$CGNX
COGNEX CORP Stock $cgnx

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2013 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312513413434 Filed on October 28, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
Revenue	$90.79M	$80.08M
YoY Change	13.38%	-3.99%
Cost Of Revenue	$21.35M	$19.51M
YoY Change	9.44%	0.55%
Gross Profit	$69.44M	$60.57M
YoY Change	14.64%	-5.36%
Gross Profit Margin	76.49%	75.64%
Selling, General & Admin	$33.88M	$28.77M
YoY Change	17.77%	-2.49%
% of Gross Profit	48.79%	47.49%
Research & Development	$12.18M	$10.00M
YoY Change	21.82%	-4.74%
% of Gross Profit	17.55%	16.51%
Depreciation & Amortization	$2.800M	$2.700M
YoY Change	3.7%	12.5%
% of Gross Profit	4.03%	4.46%
Operating Expenses	$46.06M	$38.77M
YoY Change	18.81%	-3.08%
Operating Profit	$23.38M	$21.80M
YoY Change	7.23%	-9.15%
Interest Expense	$500.0K	$1.800M
YoY Change	-72.22%	100.0%
% of Operating Profit	2.14%	8.26%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$166.0K	-$131.0K
YoY Change	26.72%	31.0%
Pretax Income	$23.71M	$22.09M
YoY Change	7.34%	-10.94%
Income Tax	$2.981M	$4.281M
% Of Pretax Income	12.57%	19.38%
Net Earnings	$20.73M	$17.81M
YoY Change	16.41%	-6.78%
Net Earnings / Revenue	22.83%	22.24%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.24	$0.21
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.23	$0.20
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	87.34M shares	85.82M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	89.36M shares	87.26M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$217.0M	$156.0M
YoY Change	39.09%	-36.24%
Cash & Equivalents	$30.45M	$54.16M
Short-Term Investments	$186.6M	$101.9M
Other Short-Term Assets	$25.60M	$30.40M
YoY Change	-15.79%	8.19%
Inventory	$27.63M	$25.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$48.83M	$44.76M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$319.1M	$250.2M
YoY Change	27.51%	-26.9%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$35.57M	$34.34M
YoY Change	3.56%	12.24%
Goodwill	$81.69M	$81.69M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$226.7M	$124.7M
YoY Change	81.8%	14.72%
Other Assets	$2.316M	$2.785M
YoY Change	-16.84%	-83.99%
Total Long-Term Assets	$373.7M	$411.9M
YoY Change	-9.28%	58.18%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$319.1M	$250.2M
Total Long-Term Assets	$373.7M	$411.9M
Total Assets	$692.8M	$662.1M
YoY Change	4.63%	9.86%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$7.457M	$7.567M
YoY Change	-1.45%	9.67%
Accrued Expenses	$31.37M	$28.92M
YoY Change	8.47%	3.65%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$50.64M	$51.82M
YoY Change	-2.29%	-8.6%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.400M	$5.100M
YoY Change	-13.73%	-10.53%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.400M	$5.100M
YoY Change	-13.73%	-10.53%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$50.64M	$51.82M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.400M	$5.100M
Total Liabilities	$55.00M	$55.20M
YoY Change	-0.36%	-11.54%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$461.5M	$472.7M
YoY Change	-2.37%
Common Stock	$206.2M	$161.3M
YoY Change	27.81%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$637.7M	$605.4M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$692.8M	$662.1M
YoY Change	4.63%	9.86%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$20.73M	$17.81M
YoY Change	16.41%	-6.78%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.800M	$2.700M
YoY Change	3.7%	12.5%
Cash From Operating Activities	$20.20M	$27.30M
YoY Change	-26.01%	0.0%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.900M	-$2.800M
YoY Change	-32.14%	40.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$34.40M	$153.3M
YoY Change	-122.44%	-626.8%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$36.20M	$150.5M
YoY Change	-124.05%	-582.37%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.600M	-3.800M
YoY Change	-31.58%	-142.22%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	20.20M	27.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	-36.20M	150.5M
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.600M	-3.800M
Net Change In Cash	-18.60M	174.0M
YoY Change	-110.69%	3311.76%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$20.20M	$27.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$1.900M	-$2.800M
Free Cash Flow	$22.10M	$30.10M
YoY Change	-26.58%	2.73%

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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.01	pure
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Note Stock Split Conversion Ratio1 StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1	2	pure
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	90788000
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	267000
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	18132000
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	8109000
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	152000
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2981000
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CY2013Q3	cgnx	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Realized Gain Loss On Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForRealizedGainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	20000
CY2013Q3	cgnx	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations Prior To Discrete Tax Event EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperationsPriorToDiscreteTaxEvent	0.19	pure
CY2013Q3	cgnx	Shares Based Compensation Arrangement By Shares Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value SharesBasedCompensationArrangementBySharesBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue	14422000
CY2013Q3	cgnx	Gross Margin Services GrossMarginServices	4108000
CY2013Q3	cgnx	Gross Margin Products GrossMarginProducts	65332000
CY2013Q3	cgnx	Income Tax Reconciliation Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations IncomeTaxReconciliationReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	-1790000
CY2013Q3	cgnx	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedFairValue	197000
CY2013Q3	cgnx	Income Tax Expense Benefit On Uncertain Tax Position IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitOnUncertainTaxPosition	1597000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.00	pure

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