$VTR
Ventas, Inc. Stock $vtr

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2019 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000074026019000139 Filed on July 26, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
Revenue	$950.7M	$942.3M
YoY Change	0.89%	5.23%
Cost Of Revenue	$436.4M	$421.9M
YoY Change	3.44%	15.15%
Gross Profit	$514.3M	$520.4M
YoY Change	-1.17%	-1.64%
Gross Profit Margin	54.1%	55.23%
Selling, General & Admin	$43.10M	$36.70M
YoY Change	17.44%	10.21%
% of Gross Profit	8.38%	7.05%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$226.2M	$223.6M
YoY Change	1.16%	-0.22%
% of Gross Profit	43.98%	42.97%
Operating Expenses	$266.0M	$256.6M
YoY Change	3.66%	3.89%
Operating Profit	$248.3M	$263.8M
YoY Change	-5.88%	-6.49%
Interest Expense	$110.4M	$113.0M
YoY Change	-2.35%	-0.48%
% of Operating Profit	44.45%	42.85%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$11.48M	-$3.500M
YoY Change	-428.03%	94.44%
Pretax Income	$154.1M	$139.1M
YoY Change	10.78%	-7.4%
Income Tax	-$57.75M	-$734.0K
% Of Pretax Income	-37.48%	-0.53%
Net Earnings	$211.9M	$169.3M
YoY Change	25.16%	10.68%
Net Earnings / Revenue	22.29%	17.97%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.58	$0.47
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.58	$0.46
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	361.7M shares	356.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	365.6M shares	359.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$82.00M	$94.00M
YoY Change	-12.77%	-8.74%
Cash & Equivalents	$81.99M	$93.68M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$82.00M	$94.00M
YoY Change	-12.77%	-8.74%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$20.24B	$20.14B
YoY Change	0.5%	-1.97%
Goodwill	$1.050B	$1.034B
YoY Change	1.57%	0.02%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$161.0M	$368.0M
YoY Change	-56.25%	125.77%
Other Assets	$58.00M	$80.00M
YoY Change	-27.5%	-49.37%
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.91B	$22.61B
YoY Change	1.33%	-4.83%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$82.00M	$94.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.91B	$22.61B
Total Assets	$22.99B	$22.70B
YoY Change	1.28%	-4.85%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.138B	$1.134B
YoY Change	0.35%	21.94%
Accrued Expenses	$345.0M	$93.00M
YoY Change	270.97%	6.9%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.483B	$1.227B
YoY Change	20.86%	20.65%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$10.26B	$10.40B
YoY Change	-1.41%	-12.64%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	-90.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$10.26B	$10.40B
YoY Change	-1.41%	-12.7%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.483B	$1.227B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$10.26B	$10.40B
Total Liabilities	$11.89B	$11.87B
YoY Change	0.15%	-10.28%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$3.173B	-$2.529B
YoY Change	25.47%	-5.94%
Common Stock	$14.03B	$13.16B
YoY Change	6.65%	0.38%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$573.0K
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		11.00K shares
Shareholders Equity	$10.82B	$10.62B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$22.99B	$22.70B
YoY Change	1.28%	-4.85%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$211.9M	$169.3M
YoY Change	25.16%	10.68%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$226.2M	$223.6M
YoY Change	1.16%	-0.22%
Cash From Operating Activities	$393.1M	$402.3M
YoY Change	-2.29%	6.54%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$101.0M	-$103.2M
YoY Change	-2.13%	16.09%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$338.9M	$658.5M
YoY Change	-151.47%	-2426.86%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$439.9M	$555.3M
YoY Change	-179.22%	-573.4%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	44.90M	-962.8M
YoY Change	-104.66%	249.47%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	393.1M	402.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-439.9M	555.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	44.90M	-962.8M
Net Change In Cash	-1.900M	-5.200M
YoY Change	-63.46%	-65.79%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$393.1M	$402.3M
Capital Expenditures	-$101.0M	-$103.2M
Free Cash Flow	$494.1M	$505.5M
YoY Change	-2.26%	8.36%

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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTE 1—DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ventas, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated or except where the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us” or “our”), an S&P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with a highly diversified portfolio of seniors housing, research and innovation, and healthcare properties located throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we owned approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,200</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties (including properties owned through investments in unconsolidated entities and properties classified as held for sale), consisting of seniors housing communities, medical office buildings (“MOBs”), research and innovation centers, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (“IRFs”) and long-term acute care facilities (“LTACs”), and health systems. We had </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>17</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties under development, including </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>four</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties that are owned by unconsolidated real estate entities. Our company was originally founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We primarily invest in seniors housing, research and innovation, and healthcare properties through acquisitions and lease our properties to unaffiliated tenants or operate them through independent third-party managers. As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we leased a total of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>424</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties (excluding properties within our office operations reportable business segment) to various healthcare operating companies under “triple-net” or “absolute-net” leases that obligate the tenants to pay all property-related expenses, including maintenance, utilities, repairs, taxes, insurance and capital expenditures.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, pursuant to long-term management agreements, we engaged independent operators, such as Atria Senior Living, Inc. (“Atria”), Sunrise Senior Living, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “Sunrise”) and Eclipse Senior Living (“ESL”), to manage </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>372</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> seniors housing communities for us. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Our </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>three</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> largest tenants, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Brookdale Senior Living”), Ardent Health Partners, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “Ardent”) and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Kindred Healthcare, LLC (formerly Kindred Healthcare, Inc., together with its subsidiaries</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, “Kindred”) leased from us </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>124</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties (excluding </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>two</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties managed by Brookdale Senior Living pursuant to a long-term management agreement), </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>11</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>32</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties, respectively, as of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"/><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Through our Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Inc. subsidiary and our ownership interest in PMB Real Estate Services LLC, we also provide MOB management, leasing, marketing, facility development and advisory services to highly rated hospitals and health systems throughout the United States. In addition, from time to time, we make secured and non-mortgage loans and other investments relating to seniors housing and healthcare operators or properties.</span>
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