$BSX
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP Stock $bsx

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2017 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000088572519000011 Filed on February 19, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016
Revenue	$2.408B	$2.191B	$9.076B
YoY Change	9.9%	10.77%	12.49%
Cost Of Revenue	$682.0M	$625.0M	$2.424B
YoY Change	9.12%	7.94%	11.55%
Gross Profit	$1.726B	$1.566B	$5.962B
YoY Change	10.22%	11.94%	12.41%
Gross Profit Margin	71.68%	71.47%	65.69%
Selling, General & Admin	$882.0M	$828.0M	$3.099B
YoY Change	6.52%	6.98%	7.87%
% of Gross Profit	51.1%	52.87%	51.98%
Research & Development	$263.0M	$256.0M	$920.0M
YoY Change	2.73%	4.92%	5.02%
% of Gross Profit	15.24%	16.35%	15.43%
Depreciation & Amortization	$141.0M	$815.0M	$815.0M
YoY Change	-82.7%	5.98%	5.98%
% of Gross Profit	8.17%	52.04%	13.67%
Operating Expenses	$1.284B	$1.227B	$5.515B
YoY Change	4.65%	3.2%	-1.29%
Operating Profit	$442.0M	$339.0M	$447.0M
YoY Change	30.38%	61.43%	-257.95%
Interest Expense	-$87.00M	-$47.00M	$233.0M
YoY Change	85.11%	-24.19%	-17.96%
% of Operating Profit	-19.68%	-13.86%	52.13%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$4.000M	-$4.000M	-$270.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	-20.0%	-26.43%
Pretax Income	$227.0M	$89.00M	$177.0M
YoY Change	155.06%	-126.33%	-127.23%
Income Tax	-$20.00M	-$35.00M	-$170.0M
% Of Pretax Income	-8.81%	-39.33%	-96.05%
Net Earnings	-$614.0M	$124.0M	$347.0M
YoY Change	-595.16%	-187.32%	-245.19%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-25.5%	5.66%	3.82%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$0.26
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$447.2K	$89.59K	$0.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.373B shares	1.362B shares	1.358B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			1.377B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$188.0M	$196.0M	$196.0M
YoY Change	-4.08%	-38.56%	-38.56%
Cash & Equivalents	$188.0M	$196.0M	$196.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.008B	$240.0M	$616.0M
YoY Change	320.0%	-5.51%	-28.46%
Inventory	$1.078B	$955.0M	$955.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.548B	$1.472B	$1.472B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.822B	$3.239B	$3.239B
YoY Change	18.0%	-6.68%	-6.68%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.697B	$1.630B	$1.630B
YoY Change	4.11%	9.4%	9.4%
Goodwill	$6.998B	$6.678B
YoY Change	4.79%	3.17%
Intangibles	$5.837B	$5.883B
YoY Change	-0.78%	-5.02%
Long-Term Investments	$209.0M	$265.0M
YoY Change	-21.13%	53.18%
Other Assets	$688.0M	$666.0M	$666.0M
YoY Change	3.3%	31.88%	31.88%
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.22B	$14.86B	$14.86B
YoY Change	2.44%	1.33%	1.33%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.822B	$3.239B	$3.239B
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.22B	$14.86B	$14.86B
Total Assets	$19.04B	$18.10B	$18.10B
YoY Change	5.23%	-0.2%	-0.2%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$530.0M	$447.0M	$447.0M
YoY Change	18.57%	113.88%	113.88%
Accrued Expenses	$2.456B	$2.312B	$1.250B
YoY Change	6.23%	17.36%	4.43%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.801B	$250.0M	$64.00M
YoY Change	620.4%		2033.33%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.654B	$3.587B	$3.587B
YoY Change	57.62%	47.61%	47.61%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.815B	$5.420B	$5.420B
YoY Change	-29.61%	-4.48%	-4.48%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.370B	$2.338B	$2.338B
YoY Change	1.37%	-21.39%	-21.39%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.370B	$2.338B	$7.758B
YoY Change	1.37%	-21.39%	-10.29%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.654B	$3.587B	$3.587B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.370B	$2.338B	$7.758B
Total Liabilities	$8.024B	$5.925B	$11.36B
YoY Change	35.43%	9.64%	-3.81%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$8.390B	-$8.581B
YoY Change	-2.23%	-3.88%
Common Stock	$17.18B	$17.03B
YoY Change	0.86%	0.91%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.717B	$1.717B
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	247.6M shares	248.0M shares
Shareholders Equity	$7.012B	$6.733B	$6.733B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$19.04B	$18.10B	$18.10B
YoY Change	5.23%	-0.2%	-0.2%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$614.0M	$124.0M	$347.0M
YoY Change	-595.16%	-187.32%	-245.19%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$141.0M	$815.0M	$815.0M
YoY Change	-82.7%	5.98%	5.98%
Cash From Operating Activities	$684.0M	$676.0M	$1.182B
YoY Change	1.18%	60.95%	71.06%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$121.0M	-$299.0M	$376.0M
YoY Change	-59.53%	-14.33%	52.23%
Acquisitions			$408.0M
YoY Change			-76.47%
Other Investing Activities	-$168.0M	-$233.0M	$0.00
YoY Change	-27.9%	-230.17%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$289.0M	-$532.0M	-$887.0M
YoY Change	-45.68%	212.94%	-59.42%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			-$111.0M
YoY Change			-2.63%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$250.0M
YoY Change			-78.26%
Cash From Financing Activities	-68.00M	28.00M	-$206.0M
YoY Change	-342.86%	-111.81%	-116.14%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	684.0M	676.0M	$1.182B
Cash From Investing Activities	-289.0M	-532.0M	-$887.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-68.00M	28.00M	-$206.0M
Net Change In Cash	327.0M	172.0M	$89.00M
YoY Change	90.12%	1223.08%	-140.64%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$684.0M	$676.0M	$1.182B
Capital Expenditures	-$121.0M	-$299.0M	$376.0M
Free Cash Flow	$805.0M	$975.0M	$806.0M
YoY Change	-17.44%	26.79%	81.53%

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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	14
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	18
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	22
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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	4439000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	3491000	shares
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CY2018	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTE Q – NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Periodically, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies. Recently issued standards typically do not require adoption until a future effective date. Prior to their effective date, we evaluate the pronouncements to determine the potential effects of adoption on our </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">consolidated financial statements</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Standards to be Implemented</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASC Update No. 2016-02</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2016, the FASB issued ASC Update No. 2016-02, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Leases</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (Topic 842). The purpose of Update No. 2016-02 is to increase the transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet, including those previously classified as operating leases under current U.S. GAAP, and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Topic 842, as amended, is effective for public entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We currently plan to adopt the standard using the transition method provided by ASC Update No. 2018-11, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Leases</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(Topic 842): Targeted Improvements</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. Under this method, we will initially apply the new leasing rules on January 1, 2019, rather than at the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Prior periods presented will be in accordance with the existing lease guidance. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Upon transition, we plan to apply the package of practical expedients permitted under Topic 842 transition guidance to our entire lease portfolio at January 1, 2019. As a result, we are not required to reassess (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) the classification of any expired or existing leases, and (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. Furthermore, we will be electing not to separate lease and non-lease components for the majority of our leases. Instead, for these applicable classes of underlying assets, we will account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with that lease component, as a single lease component.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a result of adopting Topic 842, we expect to recognize additional right-of-use assets and corresponding liabilities for our existing lease portfolio on our consolidated balance sheets of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$300 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, with no material impact to our consolidated statements of operations or consolidated statements of cash flows. For the first quarter of 2019, we will provide additional disclosures in the notes to our </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">consolidated statements of operations</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> regarding our leasing portfolio, including key judgements and assumptions and the discount rate used in calculating our right-of-use assets and corresponding liabilities. Please refer to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Note F - Leases and Other Purchase Obligations</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for information regarding our lease portfolio as of December 31, 2018 as accounted for under ASC Topic 840, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Leases</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">To ensure we meet the reporting and disclosure requirements of Topic 842, we implemented in 2018 a new lease administration and lease accounting system that will track all our material leasing arrangements. In addition, in the first quarter of 2019, we designed new internal controls to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the transition adjustment and financial reporting under Topic 842. We also established monitoring controls to ensure we have appropriate mechanisms in place to identify material leases timely, particularly contracts that may contain embedded lease features.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASC Update No. 2016-13</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In June 2016, the FASB issued ASC Update No. 2016-13, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Financial Instruments – Credit Losses </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Topic 326)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The purpose of Update No. 2016-13 is to replace the current incurred loss impairment methodology for financial assets measured at amortized cost with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information, including forecasted information, to develop credit loss estimates. Update No. 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We are in the process of determining the effect that the adoption will have on our financial position and results of operations.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASC Update No. 2018-15</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In August 2018, the FASB issued ASC Update No. 2018-15, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The purpose of Update No. 2018-15 is to align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). Update No. 2018-15 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. We are in the process of determining the effect that the adoption will have on our financial position and results of operations.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">No other new accounting pronouncements, issued or effective, during the period had, or is expected to have, a material impact on our </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">consolidated financial statements</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Accounting Estimates</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">To prepare our </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">consolidated financial statements</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date of our </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">consolidated financial statements</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and the reported amounts of our revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results may differ from these estimates. Refer to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Critical Accounting Estimates</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> included in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of this Annual Report for further discussion.</font></div></div>

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