Prudential (PUK) Research & Development (2011 - 2017)

Prudential (PUK) has reported Research & Development for 6 consecutive years, with -$4.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2017.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 19.91% year-over-year to -$4.0 million in Q4 2017, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2017 was -$13.6 million (up 5.78% YoY) and the FY2017 annual result came in at -$4.0 million, up 19.91% from the prior year.
• Research & Development rose to -$4.0 million in Q4 2017 per PUK's latest filing, from -$5.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for PUK reached as high as -$1.6 million in Q4 2014 and fell as low as -$5.0 million in Q4 2016.
• A 4-year average of -$3.4 million and a median of -$3.5 million in 2013 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• The largest YoY upside for Research & Development was 19.91% in 2017 against a maximum downside of 19.91% in 2017.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$3.1 million in 2013, then surged by 48.43% to -$1.6 million in 2014, then tumbled by 213.87% to -$5.0 million in 2016, then gained by 19.91% to -$4.0 million in 2017.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$4.0 million, -$5.0 million, and -$1.6 million for Q4 2017, Q4 2016, and Q4 2014 respectively.