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BECTON DICKINSON & CO Stock $bdx

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2012 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513456802 Filed on November 27, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3	2011
Revenue	$1.967B	$1.988B	$7.584B
YoY Change	-1.06%	6.14%	6.45%
Cost Of Revenue	$966.3M	$971.0M	$3.625B
YoY Change	-0.48%	7.78%	5.74%
Gross Profit	$1.001B	$1.017B	$3.959B
YoY Change	-1.6%	4.61%	7.11%
Gross Profit Margin	50.87%	51.16%	52.2%
Selling, General & Admin	$484.3M	$479.6M	$1.824B
YoY Change	0.98%	9.47%	7.87%
% of Gross Profit	48.39%	47.15%	46.07%
Research & Development	$127.8M	$124.5M	$470.0M
YoY Change	2.65%	0.73%	11.17%
% of Gross Profit	12.77%	12.24%	11.87%
Depreciation & Amortization	$127.3M	$129.0M	$494.0M
YoY Change	-1.32%	14.36%	0.53%
% of Gross Profit	12.72%	12.68%	12.48%
Operating Expenses	$612.1M	$604.2M	$2.294B
YoY Change	1.31%	7.55%	8.53%
Operating Profit	$388.7M	$412.9M	$1.666B
YoY Change	-5.86%	0.58%	5.28%
Interest Expense	-$23.30M	-$20.40M	$84.00M
YoY Change	14.22%	-986.96%	63.86%
% of Operating Profit	-5.99%	-4.94%	5.04%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$3.500M	$1.300M	-$7.000M
YoY Change	-369.23%	0.0%	-1508.45%
Pretax Income	$361.9M	$393.9M	$843.0M
YoY Change	-8.12%	-4.88%	0.52%
Income Tax	$87.60M	$108.8M	$417.0M
% Of Pretax Income	24.21%	27.62%	49.47%
Net Earnings	$289.0M	$300.0M	$1.271B
YoY Change	-3.67%	-24.38%	-3.54%
Net Earnings / Revenue	14.69%	15.09%	16.76%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$5.75
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.428M	$1.358M	$5.62
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			221.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			226.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3	2011
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.181B	$1.563B	$1.563B
YoY Change	39.54%	-10.38%	-10.38%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.671B	$1.175B	$1.175B
Short-Term Investments	$510.0M	$388.0M	$388.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$515.0M	$631.4M	$631.0M
YoY Change	-18.44%	54.0%	53.9%
Inventory	$1.241B	$1.245B	$1.245B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.250B	$1.229B	$1.229B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.322B	$4.668B	$4.668B
YoY Change	14.0%	3.63%	3.62%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.304B	$3.211B	$3.211B
YoY Change	2.89%	3.59%	3.58%
Goodwill	$1.076B	$991.1M
YoY Change	8.56%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$500.0M	$444.6M	$445.0M
YoY Change	12.46%	-8.89%	-8.81%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.039B	$5.762B	$5.762B
YoY Change	4.81%	11.97%	11.97%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.322B	$4.668B	$4.668B
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.039B	$5.762B	$5.762B
Total Assets	$11.36B	$10.43B	$10.43B
YoY Change	8.93%	8.08%	8.07%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$350.0M	$304.8M	$305.0M
YoY Change	14.82%	-79.25%	-6.15%
Accrued Expenses	$741.0M	$795.2M	$1.272B
YoY Change	-6.82%		14.08%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$202.0M	$22.00K	$235.0M
YoY Change	918081.82%	-99.99%	15.76%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.978B	$1.823B	$1.823B
YoY Change	8.49%	9.04%	9.03%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.761B	$2.485B	$2.485B
YoY Change	51.37%	66.2%	66.22%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$262.0M	$225.9M	$1.068B
YoY Change	15.99%	-74.87%	18.8%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.023B	$2.711B	$3.553B
YoY Change	48.42%	13.22%	48.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.978B	$1.823B	$1.823B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.023B	$2.711B	$3.553B
Total Liabilities	$6.001B	$4.534B	$5.602B
YoY Change	32.36%	7.54%	32.87%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$10.44B	$9.634B
YoY Change	8.32%
Common Stock	$2.253B	$2.126B
YoY Change	5.98%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$7.769B	$6.280B
YoY Change	23.71%
Treasury Stock Shares	135.8M shares	117.8M shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.136B	$4.828B	$4.828B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$11.36B	$10.43B	$10.43B
YoY Change	8.92%	8.08%	8.07%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3	2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$289.0M	$300.0M	$1.271B
YoY Change	-3.67%	-24.38%	-3.54%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$127.3M	$129.0M	$494.0M
YoY Change	-1.32%	14.36%	0.53%
Cash From Operating Activities	$569.7M	$542.7M	$1.716B
YoY Change	4.98%	-1.35%	-1.62%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$188.9M	-$223.1M	$509.0M
YoY Change	-15.33%	0.95%	-4.14%
Acquisitions			$492.0M
YoY Change			74.86%
Other Investing Activities	-$63.00M	$14.70M	$64.00M
YoY Change	-528.57%	-96.28%	-21.6%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$251.9M	-$208.4M	-$1.040B
YoY Change	20.87%	-219.98%	47.32%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$1.500B
YoY Change			100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$35.00K
YoY Change			-53.95%
Cash From Financing Activities	-313.8M	-306.1M	-714.4M
YoY Change	2.52%	14.86%	-41.57%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	569.7M	542.7M	1.716B
Cash From Investing Activities	-251.9M	-208.4M	-1.040B
Cash From Financing Activities	-313.8M	-306.1M	-714.4M
Net Change In Cash	4.000M	28.20M	-37.90M
YoY Change	-85.82%	-93.83%	-79.4%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$569.7M	$542.7M	$1.716B
Capital Expenditures	-$188.9M	-$223.1M	$509.0M
Free Cash Flow	$758.6M	$765.8M	$1.207B
YoY Change	-0.94%	-0.69%	-0.52%

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