$AVY
Avery Dennison Corp Stock $avy

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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001812 Filed on February 27, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
Revenue	$1.455B	$1.545B	$1.527B
YoY Change	34.11%	-8.05%	-1.81%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.134B	$1.148B	$1.127B
YoY Change	30.87%	-3.47%	1.18%
Gross Profit	$358.6M	$396.4M	$399.5M
YoY Change	64.12%	-19.17%	-9.37%
Gross Profit Margin	24.65%	25.66%	26.17%
Selling, General & Admin	$285.0M	$260.6M	$292.6M
YoY Change	11.59%	-17.37%	-7.78%
% of Gross Profit	79.48%	65.74%	73.24%
Research & Development	$24.30M	$22.70M	$22.30M
YoY Change		-3.4%	-2.19%
% of Gross Profit	6.78%	5.73%	5.58%
Depreciation & Amortization	$61.40M	$63.00M	$60.30M
YoY Change	-7.39%	5.35%	-2.43%
% of Gross Profit	17.12%	15.89%	15.09%
Operating Expenses	$285.0M	$283.3M	$314.9M
YoY Change	35.91%	-16.87%	-8.67%
Operating Profit	$73.60M	$113.1M	$84.60M
YoY Change	736.36%	-24.4%	-11.88%
Interest Expense	$17.70M	-$17.70M	-$17.70M
YoY Change	-191.24%	-14.08%	1.14%
% of Operating Profit	24.05%	-15.65%	-20.92%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$46.10M	$87.10M	$62.60M
YoY Change	-484.17%	-30.76%	-18.6%
Income Tax	$10.70M	$34.00M	$25.70M
% Of Pretax Income	23.21%	39.04%	41.05%
Net Earnings	$49.80M	$73.30M	$44.80M
YoY Change	-22.43%	-12.53%	-18.1%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.42%	4.74%	2.93%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.21	$0.69	$0.43
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.21	$0.69	$0.42
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	106.0M shares	105.7M shares	105.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	106.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$119.7M	$125.4M	$120.4M
YoY Change	-24.14%	-15.78%	-16.16%
Cash & Equivalents	$178.0M	$125.4M	$120.4M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$116.3M	$162.0M	$184.9M
YoY Change	-25.26%	42.48%	79.51%
Inventory	$475.1M	$641.4M	$630.6M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$877.1M	$1.133B	$1.072B
Other Receivables	$147.0M	$155.2M	$152.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.219B	$2.217B	$2.160B
YoY Change	4.17%	12.05%	18.26%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.079B	$1.246B	$1.255B
YoY Change	-14.85%	0.2%	-2.96%
Goodwill	$759.3M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$161.2M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$431.7M	$720.3M	$719.1M
YoY Change	-32.21%	7.67%	4.01%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.754B	$3.143B	$3.155B
YoY Change	-10.68%	2.75%	-0.34%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.219B	$2.217B	$2.160B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.754B	$3.143B	$3.155B
Total Assets	$4.973B	$5.360B	$5.315B
YoY Change	-4.61%	6.4%	6.47%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$736.5M	$765.4M	$816.6M
YoY Change	-3.45%	-0.66%	17.34%
Accrued Expenses	$211.5M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$433.2M	$611.8M	$567.6M
YoY Change	-2.32%	16.16%	-9.66%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.647B	$1.947B	$1.948B
YoY Change	-12.98%	2.59%	4.62%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$954.5M	$954.8M	$955.4M
YoY Change	-10.44%	-9.97%	-11.02%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$489.3M	$515.3M	$540.1M
YoY Change	-19.43%	-5.64%	-2.24%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.444B	$1.470B	$1.496B
YoY Change	-13.71%	-8.5%	-8.04%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.647B	$1.947B	$1.948B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.444B	$1.470B	$1.496B
Total Liabilities	$3.311B	$3.555B	$3.578B
YoY Change	-10.05%	-2.0%	-0.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.811B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$902.7M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$791.5M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	17.84M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.659B	$1.805B	$1.737B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.973B	$5.360B	$5.315B
YoY Change	-4.61%	6.4%	6.47%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$49.80M	$73.30M	$44.80M
YoY Change	-22.43%	-12.53%	-18.1%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$61.40M	$63.00M	$60.30M
YoY Change	-7.39%	5.35%	-2.43%
Cash From Operating Activities	$215.2M	$22.30M	-$117.5M
YoY Change	53.17%	-86.96%	321.15%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$26.00M	-$37.50M	-$31.70M
YoY Change	-11.56%	101.61%	65.1%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$4.700M	$100.0K	-$800.0K
YoY Change	-2450.0%	0.0%	-366.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$21.30M	-$37.40M	-$32.50M
YoY Change	-28.04%	102.16%	71.96%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-199.9M	18.90M	141.5M
YoY Change	91.66%	-112.9%	169.52%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	215.2M	22.30M	-117.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-21.30M	-37.40M	-32.50M
Cash From Financing Activities	-199.9M	18.90M	141.5M
Net Change In Cash	-6.000M	3.800M	-8.500M
YoY Change	-190.91%	-36.67%	-249.12%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$215.2M	$22.30M	-$117.5M
Capital Expenditures	-$26.00M	-$37.50M	-$31.70M
Free Cash Flow	$241.2M	$59.80M	-$85.80M
YoY Change	41.97%	-68.46%	886.21%

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CY2012	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Disclosures LossContingencyDisclosures	<div style='font-size:10.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;'> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"><b>NOTE 8. CONTINGENCIES</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"><b>Legal Proceedings</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">We are involved in various lawsuits, claims, inquiries, and other regulatory and compliance matters, most of which are routine to the nature of our business. We have accrued liabilities for matters where it is probable that a loss will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Because of the uncertainties associated with claims resolution and litigation, future expense to resolve these matters could be higher than the liabilities accrued by us; however, we are unable to reasonably estimate a range of potential expense. If information becomes available that allows us to reasonably estimate the range of potential expense in an amount higher or lower than what we have accrued, we will adjust our accrued liabilities accordingly. Additional lawsuits, claims, inquiries, and other regulatory and compliance matters could arise in the future. The range of expense for resolving any future matters will be assessed as they arise; until then, a range of potential expense for such resolution cannot be determined. Based upon current information, we believe that the impact of the resolution of these other matters would not be, individually or in the aggregate, material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"><b>Environmental Matters</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">As of December 29, 2012, we have been designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and/or other responsible state agencies as a potentially responsible party ("PRP") at fourteen waste disposal or waste recycling sites, which are the subject of separate investigations or proceedings concerning alleged soil and/or groundwater contamination and for which no settlement of our liability has been agreed. We are participating with other PRPs at such sites, and anticipate that our share of cleanup costs will be determined pursuant to remedial agreements entered into in the normal course of negotiations with the EPA or other governmental authorities.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">        We have accrued liabilities for sites where it is probable that a loss will be incurred and the cost or amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. These estimates could change as a result of changes in planned remedial actions, remediation technologies, site conditions, the estimated time to complete remediation, environmental laws and regulations, and other factors. Because of the uncertainties associated with environmental assessment and remediation activities, future expense to remediate these sites could be higher than the liabilities accrued by us; however, we are unable to reasonably estimate a range of potential expense. If information becomes available that allows us to reasonably estimate the range of potential expense in an amount higher or lower than what we have accrued, we will adjust our environmental liabilities accordingly. In addition, we could identify additional sites for cleanup in the future. The range of expense for remediation of any future-identified sites will be addressed as they arise; until then, a range of expense for such remediation cannot be determined.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">        The activity in 2012 and 2011 related to environmental liabilities was as follows:</font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" width="28"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" width="28"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">(In millions)</font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" align="right" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">2012</font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" align="right" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">2011</font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: arial" align="center" colspan="7"> </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"> </th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 8pt; TEXT-INDENT: -8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">Balance at beginning of year</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">40.6</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">46.3</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 8pt; TEXT-INDENT: -8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">(Reversals) charges, net</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">(3.1</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">.4</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 8pt; TEXT-INDENT: -8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">Payments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; 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The collection of the related receivables is guaranteed by us. At December 29, 2012, the outstanding amount guaranteed, including those for discontinued operations, was approximately $18 million.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">        As of December 29, 2012, Avery Dennison Corporation guaranteed approximately $375 million in lines of credit with various financial institutions, and up to approximately $9 million of certain of our subsidiaries' obligations to their suppliers, including those that are part of discontinued operations.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt">        Unused letters of credit (primarily standby) with various financial institutions, including those for discontinued operations, were approximately $94 million at December 29, 2012.</font></p></div>
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