$BMY
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO Stock $bmy

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2011 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312512066416 Filed on February 17, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q3	2011	2010 Q4
Revenue	$5.345B	$21.24B	$5.111B
YoY Change	11.4%	9.03%	1.55%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.407B	$5.598B	$1.414B
YoY Change	9.92%	6.08%	-1.33%
Gross Profit	$3.938B	$15.65B	$3.697B
YoY Change	11.94%	10.13%	2.69%
Gross Profit Margin	73.68%	73.65%	72.33%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.019B	$4.203B	$1.271B
YoY Change	14.24%	14.03%	-15.49%
% of Gross Profit	25.88%	26.86%	34.38%
Research & Development	$973.0M	$3.839B	$1.000B
YoY Change	18.08%	7.66%	-9.75%
% of Gross Profit	24.71%	24.54%	27.05%
Depreciation & Amortization	$254.0M	$628.0M	$259.0M
YoY Change	51.19%	3.46%	30.15%
% of Gross Profit	6.45%	4.01%	7.01%
Operating Expenses	$1.992B	$8.042B	$2.235B
YoY Change	16.08%	10.89%	-14.17%
Operating Profit	$1.946B	$7.604B	$1.462B
YoY Change	7.99%	9.33%	46.79%
Interest Expense	$40.00M	$145.0M	$23.00M
YoY Change	5.26%	0.0%	-77.23%
% of Operating Profit	2.06%	1.91%	1.57%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$26.00M	$334.0M
YoY Change	160.0%	259.14%
Pretax Income	$1.830B	$4.336B	$1.413B
YoY Change	13.38%	13.12%	7.05%
Income Tax	$475.0M	$1.721B	$571.0M
% Of Pretax Income	25.96%	39.69%	40.41%
Net Earnings	$969.0M	$3.709B	$483.0M
YoY Change	2.11%	19.57%	-93.95%
Net Earnings / Revenue	18.13%	17.46%	9.45%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.57	$2.18	$0.28
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.56	$2.16	$0.28
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.698B shares	1.700B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.715B shares	1.717B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q3	2011	2010 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$8.193B	$8.733B	$7.301B
YoY Change	-1.99%	19.61%	-14.25%
Cash & Equivalents	$4.471B	$5.776B	$5.033B
Short-Term Investments	$3.722B	$2.957B	$2.268B
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.903B	$1.714B	$1.511B
YoY Change	23.73%	13.43%	55.77%
Inventory	$1.357B	$1.384B	$1.204B
Prepaid Expenses	$356.0M		$252.0M
Receivables	$2.181B	$2.250B	$1.985B
Other Receivables	$1.235B	$1.237B	$1.272B
Total Short-Term Assets	$14.87B	$15.32B	$13.27B
YoY Change	3.43%	15.41%	-4.91%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.492B	$4.521B	$4.664B
YoY Change	-4.89%	-3.07%	-7.73%
Goodwill	$5.564B		$5.233B
YoY Change			0.29%
Intangibles	$3.196B		$3.370B
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.819B	$2.909B	$2.681B
YoY Change	10.03%	8.5%	95.84%
Other Assets	$741.0M	$1.512B	$1.005B
YoY Change	-67.59%	-18.49%	-60.48%
Total Long-Term Assets	$17.15B	$17.65B	$17.80B
YoY Change	-2.08%	-0.85%	4.42%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$14.87B	$15.32B	$13.27B
Total Long-Term Assets	$17.15B	$17.65B	$17.80B
Total Assets	$32.01B	$32.97B	$31.08B
YoY Change	0.4%	6.09%	0.22%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$2.292B	$2.603B	$1.983B
YoY Change	32.87%	31.27%	15.9%
Accrued Expenses	$2.699B	$3.961B	$2.740B
YoY Change	-21.2%	10.12%	-19.58%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$182.0M	$0.00	$117.0M
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$182.0M	$115.0M	$117.0M
YoY Change	-25.1%	-1.71%	-49.35%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.313B	$7.780B	$6.739B
YoY Change	16.37%	15.45%	6.75%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$5.437B	$5.376B	$5.328B
YoY Change	-16.08%	0.9%	-13.08%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$467.0M	$3.840B	$424.0M
YoY Change	-85.7%	13.91%	-88.78%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.904B	$9.216B	$5.752B
YoY Change	-39.41%	5.94%	-41.96%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.313B	$7.780B	$6.739B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.904B	$9.216B	$5.752B
Total Liabilities	$15.58B	$17.01B	$15.44B
YoY Change	-2.12%	10.75%	-4.5%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$32.80B		$31.64B
YoY Change	3.39%		2.85%
Common Stock	$220.0M		$220.0M
YoY Change	0.0%		0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$17.39B		$17.45B
YoY Change	0.53%		0.52%
Treasury Stock Shares	511.0M shares		501.0M shares
Shareholders Equity	$16.57B	$15.96B	$15.71B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$32.01B	$32.97B	$31.08B
YoY Change	0.4%	6.09%	0.22%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q3	2011	2010 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$969.0M	$3.709B	$483.0M
YoY Change	2.11%	19.57%	-93.95%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$254.0M	$628.0M	$259.0M
YoY Change	51.19%	3.46%	30.15%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.698B	$4.840B	$1.595B
YoY Change	22.78%	7.77%	18.68%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$84.00M	$367.0M	-$125.0M
YoY Change	-5.62%	-13.44%	-36.22%
Acquisitions		$360.0M
YoY Change		-56.57%
Other Investing Activities	-$79.00M	-$149.0M	-$2.354B
YoY Change	-107.62%	122.39%	183.27%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$163.0M	-$1.437B	-$2.479B
YoY Change	-117.19%	-62.3%	141.38%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$2.254B
YoY Change		2.36%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$1.221B
YoY Change		111.98%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$78.00M
YoY Change		-91.67%
Cash From Financing Activities	-704.0M	-$2.657B	-1.664B
YoY Change	0.86%	-20.52%	-267.4%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.698B	$4.840B	1.595B
Cash From Investing Activities	-163.0M	-$1.437B	-2.479B
Cash From Financing Activities	-704.0M	-$2.657B	-1.664B
Net Change In Cash	831.0M	$746.0M	-2.548B
YoY Change	-49.11%	-128.0%	-294.36%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.698B	$4.840B	$1.595B
Capital Expenditures	-$84.00M	$367.0M	-$125.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.782B	$4.473B	$1.720B
YoY Change	21.06%	9.98%	11.69%

Facts In Submission

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