$BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc. Stock $bkng

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2015 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000107553116000084 Filed on February 17, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
Revenue	$2.000B	$3.103B	$2.280B
YoY Change	8.69%	9.39%	7.38%
Cost Of Revenue	$120.6M	$155.6M	$187.5M
YoY Change	-27.09%	-28.13%	-22.07%
Gross Profit	$1.879B	$2.947B	$2.093B
YoY Change	12.22%	12.49%	11.15%
Gross Profit Margin	93.97%	94.98%	91.78%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.151B	$202.8M	$193.5M
YoY Change	12.34%	10.21%	16.46%
% of Gross Profit	61.23%	6.88%	9.24%
Research & Development		$28.83M	$27.16M
YoY Change		16.24%	12.95%
% of Gross Profit		0.98%	1.3%
Depreciation & Amortization	$70.80M	$69.00M	$67.70M
YoY Change	-0.98%	19.79%	67.99%
% of Gross Profit	3.77%	2.34%	3.23%
Operating Expenses	$1.222B	$1.459B	$1.415B
YoY Change	11.47%	12.43%	23.01%
Operating Profit	$657.9M	$1.489B	$678.3M
YoY Change	13.65%	12.55%	-7.46%
Interest Expense	-$41.40M	$41.44M	$41.55M
YoY Change	54.48%	80.53%	142.88%
% of Operating Profit	-6.29%	2.78%	6.12%
Other Income/Expense, Net		-$32.54M	-$29.95M
YoY Change		90.1%	73.66%
Pretax Income	$616.5M	$1.456B	$648.4M
YoY Change	11.68%	11.53%	-9.41%
Income Tax	$112.3M	$259.4M	$131.3M
% Of Pretax Income	18.22%	17.82%	20.26%
Net Earnings	$504.3M	$1.197B	$517.0M
YoY Change	11.61%	12.66%	-10.31%
Net Earnings / Revenue	25.21%	38.57%	22.67%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$10.14	$23.67	$10.02
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$10.00	$23.41	$9.94
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	49.78M shares	50.55M shares	51.59M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		51.13M shares	52.04M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.649B	$3.053B	$3.188B
YoY Change	-38.28%	-51.05%	-55.5%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.477B	$1.842B	$1.889B
Short-Term Investments	$1.171B	$1.211B	$1.299B
Other Short-Term Assets	$260.0M	$355.0M	$615.0M
YoY Change	45.25%	59.19%	22.27%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$645.2M	$890.5M	$889.9M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.553B	$4.299B	$4.693B
YoY Change	-30.51%	-41.14%	-44.84%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$274.8M	$257.1M	$246.1M
YoY Change	38.12%	26.18%	45.9%
Goodwill	$3.375B	$3.387B	$3.366B
YoY Change	1.46%	-2.77%	76.66%
Intangibles	$2.168B	$2.203B	$2.247B
YoY Change	-7.16%	1.29%	129.96%
Long-Term Investments	$7.931B	$6.328B	$6.395B
YoY Change	111.16%	222.04%
Other Assets	$118.7M	$141.3M	$79.28M
YoY Change	185.81%	191.43%	135.49%
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.87B	$12.32B	$12.33B
YoY Change	43.59%	56.28%	298.95%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.553B	$4.299B	$4.693B
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.87B	$12.32B	$12.33B
Total Assets	$17.42B	$16.61B	$17.03B
YoY Change	17.94%	9.42%	46.78%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$322.8M	$388.5M	$367.2M
YoY Change	14.69%	-26.06%	7.72%
Accrued Expenses	$681.6M	$780.8M	$903.6M
YoY Change	13.69%	28.19%	62.61%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.439B	$1.583B	$1.931B
YoY Change	4.4%	-0.4%	28.12%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.158B	$5.421B	$5.400B
YoY Change	61.05%	39.46%	205.77%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$134.8M	$131.5M	$146.4M
YoY Change	30.18%	21.81%	37.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.293B	$5.553B	$5.546B
YoY Change	60.24%	38.99%	5090.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.439B	$1.583B	$1.931B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.293B	$5.553B	$5.546B
Total Liabilities	$8.625B	$8.088B	$8.469B
YoY Change	39.03%	25.39%	124.36%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$9.192B	$8.688B	$7.491B
YoY Change	38.42%	40.38%	46.12%
Common Stock	$482.0K	$482.0K	$482.0K
YoY Change	0.42%	0.42%	0.42%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$5.827B	$5.073B	$3.900B
YoY Change	112.84%	127.24%	87.09%
Treasury Stock Shares	12.43M shares	11.85M shares	10.86M shares
Shareholders Equity	$8.795B	$8.527B	$8.558B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$17.42B	$16.61B	$17.03B
YoY Change	17.94%	9.42%	46.78%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$504.3M	$1.197B	$517.0M
YoY Change	11.61%	12.66%	-10.31%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$70.80M	$69.00M	$67.70M
YoY Change	-0.98%	19.79%	67.99%
Cash From Operating Activities	$881.0M	$1.310B	$702.4M
YoY Change	16.64%	1.37%	1.8%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$47.30M	-$42.20M	-$53.10M
YoY Change	15.93%	47.04%	64.4%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.173B	-$51.80M	-$1.386B
YoY Change	-42.34%	-97.1%	-186.17%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.221B	-$94.10M	-$1.439B
YoY Change	-41.19%	-94.82%	-191.3%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-20.80M	-1.263B	-660.7M
YoY Change	-95.81%	-159.61%	1187.91%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	881.0M	1.310B	702.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.221B	-94.10M	-1.439B
Cash From Financing Activities	-20.80M	-1.263B	-660.7M
Net Change In Cash	-360.3M	-47.00M	-1.397B
YoY Change	-80.16%	-102.95%	-163.09%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$881.0M	$1.310B	$702.4M
Capital Expenditures	-$47.30M	-$42.20M	-$53.10M
Free Cash Flow	$928.3M	$1.352B	$755.5M
YoY Change	16.61%	2.36%	4.6%

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CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	8597000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	9305000	USD
CY2015	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	3411000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3507000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	6569000	USD
CY2015	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	4305000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	3937000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	346000	USD
CY2015	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	7113000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	52413000	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	53023000	shares
CY2015	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	51593000	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	50924000	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	52301000	shares
CY2015	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	50940000	shares
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CY2015	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Loyalty Programs RevenueRecognitionLoyaltyPrograms	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Loyalty Programs</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company provides various loyalty programs. Participating customers earn loyalty points on current transactions that can be redeemed for future qualifying transactions. When the points are earned, the Company estimates the amount of loyalty points expected to be redeemed and records a reduction in revenue. At both </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2014</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, a liability of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$71.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for loyalty points programs was included in "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.</font></div></div>
CY2015	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Use of Estimates</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes thereto.  Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates.  The estimates underlying the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements relate to, among other things, stock-based compensation, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the valuation of goodwill, long-lived assets and intangibles, income taxes, the accrual for loyalty programs, the valuation of redeemable noncontrolling interests and the accrual for travel transaction taxes.</font></div></div>

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