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2012 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312512134456 Filed on March 27, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1	2011
Revenue	$1.329B	$1.149B	$3.469B
YoY Change	15.61%	22.8%	18.44%
Cost Of Revenue	$551.8M	$418.4M	$1.251B
YoY Change	31.88%	22.55%	19.74%
Gross Profit	$790.0M	$731.0M	$2.217B
YoY Change	8.07%	22.96%	17.72%
Gross Profit Margin	59.45%	63.6%	63.93%
Selling, General & Admin	$713.8M	$543.4M	$1.935B
YoY Change	31.36%	7.31%	10.84%
% of Gross Profit	90.36%	74.34%	87.28%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$59.40M	$61.40M	$229.2M
YoY Change	-3.26%	2.16%	-4.02%
% of Gross Profit	7.52%	8.4%	10.34%
Operating Expenses	$721.4M	$537.9M	$1.925B
YoY Change	34.11%	7.75%	11.72%
Operating Profit	$68.57M	$193.1M	$237.2M
YoY Change	-64.49%	102.61%	101.15%
Interest Expense	-$1.000M	-$1.100M	$4.500M
YoY Change	-9.09%		181.25%
% of Operating Profit	-1.46%	-0.57%	1.9%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$100.0K	$0.00	$100.0K
YoY Change		-100.0%
Pretax Income	$54.50M	$143.6M	$188.4M
YoY Change	-62.05%	52.28%	57.88%
Income Tax	$18.60M	$51.10M	$78.10M
% Of Pretax Income	34.13%	35.58%	41.44%
Net Earnings	$45.83M	$92.59M	$155.7M
YoY Change	-50.51%	94.93%	61202.76%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.45%	8.06%	4.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$1.77
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.52	$1.03	$1.73
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	84.72M shares	87.85K shares	88.06M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			89.85M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1	2011
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$668.1M	$826.4M	$826.4M
YoY Change	-19.16%	17.67%	17.67%
Cash & Equivalents	$583.5M	$826.4M	$525.7M
Short-Term Investments	$84.70M	$0.00	$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$84.34M	$79.39M	$139.8M
YoY Change	6.24%	2.71%	14.68%
Inventory	$679.9M	$464.6M	$385.9M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$89.40M	$74.80M	$74.80M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.558B	$1.427B	$1.427B
YoY Change	9.17%	16.41%	16.41%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.197B	$1.155B	$1.155B
YoY Change	3.68%	-7.18%	-7.17%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$14.90M	$100.5M	$100.5M
YoY Change	-85.17%	-29.13%	-29.13%
Other Assets	$347.2M	$259.3M	$251.8M
YoY Change	33.9%	23.28%	19.68%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.559B	$1.515B	$1.515B
YoY Change	2.95%	-5.11%	-5.11%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.558B	$1.427B	$1.427B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.559B	$1.515B	$1.515B
Total Assets	$3.117B	$2.941B	$2.941B
YoY Change	5.97%	4.24%	4.23%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$211.4M	$137.2M	$137.2M
YoY Change	54.02%	-8.59%	-8.59%
Accrued Expenses	$369.1M	$300.1M	$259.5M
YoY Change	22.98%	21.85%	5.36%
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	$699.4M	$552.4M	$552.4M
YoY Change	26.62%	22.92%	22.92%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$68.57M	$68.60M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-3.72%	-3.65%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$245.4M	$203.6M	$396.2M
YoY Change	20.56%	-4.95%	-7.04%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$486.3M	$498.3M	$464.8M
YoY Change	-2.4%	-8.5%	-6.55%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$699.4M	$552.4M	$552.4M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$486.3M	$498.3M	$464.8M
Total Liabilities	$1.186B	$1.051B	$1.051B
YoY Change	12.86%	5.7%	5.7%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.390B	$2.272B
YoY Change	5.16%	4.06%
Common Stock	$370.2M	$350.3M
YoY Change	5.68%	2.88%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$834.8M	$725.3M
YoY Change	15.09%	5.53%
Treasury Stock Shares	17.66M shares	16.05M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.931B	$1.943B	$1.891B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.117B	$2.941B	$2.941B
YoY Change	5.97%	4.24%	4.23%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1	2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$45.83M	$92.59M	$155.7M
YoY Change	-50.51%	94.93%	61202.76%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$59.40M	$61.40M	$229.2M
YoY Change	-3.26%	2.16%	-4.02%
Cash From Operating Activities	$305.5M	$314.3M	$391.8M
YoY Change	-2.8%	39.94%	-0.94%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$91.00M	-$43.90M	$160.9M
YoY Change	107.29%	41.61%	-8.28%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.500M	$14.70M	$0.00
YoY Change	-110.2%	-55.86%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$92.60M	-$29.40M	-$92.98M
YoY Change	214.97%	-1325.0%	-16.66%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$76.16M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$12.09M
YoY Change			-87.91%
Cash From Financing Activities	-113.2M	-68.40M	-$145.3M
YoY Change	65.5%	252.58%	6.82%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	305.5M	314.3M	$391.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-92.60M	-29.40M	-$92.98M
Cash From Financing Activities	-113.2M	-68.40M	-$145.3M
Net Change In Cash	99.70M	216.5M	$153.5M
YoY Change	-53.95%	4.29%	3.79%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$305.5M	$314.3M	$391.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$91.00M	-$43.90M	$160.9M
Free Cash Flow	$396.5M	$358.2M	$230.9M
YoY Change	10.69%	40.14%	4.93%

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