3	voya	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Capital Gains Losses Adjustment Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedCapitalGainsLossesAdjustmentBeforeTax	3968000000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	3497000000	USD
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$VOYA
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