$DHR
DANAHER CORP /DE/ Stock $dhr

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000031361623000087 Filed on February 22, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$7.167B	$8.369B	$31.47B
YoY Change		15.77%	6.85%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.797B	$3.430B	$12.52B
YoY Change		19.51%	8.88%
Gross Profit	$4.370B	$4.939B	$18.95B
YoY Change		13.31%	5.55%
Gross Profit Margin	60.97%	59.02%	60.21%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.147B	$2.190B	$8.516B
YoY Change		6.21%	3.88%
% of Gross Profit	49.13%	44.34%	44.94%
Research & Development	$429.0M	$453.0M	$1.745B
YoY Change		2.72%	0.17%
% of Gross Profit	9.82%	9.17%	9.21%
Depreciation & Amortization	$173.0M	$565.0M	$2.222B
YoY Change		1.99%	2.49%
% of Gross Profit	3.96%	11.44%	11.73%
Operating Expenses	$2.576B	$2.643B	$10.26B
YoY Change		5.59%	3.23%
Operating Profit	$1.794B	$2.296B	$8.688B
YoY Change		75.4%	16.38%
Interest Expense	$68.00M	-$35.00M	-$170.0M
YoY Change		-156.45%	-171.43%
% of Operating Profit	3.79%	-1.52%	-1.96%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$24.00M	-$68.00M	-$226.0M
YoY Change		-149.64%	-149.56%
Pretax Income	$1.798B	$2.193B	$8.292B
YoY Change		58.11%	9.13%
Income Tax	$348.0M	-$39.00M	$1.083B
% Of Pretax Income	19.35%	-1.78%	13.06%
Net Earnings	$1.450B	$2.210B	$7.103B
YoY Change		90.85%	10.42%
Net Earnings / Revenue	20.23%	26.41%	22.57%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.96	$3.03	$9.80
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.94	$2.964M	$9.636M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	728.6M shares	728.0M shares	725.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	737.2M shares		737.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$7.379B	$5.995B	$5.995B
YoY Change		134.91%	131.83%
Cash & Equivalents	$7.379B	$5.995B	$5.995B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.373B	$1.860B	$1.860B
YoY Change		54.36%	17.05%
Inventory	$3.383B	$3.110B	$3.110B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$4.313B	$4.918B	$4.918B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$16.53B	$15.88B	$15.88B
YoY Change		36.36%	36.36%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.065B	$3.956B	$3.956B
YoY Change		4.38%	-18.11%
Goodwill	$39.86B	$39.75B
YoY Change		-3.48%
Intangibles	$19.98B	$20.30B
YoY Change		-11.13%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$4.611B	$4.459B	$4.459B
YoY Change		19.9%	66.5%
Total Long-Term Assets	$68.51B	$68.47B	$68.47B
YoY Change		-4.29%	-4.29%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$16.53B	$15.88B	$15.88B
Total Long-Term Assets	$68.51B	$68.47B	$68.47B
Total Assets	$85.04B	$84.35B	$84.35B
YoY Change		1.4%	1.4%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$2.081B	$2.296B	$2.296B
YoY Change		7.64%	-10.63%
Accrued Expenses	$5.078B	$5.502B	$5.502B
YoY Change		-1.1%	232.85%
Deferred Revenue		$1.456B
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.571B	$591.0M	$591.0M
YoY Change		8342.86%	7287.5%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$8.730B	$8.389B	$8.389B
YoY Change		3.06%	3.06%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$18.26B	$19.09B	$19.09B
YoY Change		-13.9%	-13.9%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$6.563B	$6.785B	$6.785B
YoY Change		-11.87%	-11.87%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$24.82B	$25.87B	$25.87B
YoY Change		-13.38%	-13.38%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$8.730B	$8.389B	$8.389B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$24.82B	$25.87B	$25.87B
Total Liabilities	$33.55B	$34.27B	$34.27B
YoY Change		-9.84%	-9.86%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$40.44B	$39.21B
YoY Change		19.43%
Common Stock	$12.14B	$12.08B
YoY Change		19.63%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$51.48B	$50.08B	$50.08B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$85.04B	$84.35B	$84.35B
YoY Change		1.4%	1.4%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.450B	$2.210B	$7.103B
YoY Change		90.85%	10.42%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$173.0M	$565.0M	$2.222B
YoY Change		1.99%	2.49%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.947B	$2.541B	$8.519B
YoY Change		24.93%	1.93%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$275.0M	-$329.0M	-$1.152B
YoY Change		3.46%	-189.03%
Acquisitions	$0.00		$637.0M
YoY Change			-94.19%
Other Investing Activities	-$13.00M	-$487.0M	-$1.082B
YoY Change		-94.99%	2824.32%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$304.0M	-$816.0M	-$2.234B
YoY Change		-91.88%	-82.8%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$204.0M		$818.0M
YoY Change			10.24%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$31.00M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$262.0M	-906.0M	-2.570B
YoY Change		-127.41%	-298.46%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.947B	2.541B	8.519B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$304.0M	-816.0M	-2.234B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$262.0M	-906.0M	-2.570B
Net Change In Cash	$1.384B	819.0M	3.715B
YoY Change		-117.39%	-207.71%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.947B	$2.541B	$8.519B
Capital Expenditures	$275.0M	-$329.0M	-$1.152B
Free Cash Flow	$1.672B	$2.870B	$9.671B
YoY Change		22.02%	36.91%

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