$ACTG
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP Stock $actg

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2012 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000093454912000024 Filed on November 08, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$34.94M	$20.80M	$50.59M
YoY Change	-30.93%	58.74%	-20.9%
Cost Of Revenue	$5.030M	$6.460M	$15.59M
YoY Change	-67.74%	61.5%	7.44%
Gross Profit	$29.91M	$14.34M	$34.99M
YoY Change	-14.52%	57.41%	-29.23%
Gross Profit Margin	85.61%	68.96%	69.17%
Selling, General & Admin	$20.75M	$14.21M	$21.08M
YoY Change	-1.57%	65.42%	30.69%
% of Gross Profit	69.37%	99.09%	60.25%
Research & Development	$1.140M	$1.450M	$850.0K
YoY Change	34.12%	72.62%	84.78%
% of Gross Profit	3.81%	10.11%	2.43%
Depreciation & Amortization	$10.40M	$1.500M	$2.000M
YoY Change	420.0%	7.14%	0.0%
% of Gross Profit	34.77%	10.46%	5.72%
Operating Expenses	$32.30M	$17.07M	$19.09M
YoY Change	69.2%	58.06%	2.97%
Operating Profit	-$8.364M	-$4.949M	$12.41M
YoY Change	-167.4%	192.84%	-55.73%
Interest Expense	-$40.00K		$30.00K
YoY Change	-233.33%
% of Operating Profit			0.24%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$41.00K	$20.00K
YoY Change		-60.0%
Pretax Income	-$8.405M	-$4.931M	$12.44M
YoY Change	-167.59%	7.66%	-55.71%
Income Tax	-$1.938M	-$635.0K	$1.889M
% Of Pretax Income			15.19%
Net Earnings	-$6.619M	-$4.189M	$10.80M
YoY Change	-161.27%	-20.51%	-56.22%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-18.94%	-20.14%	21.36%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.14	-$0.10	$0.26
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.14	-$0.10	$0.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	48.33M shares	41.42M shares	41.29M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	48.33M shares	41.42M shares	42.86M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$410.8M	$321.3M	$317.2M
YoY Change	29.51%	213.46%	280.34%
Cash & Equivalents	$264.2M	$314.7M	$310.7M
Short-Term Investments	$146.6M	$6.600M	$6.500M
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.000M	$800.0K	$900.0K
YoY Change	233.33%	-52.94%	-50.0%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$16.64M	$2.915M	$32.56M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$430.5M	$325.0M	$350.7M
YoY Change	22.76%	189.75%	182.34%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$317.0K	$220.0K	$232.0K
YoY Change	36.64%	62.96%	132.0%
Goodwill	$36.22M	$0.00
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$0.00	$2.000M	$2.000M
YoY Change	-100.0%	0.0%	-9.09%
Other Assets	$417.0K	$465.0K	$467.0K
YoY Change	-10.71%	-29.97%	-6.6%
Total Long-Term Assets	$263.3M	$27.83M	$17.32M
YoY Change	1420.02%	23.12%	-3.78%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$430.5M	$325.0M	$350.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$263.3M	$27.83M	$17.32M
Total Assets	$693.7M	$352.9M	$368.0M
YoY Change	88.53%	161.81%	158.78%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$16.40M	$354.0K	$7.200M
YoY Change	127.78%	-95.01%	-14.29%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$37.87M	$30.13M	$44.25M
YoY Change	-14.43%	51.73%	33.29%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$659.0K	$632.0K	$608.0K
YoY Change	8.39%	-41.04%	102.67%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$659.0K	$632.0K	$608.0K
YoY Change	8.39%	-41.04%	102.67%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$37.87M	$30.13M	$44.25M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$659.0K	$632.0K	$608.0K
Total Liabilities	$72.14M	$30.77M	$44.86M
YoY Change	60.82%	46.98%	20.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$15.46M	-$65.09M	-$59.19M
YoY Change	-73.89%	-24.49%
Common Stock	$50.00K	$43.00K	$43.00K
YoY Change	16.28%	19.44%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		0.000 shares
Shareholders Equity	$616.0M	$319.9M	$321.5M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$693.7M	$352.9M	$368.0M
YoY Change	88.53%	161.81%	158.78%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$6.619M	-$4.189M	$10.80M
YoY Change	-161.27%	-20.51%	-56.22%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$10.40M	$1.500M	$2.000M
YoY Change	420.0%	7.14%	0.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$6.800M	$16.50M	$19.00M
YoY Change	-64.21%	13.01%	34.75%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$24.60M	-$11.90M	-$1.100M
YoY Change	2136.36%	128.85%	37.5%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$13.50M	$0.00	-$8.400M
YoY Change	60.71%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$38.10M	-$11.90M	-$9.400M
YoY Change	305.32%	138.0%	1075.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.500M	-500.0K	1.800M
YoY Change	-183.33%	-105.26%	-30.77%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	6.800M	16.50M	19.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	-38.10M	-11.90M	-9.400M
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.500M	-500.0K	1.800M
Net Change In Cash	-32.80M	4.100M	11.40M
YoY Change	-387.72%	-78.53%	-28.3%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$6.800M	$16.50M	$19.00M
Capital Expenditures	-$24.60M	-$11.90M	-$1.100M
Free Cash Flow	$31.40M	$28.40M	$20.10M
YoY Change	56.22%	43.43%	34.9%

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