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BROWN & BROWN, INC. Stock $bro

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513087664 Filed on March 01, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$1.200B	$244.1M	$260.4M
YoY Change	18.4%	6.18%	5.17%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin	$624.4M	$132.2M	$129.7M
YoY Change	20.1%	6.7%	5.02%
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$15.37M	$17.10M	$3.062M
YoY Change	24.06%	4.27%	-80.86%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$895.2M	$184.4M	$187.7M
YoY Change	20.48%	5.44%	9.9%
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$16.10M	-$3.400M	$3.565M
YoY Change	13.9%	-5.56%	-199.03%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$304.8M	$59.69M	$72.69M
YoY Change	12.68%	14.79%	-0.42%
Income Tax	$120.8M	$23.20M	$28.52M
% Of Pretax Income	39.62%	38.87%	39.23%
Net Earnings	$184.0M	$36.49M	$44.17M
YoY Change	12.23%	13.69%	-0.29%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.34%	14.95%	16.96%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.28	$0.25	$0.31
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.26	$0.25	$0.30
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	139.4M shares		138.7M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	142.0M shares		140.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$228.0M	$293.9M	$342.1M
YoY Change	-22.42%	4.7%	29.19%
Cash & Equivalents	$219.8M	$286.3M	$334.5M
Short-Term Investments	$8.200M	$7.600M	$7.600M
Other Short-Term Assets	$228.8M	$23.54M	$178.5M
YoY Change	31.57%	-85.07%	-1.16%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$302.7M	$240.3M	$212.1M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$759.5M	$708.1M	$732.7M
YoY Change	7.26%	8.48%	9.41%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$74.30M	$61.36M	$59.80M
YoY Change	21.01%	2.78%	0.17%
Goodwill		$1.323B
YoY Change		10.77%
Intangibles		$496.2M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$16.20M	$17.87M	$17.90M
YoY Change	-9.5%	54.08%	46.72%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.369B	$1.899B	$1.829B
YoY Change	24.74%	8.63%	6.43%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$759.5M	$708.1M	$732.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.369B	$1.899B	$1.829B
Total Assets	$3.128B	$2.607B	$2.561B
YoY Change	19.99%	8.59%	7.27%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$455.2M	$22.38M	$350.1M
YoY Change	30.24%	-93.51%	0.84%
Accrued Expenses	$52.90M	$100.9M	$90.60M
YoY Change	-33.21%	6.29%	3.42%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$100.0K	$1.227M	$1.227M
YoY Change	-91.67%	-27.82%	-98.79%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$567.8M	$481.6M	$488.3M
YoY Change	17.9%	2.43%	-17.84%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$450.0M	$250.0M	$250.0M
YoY Change	80.0%	-0.03%	66.58%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$65.30M	$53.34M	$38.80M
YoY Change	22.51%	91.88%	24.36%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$515.3M	$303.4M	$250.0M
YoY Change	69.9%	9.17%	37.91%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$567.8M	$481.6M	$488.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$515.3M	$303.4M	$250.0M
Total Liabilities	$1.321B	$785.0M	$944.7M
YoY Change	37.14%	-12.24%	4.23%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$1.323B
YoY Change
Common Stock		$321.4M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.807B	$1.644B	$1.617B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.128B	$2.607B	$2.561B
YoY Change	19.99%	8.59%	7.27%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$184.0M	$36.49M	$44.17M
YoY Change	12.23%	13.69%	-0.29%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$15.37M	$17.10M	$3.062M
YoY Change	24.06%	4.27%	-80.86%
Cash From Operating Activities	$220.3M	$36.30M	$77.60M
YoY Change	-7.25%	-48.07%	30.42%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$24.03M	-$4.100M	$2.994M
YoY Change	76.57%	24.24%	-236.09%
Acquisitions	$425.1M
YoY Change	155.97%
Other Investing Activities	-$411.5M	-$64.60M	-$12.70M
YoY Change	153.86%	68.67%	-84.95%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$435.5M	-$68.70M	-$15.70M
YoY Change	147.83%	65.54%	-81.91%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$49.53M
YoY Change	6.54%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$1.227M
YoY Change	-98.8%
Cash From Financing Activities	148.7M	-15.80M	-6.300M
YoY Change	-406.69%	26.4%	-26.74%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	220.3M	36.30M	77.60M
Cash From Investing Activities	-435.5M	-68.70M	-15.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	148.7M	-15.80M	-6.300M
Net Change In Cash	-66.48M	-48.20M	55.60M
YoY Change	-599.09%	-403.14%	-254.87%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$220.3M	$36.30M	$77.60M
Capital Expenditures	$24.03M	-$4.100M	$2.994M
Free Cash Flow	$196.3M	$40.40M	$74.61M
YoY Change	-12.34%	-44.81%	20.92%

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CY2012	bro	Average Annual Operating Profit Earned Period Minimum AverageAnnualOperatingProfitEarnedPeriodMinimum	1	Y
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CY2012	bro	Change In Estimated Acquisition Earn Out Payable Cf ChangeInEstimatedAcquisitionEarnOutPayableCf	-1418000
CY2012	bro	Contingency Payments Earn Out Payables ContingencyPaymentsEarnOutPayables	1051000
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CY2012	bro	Increase Decrease In Premiums Payable To Insurance Companies IncreaseDecreaseInPremiumsPayableToInsuranceCompanies	-4651000
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CY2012	bro	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Awarded Shares ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodAwardedShares		shares
CY2012	bro	Total Deferred Tax Provision TotalDeferredTaxProvision	32723000
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