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2014 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000089615914000015 Filed on October 29, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2013 Q3
Revenue	$4.679B	$4.871B	$5.200B
YoY Change	-1.22%	-6.33%	1.21%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.302B	$2.643B	$2.684B
YoY Change	-4.72%	-1.53%	-11.91%
Gross Profit	$2.377B	$2.228B	$2.516B
YoY Change	2.41%	-11.45%	20.33%
Gross Profit Margin	50.8%	45.74%	48.38%
Selling, General & Admin	$595.0M	$560.0M	$563.0M
YoY Change	3.3%	-0.53%	8.48%
% of Gross Profit	25.03%	25.13%	22.38%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$30.00M	$825.0M	$678.0M
YoY Change	11.11%	21.68%	11.33%
% of Gross Profit	1.26%	37.03%	26.95%
Operating Expenses	$3.944B	$4.225B	$4.065B
YoY Change	-0.53%	3.94%	-6.01%
Operating Profit	-$1.567B	-$1.997B	-$1.549B
YoY Change	-4.68%	28.92%	-30.66%
Interest Expense	-$2.000M	-$3.000M	$72.00M
YoY Change	-93.75%	-104.17%	14.29%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$1.000M	$46.00M	$5.000M
YoY Change		820.0%	-70.59%
Pretax Income	$787.0M	$961.0M	$1.071B
YoY Change	-27.53%	-10.27%	36.09%
Income Tax	$232.0M	$176.0M	$155.0M
% Of Pretax Income	29.48%	18.31%	14.47%
Net Earnings	$683.0M	$528.0M	$785.0M
YoY Change	23.06%	-32.74%	22.66%
Net Earnings / Revenue	14.6%	10.84%	15.1%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.10	$1.63	$2.35
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.08	$1.62	$2.32
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	331.7M shares	334.5M shares	340.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		337.7M shares	343.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2013 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$655.0M	$806.0M	$768.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill	$4.904B
YoY Change	6.54%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$63.41B	$63.75B	$60.81B
YoY Change	3.27%	4.83%	1.06%
Other Assets	$295.0M	$408.0M	$584.0M
YoY Change	-52.11%	-30.14%	69.77%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$98.25B	$97.56B	$94.58B
YoY Change	3.96%	3.14%	1.15%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$5.726B	$5.829B	$4.917B
YoY Change	19.04%	18.55%	8.26%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.150B	$1.851B	$1.902B
YoY Change	-39.51%	-2.68%	35.66%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$12.37B	$11.48B	$10.46B
YoY Change	19.67%	9.81%	-1.85%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.666B	$4.366B	$4.116B
YoY Change	-10.93%	6.07%	22.5%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$663.0M	$566.0M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.329B	$4.932B	$4.116B
YoY Change	5.17%	19.83%	22.5%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$12.37B	$11.48B	$10.46B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.329B	$4.932B	$4.116B
Total Liabilities	$68.66B	$67.54B	$66.37B
YoY Change	4.53%	1.77%	-0.27%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$16.64B	$16.09B	$12.79B
YoY Change	20.69%	25.76%	38.03%
Common Stock	$8.055B	$8.278B	$9.073B
YoY Change	-9.48%	-8.76%	-7.03%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.448B	$1.057B	$222.0M
YoY Change	467.84%	376.13%	18.72%
Treasury Stock Shares	14.17M shares	10.72M shares	2.762M shares
Shareholders Equity	$29.59B	$30.02B	$28.22B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$98.25B	$97.56B	$94.58B
YoY Change	3.96%	3.14%	1.15%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2013 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$683.0M	$528.0M	$785.0M
YoY Change	23.06%	-32.74%	22.66%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$30.00M	$825.0M	$678.0M
YoY Change	11.11%	21.68%	11.33%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.274B	$1.126B	$928.0M
YoY Change	-0.93%	21.34%	-43.48%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$816.0M	-$229.0M	-$763.0M
YoY Change	-37.38%	-69.99%	-46.72%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$816.0M	-$229.0M	-$763.0M
YoY Change	-37.38%	-69.99%	-46.72%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-537.0M	-615.0M	-106.0M
YoY Change	233.54%	480.19%	-28.38%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.274B	1.126B	928.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-816.0M	-229.0M	-763.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-537.0M	-615.0M	-106.0M
Net Change In Cash	-79.00M	282.0M	59.00M
YoY Change	-55.62%	377.97%	-4.84%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.274B	$1.126B	$928.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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