$ADBE
ADOBE INC. Stock $adbe

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2020 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000079634320000143 Filed on June 24, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2	2019 Q1
Revenue	$3.128B	$2.744B	$2.601B
YoY Change	13.99%	24.99%	25.11%
Cost Of Revenue	$415.0M	$407.0M	$397.0M
YoY Change	1.97%	44.66%	53.34%
Gross Profit	$2.713B	$2.337B	$2.204B
YoY Change	16.09%	22.1%	21.1%
Gross Profit Margin	86.73%	85.17%	84.74%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.125B	$1.068B	$997.0M
YoY Change	5.34%	29.57%	32.69%
% of Gross Profit	41.47%	45.7%	45.24%
Research & Development	$532.0M	$476.0M	$465.0M
YoY Change	11.76%	27.23%	33.33%
% of Gross Profit	19.61%	20.37%	21.1%
Depreciation & Amortization	$188.0M	$145.6M	$186.0M
YoY Change	29.12%	90.58%	143.07%
% of Gross Profit	6.93%	6.23%	8.44%
Operating Expenses	$1.697B	$1.587B	$1.509B
YoY Change	6.93%	30.56%	35.06%
Operating Profit	$1.016B	$750.0M	$695.0M
YoY Change	35.47%	7.38%	-1.1%
Interest Expense	$28.00M	$40.00M	$41.00M
YoY Change	-30.0%	96.43%	106.04%
% of Operating Profit	2.76%	5.33%	5.9%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$16.00M	-$39.00M	$7.000M
YoY Change	-58.97%	407.48%	-3130.3%
Pretax Income	$1.000B	$711.0M	$702.0M
YoY Change	40.65%	2.92%	-0.07%
Income Tax	-$100.0M	$78.00M	$28.00M
% Of Pretax Income	-10.0%	10.97%	3.99%
Net Earnings	$1.100B	$633.0M	$674.0M
YoY Change	73.78%	-4.55%	15.59%
Net Earnings / Revenue	35.17%	23.07%	25.91%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.28	$1.30	$1.38
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.27	$1.29	$1.36
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	481.5M shares	487.5M shares	488.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	484.8M shares	492.2M shares	494.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2	2019 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$4.351B	$3.479B	$3.226B
YoY Change	25.06%	-45.07%	-47.53%
Cash & Equivalents	$3.044B	$2.083B	$1.739B
Short-Term Investments	$1.307B	$1.396B	$1.487B
Other Short-Term Assets	$856.0M	$550.0M	$518.0M
YoY Change	55.64%	65.66%	91.85%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.370B	$1.270B	$1.340B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.649B	$5.343B	$5.134B
YoY Change	24.45%	-30.99%	-31.37%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.387B	$1.205B	$1.104B
YoY Change	15.1%	21.29%	11.33%
Goodwill	$10.70B	$10.70B	$10.71B
YoY Change	0.0%	83.73%	83.27%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$617.0M	$503.2M	$542.9M
YoY Change	22.61%	202.72%	253.36%
Total Long-Term Assets	$14.95B	$14.32B	$14.37B
YoY Change	4.4%	92.98%	91.81%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.649B	$5.343B	$5.134B
Total Long-Term Assets	$14.95B	$14.32B	$14.37B
Total Assets	$21.60B	$19.67B	$19.51B
YoY Change	9.85%	29.69%	30.27%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$289.0M	$169.1M	$145.3M
YoY Change	70.9%	44.29%	10.83%
Accrued Expenses	$1.303B	$1.315B	$1.167B
YoY Change	-0.91%	27.62%	28.14%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$3.146B	$893.0M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.164B	$7.687B	$5.314B
YoY Change	-32.82%	106.15%	50.26%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.114B	$988.0M	$3.237B
YoY Change	316.4%	-47.28%	72.64%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$196.0M	$165.0M	$168.4M
YoY Change	18.76%	8.23%	12.84%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$196.0M	$165.0M	$168.4M
YoY Change	18.76%	8.23%	12.84%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.164B	$7.687B	$5.314B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$196.0M	$165.0M	$168.4M
Total Liabilities	$10.72B	$9.734B	$9.634B
YoY Change	10.15%	50.74%	51.97%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$16.43B	$13.18B	$12.58B
YoY Change	24.61%	25.91%	27.96%
Common Stock	$0.00	$61.00K	$61.00K
YoY Change	-100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$12.24B	$9.159B	$8.415B
YoY Change	33.69%	31.02%	33.67%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$10.88B	$9.932B	$9.871B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$21.60B	$19.67B	$19.51B
YoY Change	9.85%	29.69%	30.27%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2	2019 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.100B	$633.0M	$674.0M
YoY Change	73.78%	-4.55%	15.59%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$188.0M	$145.6M	$186.0M
YoY Change	29.12%	90.58%	143.07%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.184B	$1.109B	$1.013B
YoY Change	6.72%	13.62%	2.36%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$96.00M	-$145.5M	$65.00M
YoY Change	-34.02%	220.48%	-31.68%
Acquisitions			$100.0M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$176.0M	$155.6M	-$66.70M
YoY Change	13.11%	37.7%	-4864.29%
Cash From Investing Activities	$80.00M	$10.10M	-$132.0M
YoY Change	692.08%	-85.08%	40.78%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$500.0M
YoY Change			66.67%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$0.00
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-901.0M	-772.1M	-$784.0M
YoY Change	16.69%	7.64%	44.84%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.184B	1.109B	$1.013B
Cash From Investing Activities	80.00M	10.10M	-$132.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-901.0M	-772.1M	-$784.0M
Net Change In Cash	363.0M	347.4M	$97.00M
YoY Change	4.49%	6.3%	-72.64%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.184B	$1.109B	$1.013B
Capital Expenditures	-$96.00M	-$145.5M	$65.00M
Free Cash Flow	$1.280B	$1.255B	$948.0M
YoY Change	2.0%	22.81%	5.99%

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