$BSX
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP Stock $bsx

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2011 Q4 Form 8-K Financial Statement

#000088572513000019 Filed on May 29, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010
Revenue	$1.848B	$2.002B	$7.806B
YoY Change	-7.69%	-3.7%	-4.67%
Cost Of Revenue	$687.0M	$697.0M	$2.599B
YoY Change	-1.43%	-7.19%	0.89%
Gross Profit	$1.161B	$1.305B	$5.207B
YoY Change	-11.03%	-1.73%	-7.22%
Gross Profit Margin	62.82%	65.18%	66.71%
Selling, General & Admin	$618.0M	$681.0M	$2.580B
YoY Change	-9.25%	4.93%	-2.09%
% of Gross Profit	53.23%	52.18%	49.55%
Research & Development	$231.0M	$225.0M	$939.0M
YoY Change	2.67%	-12.45%	-9.28%
% of Gross Profit	19.9%	17.24%	18.03%
Depreciation & Amortization	$96.00M	$132.0M	$816.0M
YoY Change	-27.27%	2.33%	-2.16%
% of Gross Profit	8.27%	10.11%	15.67%
Operating Expenses	$933.0M	$1.040B	$5.863B
YoY Change	-10.29%	0.48%	-9.88%
Operating Profit	$228.0M	$265.0M	-$656.0M
YoY Change	-13.96%	-9.56%	-26.62%
Interest Expense	-$70.00M	-$108.0M	$393.0M
YoY Change	-35.19%	-11.48%	-3.44%
% of Operating Profit	-30.7%	-40.75%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$1.000M	-$12.00M	-$407.0M
YoY Change	-91.67%	-300.0%	-1.69%
Pretax Income	$100.0M	$229.0M	-$1.063B
YoY Change	-56.33%	-117.0%	-18.73%
Income Tax	-$7.000M	-$7.000M	$2.000M
% Of Pretax Income	-7.0%	-3.06%
Net Earnings	$107.0M	$236.0M	-$1.065B
YoY Change	-54.66%	-121.95%	3.9%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.79%	11.79%	-13.64%
Basic Earnings Per Share			-$0.70
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$72.30K	$154.0K	-$0.70
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.482B shares		1.518B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			1.518B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$267.0M	$213.0M	$213.0M
YoY Change	25.35%	-75.35%	-75.35%
Cash & Equivalents	$267.0M	$213.0M	$213.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$661.0M	$1.188B	$1.188B
YoY Change	-44.36%	-19.13%	-19.13%
Inventory	$931.0M	$894.0M	$894.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.246B	$1.320B	$1.320B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.105B	$3.615B	$3.615B
YoY Change	-14.11%	-21.4%	-21.4%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.670B	$1.697B	$1.697B
YoY Change	-1.59%	-1.45%	-1.45%
Goodwill	$9.761B	$10.19B
YoY Change	-4.17%	-14.66%
Intangibles	$6.473B	$6.343B
YoY Change	2.05%	-4.86%
Long-Term Investments	$7.000M	$7.000M
YoY Change	0.0%
Other Assets	$281.0M	$287.0M	$287.0M
YoY Change	-2.09%	13.44%	13.44%
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.19B	$18.51B	$18.51B
YoY Change	-1.77%	-10.03%	-10.03%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.105B	$3.615B	$3.615B
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.19B	$18.51B	$18.51B
Total Assets	$21.29B	$22.13B	$22.13B
YoY Change	-3.79%	-12.11%	-12.11%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$203.0M	$184.0M	$184.0M
YoY Change	10.33%	-13.21%	-13.21%
Accrued Expenses	$1.327B	$1.626B	$1.185B
YoY Change	-18.39%	-37.68%	2.51%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$4.000M	$504.0M	$504.0M
YoY Change	-99.21%	16700.0%	16700.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.807B	$2.609B	$2.609B
YoY Change	-30.74%	-13.67%	-13.67%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.257B	$4.934B	$4.934B
YoY Change	-13.72%	-16.58%	-16.58%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.008B	$1.645B	$1.645B
YoY Change	22.07%	-20.3%	-20.3%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.008B	$1.645B	$6.579B
YoY Change	22.07%	-79.38%	-17.55%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.807B	$2.609B	$2.609B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.008B	$1.645B	$6.579B
Total Liabilities	$3.815B	$4.254B	$10.83B
YoY Change	-10.32%	-66.96%	-15.87%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$4.381B	-$4.822B
YoY Change	-9.15%
Common Stock	$16.36B	$16.25B
YoY Change	0.72%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$492.0M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	81.95M shares
Shareholders Equity	$11.35B	$11.30B	$11.30B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$21.29B	$22.13B	$22.13B
YoY Change	-3.79%	-12.11%	-12.11%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$107.0M	$236.0M	-$1.065B
YoY Change	-54.66%	-121.95%	3.9%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$96.00M	$132.0M	$816.0M
YoY Change	-27.27%	2.33%	-2.16%
Cash From Operating Activities	$349.0M	$449.0M	$325.0M
YoY Change	-22.27%	-236.47%	-61.08%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$84.00M	-$64.00M	$272.0M
YoY Change	31.25%	-33.33%	-12.82%
Acquisitions			$199.0M
YoY Change			4875.0%
Other Investing Activities	$26.00M	-$199.0M	-$4.000M
YoY Change	-113.07%	-652.78%	-95.6%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$58.00M	-$263.0M	-$468.0M
YoY Change	-77.95%	338.33%	-40.98%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			-$31.00M
YoY Change			-6.06%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$1.500B
YoY Change			-46.9%
Cash From Financing Activities	-301.0M	-597.0M	-$508.0M
YoY Change	-49.58%	370.08%	-38.05%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	349.0M	449.0M	$325.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-58.00M	-263.0M	-$468.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-301.0M	-597.0M	-$508.0M
Net Change In Cash	-10.00M	-411.0M	-$651.0M
YoY Change	-97.57%	-20.35%	-16.32%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$349.0M	$449.0M	$325.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$84.00M	-$64.00M	$272.0M
Free Cash Flow	$433.0M	$513.0M	$53.00M
YoY Change	-15.59%	-320.17%	-89.87%

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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	-10344000	shares
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