$CGNX
COGNEX CORP Stock $cgnx

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2014 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000085120514000005 Filed on April 30, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q1	2013 Q1
Revenue	$90.93M	$80.89M
YoY Change	12.41%
Cost Of Revenue	$21.08M	$19.42M
YoY Change	8.55%
Gross Profit	$69.85M	$61.47M
YoY Change	13.63%
Gross Profit Margin	76.81%	75.99%
Selling, General & Admin	$34.90M	$32.17M
YoY Change	8.5%
% of Gross Profit	49.97%	52.33%
Research & Development	$12.50M	$11.32M
YoY Change	10.43%
% of Gross Profit	17.9%	18.42%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.990M	$1.828M
YoY Change	8.86%
% of Gross Profit	2.85%	2.97%
Operating Expenses	$47.40M	$43.49M
YoY Change	9.0%
Operating Profit	$22.44M	$17.98M
YoY Change	24.82%
Interest Expense	$700.0K	$500.0K
YoY Change	40.0%
% of Operating Profit	3.12%	2.78%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$273.0K	$117.0K
YoY Change	-333.33%
Pretax Income	$22.85M	$18.55M
YoY Change	23.14%
Income Tax	$4.341M	$2.970M
% Of Pretax Income	19.0%	16.01%
Net Earnings	$18.51M	$15.58M
YoY Change	18.76%
Net Earnings / Revenue	20.35%	19.26%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.21	$0.18
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.21	$0.18
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	86.88M shares	86.52M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	89.26M shares	88.26M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q1	2013 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$84.24M	$168.2M
YoY Change	-49.91%
Cash & Equivalents	$42.46M	$42.76M
Short-Term Investments	$41.78M	$125.4M
Other Short-Term Assets	$25.30M	$20.10M
YoY Change	25.87%
Inventory	$28.43M	$26.06M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$51.95M	$42.78M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$189.9M	$257.1M
YoY Change	-26.14%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$37.83M	$34.65M
YoY Change	9.18%
Goodwill	$81.69M	$81.69M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$379.9M	$245.5M
YoY Change	54.75%
Other Assets	$2.110M	$2.532M
YoY Change	-16.67%
Total Long-Term Assets	$527.6M	$395.4M
YoY Change	33.43%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$189.9M	$257.1M
Total Long-Term Assets	$527.6M	$395.4M
Total Assets	$717.5M	$652.5M
YoY Change	9.96%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$9.671M	$6.815M
YoY Change	41.91%
Accrued Expenses	$26.14M	$24.26M
YoY Change	7.76%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$52.53M	$47.11M
YoY Change	11.5%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.900M	$6.000M
YoY Change	-35.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.900M	$6.000M
YoY Change	-35.0%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$52.53M	$47.11M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.900M	$6.000M
Total Liabilities	$56.50M	$53.10M
YoY Change	6.4%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$466.4M	$452.0M
YoY Change	3.16%
Common Stock	$223.6M	$179.2M
YoY Change	24.76%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$661.0M	$599.5M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$717.5M	$652.5M
YoY Change	9.96%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q1	2013 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$18.51M	$15.58M
YoY Change	18.76%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.990M	$1.828M
YoY Change	8.86%
Cash From Operating Activities	$17.46M	$18.79M
YoY Change	-7.07%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$2.685M	$1.908M
YoY Change	40.72%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$7.000M	-$28.40M
YoY Change	-75.35%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$9.666M	-$30.35M
YoY Change	-68.16%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$14.29M	$0.00
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$6.171M	$10.54M
YoY Change	-158.53%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$17.46M	$18.79M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$9.666M	-$30.35M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$6.171M	$10.54M
Net Change In Cash	$1.624M	-$1.020M
YoY Change	-259.22%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$17.46M	$18.79M
Capital Expenditures	$2.685M	$1.908M
Free Cash Flow	$14.78M	$16.88M
YoY Change	-12.47%

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2014 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000085120514000005 Filed on April 30, 2014

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$CGNX COGNEX CORP Stock $cgnx

2014 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000085120514000005 Filed on April 30, 2014

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

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COGNEX CORP Stock $cgnx