Alliance Data Systems Corp (ADS)

Alliance Data Systems is in the business of getting companies to cozy up to their customers with things like store credit cards and other customer-loyalty programs.

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Yearly Income Statement 2011 Annual

All the money that a company makes from selling their products or services. Kind of like your salary.

? Total Revenue
$3.17b

What companies get to keep after paying for the costs of selling their product. So if you sell lemonade for $1 and it costs you 50 cents to make, your gross profit is 50 cents.

? Gross Profit
$1.06b

The money they generate solely from their core business. So the money you make at a garage sale doesn't count, but your salary does.

? Operating Income
$812.68m

The bottom line -- what they get to keep after paying all of their expenses. It's what's left of your salary after paying for your needs that you can put towards your wants.

? Net Income
$315.29m
Balance Sheet  

Everything a company has that will be turned into cash within a year. This includes things like inventory or money they are owed.

? Total Current Assets
$6.61b

All the stuff the company needs to pay off within a year. It's basically the opposite of total current assets.

? Total Current Liabilities
$3.86b

Take everything the company owns and subtract what they owe -- it's what belongs to the shareholders. Think of it as your net worth.

? Total Equity
$175.97m
Cash Flow  

The bottom line -- what they get to keep after paying all of their expenses. It's what's left of your salary after paying for your needs that you can put towards your wants.

? Net Income/Starting Line
$315.29m

The cash that companies make from their core business of selling products or services. If you sell lemonade, it's the cash you make from selling it.

? Cash from Operating
$1.01b

This is the cash that companies make from their investments. If you invest in a second lemonade stand, this is where it would go.

? Cash from Investing
$-1.04b

Changes in debt, loans and dividends. If a neighbor owes you for a glass of lemonade you gave him for free or if you owe someone else, it would show up here.

? Cash from Financing
$109.25m

Has the amount of cash gone up or down? This number shows how much more (or less) they made over time. Are things getting better or worse?

? Net Change in Cash
$77.10m

Events

  • May232012
    Alliance Data Systems Corporation Presents at BofA Merrill Lynch 2012 Services One-on-One Conference, May-23-2012
  • June 52012
    Alliance Data Systems Corporation Presents at Stephens Spring Investment Conference, Jun-05-2012 through Jun-06-2012
  • June 72012
    Alliance Data Systems Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2012
  • July182012
    Alliance Data Systems Corporation expected to report Q2 2012 results on July 18, 2012. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on April 22, 2012).
  • January302013
    Alliance Data Systems Corporation expected to report Fiscal Year 2012 results on January 30, 2013. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on April 22, 2012).

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