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CHEVRON CORP Stock $cvx

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000009341023000009 Filed on February 23, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$50.79B	$54.52B	$235.7B
YoY Change	-6.58%	18.89%	45.09%
Cost Of Revenue	$29.41B	$32.57B	$145.4B
YoY Change	-9.93%	19.13%	62.71%
Gross Profit	$21.39B	$21.95B	$90.30B
YoY Change	-1.56%	18.54%	23.54%
Gross Profit Margin	42.1%	40.26%	38.31%
Selling, General & Admin	$881.0M	$8.755B	$33.35B
YoY Change	-8.89%	187.05%	730.92%
% of Gross Profit	4.12%	39.88%	36.94%
Research & Development	$190.0M	$453.0M	$974.0M
YoY Change	-9.09%	135.94%	263.43%
% of Gross Profit	0.89%	2.06%	1.08%
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.526B	$4.745B	$16.30B
YoY Change	-3.5%	-1.41%	-9.07%
% of Gross Profit	16.49%	21.61%	18.05%
Operating Expenses	$881.0M	$13.65B	$48.70B
YoY Change	-8.89%	5.36%	1037.23%
Operating Profit	$20.51B	$8.308B	$41.61B
YoY Change	-1.21%	49.18%	-39.54%
Interest Expense	$1.473B	$1.500B	$8.069B
YoY Change	-24.42%	-0.13%	63.17%
% of Operating Profit	7.18%	18.05%	19.39%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$38.00M	-$36.00M	-$295.0M
YoY Change	-40.63%	-58.14%	-57.12%
Pretax Income	$9.500B	$9.808B	$49.67B
YoY Change	4.97%	40.42%	413.48%
Income Tax	$2.900B	$3.430B	$14.07B
% Of Pretax Income	30.53%	34.97%	28.32%
Net Earnings	$6.574B	$6.353B	$35.47B
YoY Change	5.03%	25.68%	126.98%
Net Earnings / Revenue	12.94%	11.65%	15.05%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.48		$18.36
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.46	$3.309M	$18.28M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.907B shares		1.931B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.901B shares		1.940B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$15.80B	$17.90B	$17.90B
YoY Change	34.98%	215.44%	215.44%
Cash & Equivalents	$15.67B	$17.68B	$17.68B
Short-Term Investments	$130.0M	$223.0M	$223.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$4.300B	$3.739B	$3.739B
YoY Change	33.33%	11.98%	11.98%
Inventory	$9.232B	$8.247B	$8.247B
Prepaid Expenses	$4.300B	$3.739B
Receivables	$16.70B	$18.20B	$20.46B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$48.35B	$50.34B	$50.34B
YoY Change	8.15%	49.22%	49.22%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$143.0B	$143.6B	$147.9B
YoY Change	-1.03%	-2.29%	-1.84%
Goodwill	$4.722B	$4.722B
YoY Change	7.96%	7.69%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$46.25B	$44.61B	$45.24B
YoY Change	10.82%	10.54%	11.16%
Other Assets	$12.15B	$12.31B	$8.484B
YoY Change	-2.85%	-0.6%	-10.54%
Total Long-Term Assets	$207.5B	$207.4B	$207.4B
YoY Change	1.56%	0.76%	0.76%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$48.35B	$50.34B	$50.34B
Total Long-Term Assets	$207.5B	$207.4B	$207.4B
Total Assets	$255.9B	$257.7B	$257.7B
YoY Change	2.75%	7.59%	7.59%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$17.94B	$18.96B	$18.96B
YoY Change	-10.9%	15.2%	15.2%
Accrued Expenses	$6.658B	$7.486B	$7.486B
YoY Change	-4.53%	7.37%	7.37%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$2.931B	$1.964B	$328.0M
YoY Change	833.44%	667.19%	429.03%
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.931B	$2.694B	$1.636B
YoY Change	833.44%	-45.53%	743.3%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$33.74B	$34.21B	$34.21B
YoY Change	8.11%	27.68%	27.68%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$20.28B	$21.38B	$21.38B
YoY Change	-30.13%	-31.3%	-31.3%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$23.71B	$24.75B	$24.75B
YoY Change	-9.52%	-8.41%	-8.41%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$43.98B	$46.13B	$46.13B
YoY Change	-20.35%	-20.66%	-20.66%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$33.74B	$34.21B	$34.21B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$43.98B	$46.13B	$46.13B
Total Liabilities	$95.45B	$97.47B	$98.43B
YoY Change	-6.37%	-2.14%	-2.03%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$193.7B	$190.0B
YoY Change	14.6%	14.79%
Common Stock	$20.55B	$20.49B
YoY Change	1.66%	7.21%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$51.85B	$48.20B
YoY Change	32.42%	16.24%
Treasury Stock Shares		527.5M shares
Shareholders Equity	$159.4B	$159.3B	$159.3B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$255.9B	$257.7B	$257.7B
YoY Change	2.75%	7.59%	7.59%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$6.574B	$6.353B	$35.47B
YoY Change	5.03%	25.68%	126.98%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.526B	$4.745B	$16.30B
YoY Change	-3.5%	-1.41%	-9.07%
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.205B	$12.50B	$49.60B
YoY Change	-10.55%	32.12%	69.94%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$3.038B	-$3.861B	-$12.00B
YoY Change	-255.0%	48.16%	48.96%
Acquisitions			$2.862B
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$231.0M	$157.0M	-$100.0M
YoY Change	-82.16%	-87.1%	-104.56%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.807B	-$3.704B	-$12.10B
YoY Change	322.11%	166.67%	106.31%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		-$3.500B	-$5.500B
YoY Change			-497.69%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$6.573B	-6.471B	-25.00B
YoY Change	381.19%	-21.94%	8.16%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.205B	12.50B	49.60B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.807B	-3.704B	-12.10B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$6.573B	-6.471B	-25.00B
Net Change In Cash	-$2.222B	2.321B	12.50B
YoY Change	-136.97%	-1150.23%	21451.72%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.205B	$12.50B	$49.60B
Capital Expenditures	$3.038B	-$3.861B	-$12.00B
Free Cash Flow	$4.167B	$16.36B	$61.60B
YoY Change	-58.39%	35.59%	65.4%

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