$CMCSA
COMCAST CORP Stock $cmcsa

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2015 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312516452423 Filed on February 05, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2015	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
Revenue	$74.51B	$17.73B	$16.79B
YoY Change	8.34%	4.76%	3.96%
Cost Of Revenue	$22.55B	$5.358B	$4.772B
YoY Change	7.83%	2.02%	-0.31%
Gross Profit	$51.96B	$12.37B	$12.02B
YoY Change	8.56%	6.0%	5.76%
Gross Profit Margin	69.74%	69.78%	71.58%
Selling, General & Admin	$27.28B	$6.497B	$6.315B
YoY Change	9.39%	7.76%	4.66%
% of Gross Profit	52.51%	52.51%	52.54%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$6.781B	$2.090B	$1.539B
YoY Change	7.01%	4.6%	1.25%
% of Gross Profit	13.05%	16.89%	12.8%
Operating Expenses	$35.96B	$8.587B	$8.274B
YoY Change	9.11%	6.98%	4.08%
Operating Profit	$16.00B	$3.787B	$3.745B
YoY Change	7.34%	3.84%	9.7%
Interest Expense	$2.702B	-$603.0M	$663.0M
YoY Change	3.25%	-2.58%	3.76%
% of Operating Profit	16.89%	-15.92%	17.7%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.626B	-$54.00M	-$705.0M
YoY Change	7.67%	-22.86%	14.63%
Pretax Income	$13.37B	$3.110B	$3.040B
YoY Change	7.28%	5.28%	8.61%
Income Tax	$4.959B	$1.114B	$407.0M
% Of Pretax Income	37.08%	35.82%	13.39%
Net Earnings	$8.163B	$1.925B	$2.592B
YoY Change	-2.59%	0.63%	49.65%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.96%	10.86%	15.44%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.64	$0.75	$1.00
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.62	$0.74	$0.99
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	4.972B shares		2.580B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	5.035B shares		2.616B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.401B	$4.572B	$5.135B
YoY Change	-46.79%	-24.59%	-19.68%
Cash & Equivalents	$2.295B	$3.910B	$4.547B
Short-Term Investments	$106.0M	$662.0M	$588.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.006B	$1.859B	$1.694B
YoY Change	11.42%	25.61%	-21.97%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$6.896B	$6.321B	$6.172B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$12.30B	$13.53B	$13.94B
YoY Change	-9.08%	-3.87%	3.95%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$33.67B	$30.95B	$30.36B
YoY Change	8.76%	3.73%	5.4%
Goodwill		$27.32B	$27.32B
YoY Change		0.8%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$3.224B	$1.019B	$1.024B
YoY Change	2.84%	3.03%	-1.54%
Other Assets	$2.272B	$2.180B	$2.474B
YoY Change	4.22%	-6.96%	5.5%
Total Long-Term Assets	$154.3B	$145.7B	$145.3B
YoY Change	5.92%	0.63%	1.48%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$12.30B	$13.53B	$13.94B
Total Long-Term Assets	$154.3B	$145.7B	$145.3B
Total Assets	$166.6B	$159.2B	$159.2B
YoY Change	4.64%	0.23%	1.69%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$6.215B	$5.638B	$5.680B
YoY Change	10.23%	1.99%	-5.84%
Accrued Expenses	$7.034B	$5.293B	$5.461B
YoY Change	5.93%	-33.56%	-41.25%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.627B	$4.217B	$3.523B
YoY Change	-13.99%	28.57%	50.75%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.18B	$17.41B	$17.08B
YoY Change	4.41%	-7.94%	-8.48%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$48.99B	$43.86B	$44.83B
YoY Change	11.7%	-1.58%	1.45%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$10.64B	$10.82B	$10.39B
YoY Change	-1.68%	-4.96%	-9.61%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$59.63B	$10.82B	$10.39B
YoY Change	9.05%	-4.96%	-81.34%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.18B	$17.41B	$17.08B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$59.63B	$10.82B	$10.39B
Total Liabilities	$114.3B	$28.23B	$27.47B
YoY Change	7.35%	-6.82%	-74.3%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$21.54B	$21.81B
YoY Change		11.98%
Common Stock		$30.00M	$30.00M
YoY Change		0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$7.517B	$7.517B
YoY Change		0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$52.27B	$52.71B	$53.30B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$166.6B	$159.2B	$159.2B
YoY Change	4.64%	0.23%	1.69%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$8.163B	$1.925B	$2.592B
YoY Change	-2.59%	0.63%	49.65%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$6.781B	$2.090B	$1.539B
YoY Change	7.01%	4.6%	1.25%
Cash From Operating Activities	$19.49B	$4.643B	$4.755B
YoY Change	14.99%	87.14%	19.05%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$8.499B	-$2.611B	$1.950B
YoY Change	14.54%	12.64%	12.98%
Acquisitions	$1.786B
YoY Change	274.42%
Other Investing Activities	-$238.0M	-$42.00M	$16.00M
YoY Change	-263.01%	-132.06%	-104.09%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$11.96B	-$2.653B	-$2.192B
YoY Change	37.0%	21.31%	-7.39%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$2.437B
YoY Change	8.12%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$7.139B
YoY Change	69.33%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$9.136B	-2.627B	455.0M
YoY Change	51.76%	1367.6%	-132.2%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$19.49B	4.643B	4.755B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$11.96B	-2.653B	-2.192B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$9.136B	-2.627B	455.0M
Net Change In Cash	-$1.615B	-637.0M	3.018B
YoY Change	-173.68%	-653.91%	1310.28%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$19.49B	$4.643B	$4.755B
Capital Expenditures	$8.499B	-$2.611B	$1.950B
Free Cash Flow	$10.99B	$7.254B	$2.805B
YoY Change	15.34%	51.16%	23.68%

Facts In Submission

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