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2012 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000010489412000118 Filed on November 07, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
Revenue	$64.66M	$64.47M	$70.55M
YoY Change	-14.26%	-8.62%	8.49%
Cost Of Revenue	$21.73M	$22.53M	$23.56M
YoY Change	-15.35%	-4.37%	7.53%
Gross Profit	$42.94M	$41.94M	$46.99M
YoY Change	-13.69%	-10.75%	8.97%
Gross Profit Margin	66.41%	65.05%	66.61%
Selling, General & Admin	$4.550M	$3.170M	$3.840M
YoY Change	9.9%	-17.45%	22.29%
% of Gross Profit	10.6%	7.56%	8.17%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$26.10M	$26.20M	$24.40M
YoY Change	2.76%	7.38%	0.41%
% of Gross Profit	60.78%	62.47%	51.93%
Operating Expenses	$26.05M	$24.85M	$26.94M
YoY Change	-10.67%	-7.76%	15.28%
Operating Profit	$16.89M	$17.25M	$18.45M
YoY Change	-17.97%	-6.48%	-6.59%
Interest Expense	-$16.64M	$14.89M	$16.44M
YoY Change	3.1%	-9.47%	-198.34%
% of Operating Profit	-98.52%	86.28%	89.13%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$240.0K	-$14.65M	-$16.17M
YoY Change	-7.69%	-9.42%	-5676.9%
Pretax Income	$380.0K	$2.600M	$2.280M
YoY Change	-103.51%	14.04%	-26.21%
Income Tax	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
% Of Pretax Income	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Net Earnings	$2.958M	$9.561M	$63.01M
YoY Change	-90.36%	-84.83%	851.06%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.57%	14.83%	89.31%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.04	$0.14	$0.95
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.04	$0.14	$0.95
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	66.32M shares	66.25M shares	66.02M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		66.38M shares	66.06M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$19.10M	$68.40M	$40.80M
YoY Change	49.22%	67.65%	-84.45%
Cash & Equivalents	$19.11M	$68.40M	$40.75M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$107.3M	$120.5M	$125.7M
YoY Change	-10.66%	-4.14%	35.31%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$46.90M	$57.70M	$52.40M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$173.3M	$246.6M	$218.9M
YoY Change	-6.88%	12.65%	-45.88%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.554B	$1.914B	$1.921B
YoY Change	-17.65%	-0.37%	7.28%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$397.5M	$38.60M	$96.80M
YoY Change	724.69%	-60.12%	-16.55%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.951B	$1.952B	$2.017B
YoY Change	0.85%	-3.23%	5.82%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$173.3M	$246.6M	$218.9M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.951B	$1.952B	$2.017B
Total Assets	$2.124B	$2.199B	$2.236B
YoY Change	0.17%	-1.68%	-3.23%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$50.10M	$54.90M	$55.90M
YoY Change	-1.96%	-1.79%	3.71%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$193.0M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	93.0%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$57.70M	$64.70M	$257.7M
YoY Change	-63.66%	-74.89%	57.81%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.225B	$1.305B	$1.086B
YoY Change	13.36%	20.1%	-17.16%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$45.30M	$18.50M	$32.60M
YoY Change	146.2%	-43.25%	183.48%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.271B	$1.323B	$1.119B
YoY Change	15.58%	18.25%	-15.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$57.70M	$64.70M	$257.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.271B	$1.323B	$1.119B
Total Liabilities	$1.328B	$1.388B	$1.382B
YoY Change	5.59%	0.45%	-7.28%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$354.1M	-$337.2M
YoY Change	26.43%
Common Stock	$664.0K	$662.0K
YoY Change	0.3%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$792.1M	$807.1M	$854.8M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.124B	$2.199B	$2.236B
YoY Change	0.17%	-1.68%	-3.23%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.958M	$9.561M	$63.01M
YoY Change	-90.36%	-84.83%	851.06%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$26.10M	$26.20M	$24.40M
YoY Change	2.76%	7.38%	0.41%
Cash From Operating Activities	$38.60M	$25.70M	$26.40M
YoY Change	22.54%	-2.65%	22.22%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$15.10M	$14.90M	$162.8M
YoY Change	2.03%	-90.85%	2807.14%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$6.400M	$11.10M	$230.8M
YoY Change	-93.54%	-95.19%	-115500.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$8.700M	-$3.800M	$68.00M
YoY Change	-110.32%	-105.59%	-1272.41%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-79.00M	32.20M	-96.50M
YoY Change	-45.06%	-133.37%	-141.36%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	38.60M	25.70M	26.40M
Cash From Investing Activities	-8.700M	-3.800M	68.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-79.00M	32.20M	-96.50M
Net Change In Cash	-49.10M	54.10M	-2.100M
YoY Change	75.36%	-2676.19%	-100.84%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$38.60M	$25.70M	$26.40M
Capital Expenditures	$15.10M	$14.90M	$162.8M
Free Cash Flow	$23.50M	$10.80M	-$136.4M
YoY Change	40.72%	-107.92%	-952.5%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
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	us-gaap	Comparability Of Prior Year Financial Data ComparabilityOfPriorYearFinancialData	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:18px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Reclassifications</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">During the second quarter of 2012, we identified certain immaterial classification errors in our consolidated statements of income and have determined that in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and future periodic reports we will correct these reclassification errors by including within the subtotal “real estate operating income” impairment charges and acquisition costs, which had previously been included in “other income (expense).” These reclassifications totaled </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1.6 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$3.6 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for the 2011 Quarter and Period, respectively. These reclassifications decrease “real estate operating income” and increase “other income (expense)” by an equal and offsetting amount. As a result, these reclassifications did not change income from continuing operations, net income, cash flows or any other operating measure for the periods affected.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In addition, certain prior year amounts have also been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation due to the reclassification of certain properties as discontinued operations (see note 3 to the consolidated financial statements).</font></div></div>
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