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US6687711084

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Published financial data: GEN DIGITAL INC.

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Fiscal Period: April	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Revenues	2.8B	3.34B	3.81B	3.94B	5B
Total Revenues	2.8B	3.34B	3.81B	3.94B	5B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	408M	589M	731M	776M	1.08B
Gross Profit	2.39B	2.75B	3.08B	3.16B	3.92B
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	829M	891M	995M	970M	1.14B
Stock-Based Compensation (IS)	-	-	-	-	-
R&D Expenses	253M	313M	332M	329M	409M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (IS)	85M	172M	233M	174M	218M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	1.17B	1.38B	1.56B	1.47B	1.77B
Operating Income	1.22B	1.37B	1.52B	1.69B	2.16B
Interest Expense, Total	-126M	-401M	-669M	-578M	-569M
Interest And Investment Income	-	15M	25M	28M	25M
Net Interest Expenses	-126M	-386M	-644M	-550M	-544M
Income (Loss) On Equity Invest.	-	-	-	-	-
Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)	-2M	-8M	3M	2M	4M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	-7M	-20M	9M	-3M	5M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	1.09B	959M	889M	1.14B	1.62B
Restructuring Charges	-31M	-69M	-57M	-7M	-35M
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-	-77M	-	-	-
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Investments	-	-	-40M	-30M	-79M
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Assets	175M	-	9M	-	14M
Asset Writedown	-	-	-	-3M	-
Legal Settlements	-185M	-	-342M	-66M	-
Other Unusual Items	-3M	-9M	-	-	-9M
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	1.04B	804M	459M	1.03B	1.51B
Income Tax Expense	206M	-545M	-157M	386M	538M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	836M	1.35B	616M	643M	973M
Earnings Of Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income to Company	836M	1.35B	616M	643M	973M
Net Income - (IS)	836M	1.35B	616M	643M	973M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	836M	1.35B	616M	643M	973M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	836M	1.35B	616M	643M	973M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	1.44	2.2	0.97	1.04	1.59
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	1.44	2.2	0.97	1.04	1.59
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	581M	614M	637M	617M	612M
Net EPS - Diluted	1.41	2.16	0.96	1.03	1.57
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	1.41	2.16	0.96	1.03	1.57
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	591M	624M	642M	624M	619M
Normalized Basic EPS	1.17	0.98	0.87	1.15	1.65
Normalized Diluted EPS	1.15	0.96	0.87	1.14	1.64
Dividend Per Share	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Payout Ratio	36.24	23.28	52.44	48.68	32.07
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	1.32B	1.57B	1.78B	1.88B	2.39B
EBITA	1.31B	1.54B	1.75B	1.86B	2.37B
EBIT	1.22B	1.37B	1.52B	1.69B	2.16B
EBITDAR	1.35B	1.59B	1.8B	1.9B	2.41B
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	19.77	-67.79	-34.2	37.51	35.61
Current Domestic Taxes	267M	-507M	244M	267M	190M
Current Foreign Taxes	20M	99M	579M	149M	248M
Total Current Taxes	287M	-408M	823M	416M	438M
Deferred Domestic Taxes	-48M	-121M	-860M	-20M	114M
Deferred Foreign Taxes	-33M	-16M	-120M	-10M	-14M
Total Deferred Taxes	-81M	-137M	-980M	-30M	100M
Normalized Net Income	679M	599M	556M	709M	1.01B
Interest on Long-Term Debt	126M	401M	669M	578M	569M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Advertising Expense	423M	405M	438M	441M	584M
Selling and Marketing Expenses	622M	682M	733M	745M	1.23B
General and Administrative Expenses	207M	209M	262M	225M	-87M
Research And Development Expense From Footnotes	292M	449M	561M	329M	409M
Net Rental Expense, Total	24M	26M	21M	21M	24M
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	6.43M	12.22M	12.17M	11.44M	13.18M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	17.57M	13.78M	8.83M	9.56M	10.82M
Stock-Based Comp., COGS (Total)	2M	3M	4M	4M	-1M
Stock-Based Comp., R&D Exp. (Total)	19M	31M	39M	37M	54M
Stock-Based Comp., S&M Exp. (Total)	19M	34M	36M	39M	85M
Stock-Based Comp., G&A Exp. (Total)	30M	55M	58M	54M	97M
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	-	11M	1M	-	2M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	70M	134M	138M	134M	237M

Fiscal Period: April	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	1.89B	750M	846M	1.01B	402M
Short Term Investments	4M	-	-	-	-
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	1.89B	750M	846M	1.01B	402M
Accounts Receivable, Total	120M	168M	163M	171M	216M
Other Receivables	62M	139M	175M	91M	72M
Notes Receivable	-	-	-	-	135M
Total Receivables	182M	307M	338M	262M	423M
Prepaid Expenses	107M	122M	142M	136M	144M
Restricted Cash	-	-	-	-	9M
Other Current Assets, Total	80M	54M	32M	40M	103M
Total Current Assets	2.26B	1.23B	1.36B	1.44B	1.08B
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	649M	628M	629M	491M	518M
Accumulated Depreciation	-515M	-509M	-512M	-382M	-393M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	134M	119M	117M	109M	125M
Long-term Investments	178M	176M	136M	109M	16M
Goodwill	2.87B	10.22B	10.21B	10.24B	11B
Other Intangibles, Total	1.02B	3.1B	2.64B	2.27B	2.1B
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	351M	353M	1.22B	1.22B	1.15B
Deferred Charges Long-Term	-	-	-	-	-
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	124M	752M	98M	111M	122M
Total Assets	6.94B	15.95B	15.77B	15.5B	15.59B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	63M	77M	66M	94M	96M
Accrued Expenses, Total	611M	633M	466M	391M	431M
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	1B	233M	175M	291M	181M
Current Portion of Leases	18M	26M	13M	14M	19M
Current Income Taxes Payable	109M	172M	198M	215M	47M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	1.26B	1.71B	1.73B	1.85B	1.9B
Other Current Liabilities	-	-	-	-	32M
Total Current Liabilities	3.06B	2.85B	2.65B	2.85B	2.71B
Long-Term Debt	2.74B	9.53B	8.43B	7.97B	8.02B
Long-Term Leases	75M	31M	38M	42M	45M
Unearned Revenue Non Current	42M	80M	76M	77M	73M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	75M	395M	261M	222M	198M
Other Non Current Liabilities	1.04B	863M	2.12B	2.07B	1.94B
Total Liabilities	7.04B	13.75B	13.58B	13.23B	12.98B
Common Stock, Total	1.85B	2.8B	2.23B	2.07B	2.34B
Retained Earnings	-1.94B	-585M	-41M	236M	269M
Comprehensive Income and Other	-4M	-15M	11M	-33M	1M
Total Common Equity	-93M	2.2B	2.2B	2.27B	2.61B
Total Equity	-93M	2.2B	2.2B	2.27B	2.61B
Total Liabilities And Equity	6.94B	15.95B	15.77B	15.5B	15.59B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	580M	641M	626M	620M	602M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	582M	640M	623M	617M	598M
Book Value / Share	-0.16	3.44	3.53	3.68	4.37
Tangible Book Value	-3.99B	-11.11B	-10.65B	-10.24B	-10.48B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	-6.85	-17.37	-17.1	-16.59	-17.53
Total Debt	3.83B	9.82B	8.66B	8.32B	8.26B
Net Debt	1.94B	9.07B	7.81B	7.31B	7.86B
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	192M	208M	168M	168M	192M
Equity Method Investments, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	3	3	3	3	3
Land - (BS)	2M	13M	13M	12M	12M
Buildings, Total	27M	28M	63M	52M	15M
Machinery, Total	489M	515M	507M	376M	389M
Full Time Employees	2.7K	3.7K	3.4K	3.5K	3.9K
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	1M	1M	2M	2M	9M

Fiscal Period: April	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Net Income	836M	1.35B	616M	643M	973M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	16M	21M	23M	18M	16M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	85M	172M	233M	174M	218M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	101M	193M	256M	192M	234M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	39M	136M	229M	227M	259M
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	-175M	-	-9M	-	-15M
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Investments - (CF)	-	-	40M	30M	79M
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	13M	25M	-3M	7M	-
(Income) Loss On Equity Investments - (CF)	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	70M	134M	138M	133M	237M
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Activities, Total	-57M	-111M	-951M	61M	425M
Change In Accounts Receivable	-9M	11M	7M	-53M	-32M
Change In Accounts Payable	10M	-8M	-12M	26M	-48M
Change in Unearned Revenues	67M	-5M	35M	36M	74M
Change In Income Taxes	-78M	-128M	446M	-80M	-96M
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	157M	-839M	1.27B	-1M	-545M
Cash from Operations	974M	757M	2.06B	1.22B	1.54B
Capital Expenditure	-6M	-6M	-20M	-15M	-22M
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	355M	-	25M	-	61M
Cash Acquisitions	-39M	-6.55B	-	-84M	-1.03B
Divestitures	-	-	-	-	-
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	15M	4M	-	-4M	13M
Other Investing Activities, Total	1M	2M	-3M	3M	-31M
Cash from Investing	326M	-6.55B	2M	-100M	-1.01B
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	512M	8.95B	-	941M	3.48B
Total Debt Issued	512M	8.95B	-	941M	3.48B
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-541M	-3.05B	-1.18B	-1.31B	-3.62B
Total Debt Repaid	-541M	-3.05B	-1.18B	-1.31B	-3.62B
Issuance of Common Stock	14M	12M	12M	11M	13M
Repurchase of Common Stock	-15M	-924M	-467M	-298M	-689M
Common Dividends Paid	-303M	-314M	-323M	-313M	-312M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-303M	-314M	-323M	-313M	-312M
Special Dividend Paid	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing Activities, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Financing	-333M	4.68B	-1.96B	-970M	-1.13B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	-13M	-28M	-9M	9M	4M
Net Change in Cash	954M	-1.14B	96M	160M	-595M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	120M	390M	607M	557M	626M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	356M	456M	-476M	425M	445M
Levered Free Cash Flow	1.36B	1.49B	976M	1.31B	1.42B
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	1.44B	1.74B	1.39B	1.67B	1.78B
Change In Net Working Capital	-468M	-429M	159M	-82M	277M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	-29M	5.91B	-1.18B	-370M	-145M

Fiscal Period: April	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Profitability
Return on Assets	11.47	7.5	5.99	6.74	8.67
Return on Total Capital	22.03	10.89	8.31	9.86	12.56
Return On Equity %	-281.96	128.05	28.02	29.17	39.88
Return on Common Equity	-281.96	128.05	28.02	29.17	39.88
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	85.41	82.35	80.82	80.28	78.46
SG&A Margin	29.65	26.69	26.1	24.65	22.82
EBITDA Margin %	47.28	46.91	46.62	47.73	47.78
EBITA Margin %	46.71	46.29	46.01	47.27	47.46
EBIT Margin %	43.67	41.13	39.9	42.85	43.1
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	29.9	40.41	16.16	16.34	19.46
Net Income Margin %	29.9	40.41	16.16	16.34	19.46
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	29.9	40.41	16.16	16.34	19.46
Normalized Net Income Margin	24.28	17.96	14.58	18.03	20.25
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	48.51	44.74	25.62	33.35	28.44
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	51.33	52.25	36.59	42.53	35.56
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.42	0.29	0.24	0.25	0.32
Fixed Assets Turnover	19.42	26.39	32.31	34.82	42.74
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	23.59	23.18	23.03	23.56	25.84
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	0.74	0.43	0.51	0.51	0.4
Quick Ratio	0.68	0.37	0.45	0.44	0.25
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.32	0.27	0.78	0.43	0.57
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	15.43	15.7	15.8	15.45	14.36
Average Days Payable Outstanding	51.3	43.26	35.6	37.53	32.72
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	-4.12K	446.32	393.95	366.46	316.35
Total Debt / Total Capital	102.49	81.7	79.75	78.56	75.98
LT Debt/Equity	-3.02K	434.55	385.39	353.02	308.69
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	75.24	79.54	78.02	75.68	74.14
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	101.34	86.2	86.07	85.36	83.25
EBIT / Interest Expense	9.69	3.42	2.27	2.92	3.79
EBITDA / Interest Expense	10.68	3.97	2.69	3.29	4.24
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	10.63	3.96	2.66	3.26	4.2
Total Debt / EBITDA	2.84	6.17	4.81	4.38	3.42
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.44	5.7	4.34	3.85	3.26
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	2.86	6.19	4.87	4.41	3.45
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	1.45	5.72	4.39	3.88	3.29
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	9.6	19.38	14.2	3.55	27.06
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	9.09	15.12	12.08	2.93	24.18
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	12.32	15.4	22.72	4.8	27.21
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	15.37	15.21	22.92	5.14	27.58
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	15.41	9.32	21.2	9.77	27.82
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	20.11	61.36	-54.34	5.93	51.32
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	50.9	61.36	-54.34	5.93	51.32
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	18.69	-14.45	4.83	25.55	42.73
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	21.55	53.19	-55.56	8.42	52.43
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	2.56	40	-2.98	4.91	26.32
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	-12.99	-11.19	-1.68	-6.84	14.68
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	9.15	129.68	-1.1	-1.89	0.61
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-11.02	178.62	-4.17	-4.42	2.4
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	-81.4	-2.47K	-0.14	6.03	15.07
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	37.96	-22.28	172.66	-40.84	26.54
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	0	0	233.33	-25	46.67
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	37.95	8.36	-31.22	23.37	8.36
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	33.72	19.71	-16.51	12.94	6.22
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	0	0	0	0	0
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	5.97	14.39	16.76	8.92	14.71
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.71	12.06	13.59	7.61	13.06
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	26.89	15.35	25.02	13.11	29.57
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	36.69	16.83	25.09	13.38	30.19
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	40.33	13.92	21.17	14.99	35.89
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	20.26	39.22	-14.16	-30.57	26.61
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-53.62	56.05	-14.16	-30.57	26.61
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	54.32	2.38	-1.05	14.35	74.01
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	25.17	36.46	-17.49	-30.62	28.55
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	3.98	19.83	16.55	0.89	15.12
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	-35.89	-12.1	-6.56	-4.29	3.36
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-5.26	58.33	50.72	-1.43	-0.65
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	4.66	57.45	63.4	-4.04	-1.07
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	204.96	109.76	386.04	1.56	10.46
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.36	3.55	45.57	27	-13.48
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-74.04	0	82.57	58.11	4.88
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	55.22	23.25	-11.29	-4.27	30.65
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	80.5	27.48	2.81	-0.27	19.19
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.8	0	0	0	0
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	4.42	10.26	14.33	12.06	14.66
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	6.07	9.44	12.07	9.78	12.87
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	30.42	24.02	14.72	18.21	17.62
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	41.7	30.26	15.72	18.39	17.93
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	47.69	30.34	12.86	17.62	19.12
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	96.61	32.65	-3.99	-8.38	-9.98
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	199.88	-29.73	3.6	-8.38	-9.98
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	111.99	28.12	-0.96	7.72	23.12
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	100.84	33.89	-6.11	-9.94	-9.81
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-44.66	14.81	11.69	12.53	8.74
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	-41.31	-28.53	-8.75	-6.65	1.65
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-24.19	27.27	35.35	30.68	-0.75
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	28.98	45.05	33.44	36.9	-1.94
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-74.69	503.68	63.79	190.04	5.88
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-13.31	-4.2	42.99	7.82	26.85
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-69.28	-59.3	49.38	35.72	54.2
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	31.4	38.43	-0.23	1.89	-0.23
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	25.39	58.2	9.12	8.25	1.85
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	18.56	7.72	0	0	0
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-7	5.46	9.19	9.58	14.41
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-5.48	5.57	9.02	8.54	12.38
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	20.52	27.49	24.42	18	15.21
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	32.48	37.62	30.75	21.62	15.96
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	47.82	43.45	32.04	22.15	15.29
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	28.78	6.95	41.14	2.15	6.93
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	51.14	3.46	81.82	-30.22	11.92
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	150.55	101.32	50.8	20.01	12.1
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	29.86	8.45	40.71	2.74	6.24
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-28.65	-26.98	-25.45	9.03	13.05
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	-32.22	-31.31	-29.31	-19.68	-4.09
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-17.51	0.24	-0.21	14.91	19.64
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-13.3	13.35	41.78	22.96	18.51
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-51.56	-15.22	-17.47	195.91	39.18
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	36.04	-4.44	6.66	7.24	16.96
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-38.82	-46.89	-37.34	-29.96	29.67
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	146.6	209.61	10.31	18.45	7.66
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	65.63	60.21	13.89	30.6	10.62
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	10.76	10.76	10.76	4.56	0