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2009 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312509227842 Filed on November 09, 2009

Income Statement

Concept	2009 Q3	2008 Q3
Revenue	$3.681B	$3.619B
YoY Change	1.71%	-0.63%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.885B	$2.369B
YoY Change	-20.43%
Gross Profit	$1.796B	$1.250B
YoY Change	43.68%
Gross Profit Margin	48.79%	34.54%
Selling, General & Admin	$451.0M	$457.0M
YoY Change	-1.31%	27.65%
% of Gross Profit	25.11%	36.56%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$567.0M	$581.0M
YoY Change	-2.41%
% of Gross Profit	31.57%	46.48%
Operating Expenses	$2.982B	$3.498B
YoY Change	-14.75%	26.28%
Operating Profit	-$1.186B	-$2.248B
YoY Change	-47.24%
Interest Expense	$60.00M	$68.00M
YoY Change	-11.76%	-254.55%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$51.00M	-$6.000M
YoY Change	750.0%	-81.25%
Pretax Income	$588.0M	$47.00M
YoY Change	1151.06%	-94.1%
Income Tax	$94.00M	-$7.000M
% Of Pretax Income	15.99%	-14.89%
Net Earnings	$494.0M	$54.00M
YoY Change	814.81%	-91.77%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.42%	1.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.46	$0.16
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.46	$0.16
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	337.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	338.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2009 Q3	2008 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$742.0M	$479.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.727B	$1.770B
YoY Change	-2.43%	4.92%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.727B	$1.781B
YoY Change	-3.03%	5.57%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$46.40B	$42.68B
YoY Change	8.72%	1.01%
Other Assets	$1.234B	$1.457B
YoY Change	-15.31%	25.28%
Total Long-Term Assets	$76.09B	$73.37B
YoY Change	3.71%	4.42%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.727B	$1.781B
Total Long-Term Assets	$76.09B	$73.37B
Total Assets	$77.82B	$75.16B
YoY Change	3.55%	4.45%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$2.374B	$2.201B
YoY Change	7.86%	30.31%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$509.0M	$642.0M
YoY Change	-20.72%	62.12%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.587B	$6.605B
YoY Change	-0.27%	-9.0%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.321B	$3.002B
YoY Change	10.63%	45.16%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.321B	$3.002B
YoY Change	10.63%	45.16%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.587B	$6.605B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.321B	$3.002B
Total Liabilities	$59.09B	$59.80B
YoY Change	-1.19%	6.94%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.865B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$10.61B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$4.000M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	1.490M shares
Shareholders Equity	$18.73B	$15.36B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$77.82B	$75.16B
YoY Change	3.55%	4.45%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2009 Q3	2008 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$494.0M	$54.00M
YoY Change	814.81%	-91.77%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$567.0M	$581.0M
YoY Change	-2.41%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.010B	$1.058B
YoY Change	-4.54%	-28.71%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$822.0M	-$336.0M
YoY Change	144.64%	-78.04%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$822.0M	-$336.0M
YoY Change	144.64%	-78.04%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-115.0M	-795.0M
YoY Change	-85.53%	846.43%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.010B	1.058B
Cash From Investing Activities	-822.0M	-336.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-115.0M	-795.0M
Net Change In Cash	73.00M	-73.00M
YoY Change	-200.0%	-43.85%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.010B	$1.058B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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