$AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Stock $avgo

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2019 Q4 Form 8-K Financial Statement

#000173016820000126 Filed on June 26, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
Revenue	$5.776B	$5.444B	$5.063B
YoY Change	6.1%	12.39%	13.44%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.615B	$2.508B	$2.444B
YoY Change	4.27%	2.03%	5.62%
Gross Profit	$3.152B	$2.935B	$2.619B
YoY Change	7.39%	23.16%	21.87%
Gross Profit Margin	54.57%	53.91%	51.73%
Selling, General & Admin	$409.0M	$237.0M	$234.0M
YoY Change	72.57%	28.8%	17.0%
% of Gross Profit	12.98%	8.07%	8.93%
Research & Development	$1.177B	$948.0M	$959.0M
YoY Change	24.16%	13.13%	15.96%
% of Gross Profit	37.34%	32.3%	36.62%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.452B	$968.0M	$965.0M
YoY Change	50.0%	-20.59%	-20.31%
% of Gross Profit	46.07%	32.98%	36.85%
Operating Expenses	$2.060B	$1.252B	$1.280B
YoY Change	64.54%	-14.42%	-14.72%
Operating Profit	$1.054B	$1.652B	$1.339B
YoY Change	-36.2%	118.81%	106.64%
Interest Expense	-$361.0M	-$148.0M	$149.0M
YoY Change	143.92%	24.37%	33.04%
% of Operating Profit	-34.25%	-8.96%	11.13%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$54.00M	$24.00M	$39.00M
YoY Change	125.0%	-14.29%	225.0%
Pretax Income	$747.0M	$1.422B	$1.229B
YoY Change	-47.47%	120.47%	124.27%
Income Tax	-$100.0M	$281.0M	$32.00M
% Of Pretax Income	-13.39%	19.76%	2.6%
Net Earnings	$847.0M	$1.115B	$1.196B
YoY Change	-24.04%	109.59%	148.65%
Net Earnings / Revenue	14.66%	20.48%	23.62%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$2.78
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.97	$2.64	$2.71
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	397.8M shares	407.3M shares	430.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			441.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$5.055B	$4.292B	$4.136B
YoY Change	17.78%	-61.69%	-24.1%
Cash & Equivalents	$5.055B	$4.292B	$4.136B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$729.0M	$366.0M	$333.0M
YoY Change	99.18%	-49.45%	-48.45%
Inventory	$874.0M	$1.124B	$1.216B
Prepaid Expenses	$302.0M	$243.0M	$223.0M
Receivables	$3.259B	$3.325B	$3.010B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$65.00M	$73.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$9.917B	$9.107B	$8.695B
YoY Change	8.89%	-42.44%	-12.55%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.565B	$2.635B	$2.695B
YoY Change	-2.66%	1.39%	-7.36%
Goodwill	$36.71B	$26.91B	$26.92B
YoY Change	36.42%	8.93%
Intangibles	$17.55B	$10.76B	$11.60B
YoY Change	63.11%	-0.65%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$743.0M	$707.0M	$464.0M
YoY Change	5.09%	54.37%	1.53%
Total Long-Term Assets	$57.58B	$41.02B	$41.68B
YoY Change	40.37%	6.28%	4.2%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$9.917B	$9.107B	$8.695B
Total Long-Term Assets	$57.58B	$41.02B	$41.68B
Total Assets	$67.49B	$50.12B	$50.37B
YoY Change	34.65%	-7.89%	0.86%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$855.0M	$811.0M	$785.0M
YoY Change	5.43%	-26.61%	-32.21%
Accrued Expenses	$886.0M	$160.0M	$257.0M
YoY Change	453.75%	-35.22%	-52.93%
Deferred Revenue	$1.501B	$164.0M
YoY Change	815.24%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.787B	$0.00	$117.0M
YoY Change		-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.899B	$2.338B	$2.187B
YoY Change	195.08%	-7.55%	-1.4%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$30.01B	$17.49B	$17.49B
YoY Change	71.56%	0.36%	28.85%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.613B	$3.636B	$3.246B
YoY Change	54.37%	-67.74%	-71.65%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$35.62B	$21.13B	$20.73B
YoY Change	68.6%	-26.39%	-17.13%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.899B	$2.338B	$2.187B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$35.62B	$21.13B	$20.73B
Total Liabilities	$42.52B	$23.47B	$22.92B
YoY Change	81.2%	-24.86%	-23.95%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$0.00	$3.487B	$4.267B
YoY Change	-100.0%	-2803.1%
Common Stock	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$24.94B	$26.66B	$27.45B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$67.49B	$50.12B	$50.37B
YoY Change	34.65%	-7.89%	0.86%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$847.0M	$1.115B	$1.196B
YoY Change	-24.04%	109.59%	148.65%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.452B	$968.0M	$965.0M
YoY Change	50.0%	-20.59%	-20.31%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.479B	$2.635B	$2.247B
YoY Change	-5.92%	34.51%	35.69%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$96.00M	-$106.0M	-$120.0M
YoY Change	-9.43%	-54.51%	-52.94%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$8.000M	-$12.00M	-$54.00M
YoY Change	-166.67%	-101.91%	1700.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$88.00M	-$118.0M	-$174.0M
YoY Change	-25.42%	-129.8%	-32.56%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$5.378B
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.798B	-2.361B	-6.124B
YoY Change	18.51%	-165.58%	1419.6%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.479B	2.635B	2.247B
Cash From Investing Activities	-88.00M	-118.0M	-174.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.798B	-2.361B	-6.124B
Net Change In Cash	-407.0M	156.0M	-4.051B
YoY Change	-360.9%	-97.38%	-507.14%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.479B	$2.635B	$2.247B
Capital Expenditures	-$96.00M	-$106.0M	-$120.0M
Free Cash Flow	$2.575B	$2.741B	$2.367B
YoY Change	-6.06%	25.05%	23.86%

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