$COR
Cencora, Inc. Stock $cor

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2010 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000095012310108165 Filed on November 23, 2010

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q3	2009 Q3	2009 Q2
Revenue	$19.72B	$18.72B	$18.39B
YoY Change	5.34%	9.08%	2.21%
Cost Of Revenue	$19.12B	$18.18B	$17.87B
YoY Change	5.2%	9.31%	2.15%
Gross Profit	$592.8M	$538.5M	$519.2M
YoY Change	10.08%	2.19%	4.26%
Gross Profit Margin	3.01%	2.88%	2.82%
Selling, General & Admin	$318.8M	$292.0M	$277.4M
YoY Change	9.18%	-2.01%	2.37%
% of Gross Profit	53.78%	54.22%	53.43%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$13.10M	$25.00M	$23.50M
YoY Change	-47.6%	12.61%	-6.37%
% of Gross Profit	2.21%	4.64%	4.53%
Operating Expenses	$318.8M	$312.0M	$277.4M
YoY Change	2.18%	-1.58%	-4.99%
Operating Profit	$248.2M	$224.6M	$213.0M
YoY Change	10.49%	6.96%	3.39%
Interest Expense	-$18.00M	-$15.00M	-$15.00M
YoY Change	20.0%	15.38%	-6.25%
% of Operating Profit	-7.25%	-6.68%	-7.04%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.339M	$0.00	-$186.0K
YoY Change		-100.0%	-81.4%
Pretax Income	$227.8M	$209.0M	$198.1M
YoY Change	8.99%	11.17%	9.47%
Income Tax	$86.56M	$79.00M	$73.02M
% Of Pretax Income	38.0%	37.8%	36.85%
Net Earnings	$141.2M	$130.1M	$118.8M
YoY Change	8.51%	13.17%	-210.01%
Net Earnings / Revenue	0.72%	0.7%	0.65%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.51	$0.44	$0.40
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.50	$0.44	$0.40
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	276.3M shares		298.5M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			300.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q3	2009 Q3	2009 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.658B	$1.009B	$913.0M
YoY Change	64.32%	14.92%	56.6%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.658B	$1.009B	$912.9M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$52.59M	$55.06M	$55.00M
YoY Change	-4.49%	-44.94%	-32.1%
Inventory	$5.210B	$4.973B	$4.424B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$3.827B	$3.917B	$3.747B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$10.75B	$9.954B	$9.138B
YoY Change	7.98%	14.81%	8.17%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$711.7M	$619.2M	$595.0M
YoY Change	14.93%	12.18%	14.2%
Goodwill	$2.475B	$2.542B
YoY Change	-2.66%	0.21%
Intangibles	$301.0M	$316.7M
YoY Change	-4.97%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$129.4M	$140.7M	$147.0M
YoY Change	-7.99%	16.27%	19.51%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.686B	$3.619B	$3.598B
YoY Change	1.87%	2.0%	1.64%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$10.75B	$9.954B	$9.138B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.686B	$3.619B	$3.598B
Total Assets	$14.43B	$13.57B	$12.74B
YoY Change	6.35%	11.09%	6.24%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$8.833B	$8.517B	$7.701B
YoY Change	3.71%	16.24%	9.4%
Accrued Expenses	$369.0M	$315.7M	$290.0M
YoY Change	16.9%	16.48%	2.47%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$422.0K	$1.068M	$1.000M
YoY Change	-60.49%	-46.6%	-50.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$9.906B	$9.480B	$8.587B
YoY Change	4.5%	16.06%	9.08%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.343B	$1.177B	$1.190B
YoY Change	14.12%	-0.85%	-3.33%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$231.0M	$199.7M	$174.0M
YoY Change	15.68%	30.54%	7.41%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.574B	$1.377B	$1.364B
YoY Change	14.35%	2.74%	-2.08%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$9.906B	$9.480B	$8.587B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.574B	$1.377B	$1.364B
Total Liabilities	$11.48B	$10.86B	$9.951B
YoY Change	5.75%	14.18%	7.42%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.466B	$2.920B
YoY Change	18.7%
Common Stock	$3.904B	$3.743B
YoY Change	4.32%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$4.373B	$3.900B
YoY Change	12.14%
Treasury Stock Shares	212.3M shares	195.0M shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.954B	$2.716B	$2.784B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$14.43B	$13.57B	$12.74B
YoY Change	6.35%	11.09%	6.24%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q3	2009 Q3	2009 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$141.2M	$130.1M	$118.8M
YoY Change	8.51%	13.17%	-210.01%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$13.10M	$25.00M	$23.50M
YoY Change	-47.6%	12.61%	-6.37%
Cash From Operating Activities	$549.2M	$353.3M	$398.1M
YoY Change	55.45%	-31.28%	204.59%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$44.20M	-$43.60M	-$33.60M
YoY Change	1.38%	-23.1%	26.79%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$8.000M	-$2.900M	-$13.40M
YoY Change	175.86%	-50.0%	-770.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$52.20M	-$46.50M	-$47.00M
YoY Change	12.26%	-25.6%	92.62%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-149.5M	-210.4M	-93.40M
YoY Change	-28.94%	34.36%	-18.43%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	549.2M	353.3M	398.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-52.20M	-46.50M	-47.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-149.5M	-210.4M	-93.40M
Net Change In Cash	347.5M	96.40M	257.7M
YoY Change	260.48%	-67.32%	-3242.68%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$549.2M	$353.3M	$398.1M
Capital Expenditures	-$44.20M	-$43.60M	-$33.60M
Free Cash Flow	$593.4M	$396.9M	$431.7M
YoY Change	49.51%	-30.47%	174.62%

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