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2017 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000084939917000016 Filed on November 03, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
Revenue	$1.240B	$979.0M
YoY Change	26.66%	7.35%
Cost Of Revenue	$262.0M	$210.0M
YoY Change	24.76%	32.91%
Gross Profit	$978.0M	$769.0M
YoY Change	27.18%	1.99%
Gross Profit Margin	78.87%	78.55%
Selling, General & Admin	$594.0M	$483.0M
YoY Change	22.98%	13.92%
% of Gross Profit	60.74%	62.81%
Research & Development	$241.0M	$200.0M
YoY Change	20.5%	1.01%
% of Gross Profit	24.64%	26.01%
Depreciation & Amortization	$163.0M	$72.00M
YoY Change	126.39%	-6.49%
% of Gross Profit	16.67%	9.36%
Operating Expenses	$987.0M	$781.0M
YoY Change	26.38%	16.39%
Operating Profit	-$9.000M	-$12.00M
YoY Change	-25.0%	-114.46%
Interest Expense	-$52.00M	-$22.00M
YoY Change	136.36%	29.41%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$3.000M	$10.00M
YoY Change	-130.0%	-266.67%
Pretax Income	-$69.00M	-$50.00M
YoY Change	38.0%	-183.33%
Income Tax	-$53.00M	$19.00M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$12.00M	-$144.0M
YoY Change	-91.67%	-223.08%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-0.97%	-14.71%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$19.51K	$0.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	612.8M shares	613.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		620.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.026B	$6.118B
YoY Change	-66.88%	57.52%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.826B	$5.610B
Short-Term Investments	$200.0M	$10.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$401.0M	$391.0M
YoY Change	2.56%	46.44%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$514.0M	$459.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.687B	$6.469B
YoY Change	-43.01%	28.81%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$868.0M	$933.0M
YoY Change	-6.97%	-22.31%
Goodwill	$8.301B	$7.232B
YoY Change	14.78%	23.65%
Intangibles	$2.847B	$1.961B
YoY Change	45.18%	229.03%
Long-Term Investments	$159.0M	$159.0M
YoY Change	0.0%
Other Assets	$134.0M	$110.0M
YoY Change	21.82%	14.58%
Total Long-Term Assets	$12.31B	$10.40B
YoY Change	18.41%	33.92%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.687B	$6.469B
Total Long-Term Assets	$12.31B	$10.40B
Total Assets	$16.00B	$16.86B
YoY Change	-5.15%	31.91%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$187.0M	$139.0M
YoY Change	34.53%	-24.46%
Accrued Expenses	$193.0M	$166.0M
YoY Change	16.27%	-41.34%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$130.0M	$600.0M
YoY Change	-78.33%	72.41%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.287B	$3.509B
YoY Change	-6.33%	-13.66%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.079B	$6.576B
YoY Change	-7.56%	277.71%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$103.0M	$89.00M
YoY Change	15.73%	-5.32%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.182B	$6.665B
YoY Change	-7.25%	263.22%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.287B	$3.509B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.182B	$6.665B
Total Liabilities	$12.46B	$13.00B
YoY Change	-4.16%	88.76%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$906.0M	-$664.0M
YoY Change	36.45%	333.99%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.535B	$3.862B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$16.00B	$16.86B
YoY Change	-5.15%	31.91%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$12.00M	-$144.0M
YoY Change	-91.67%	-223.08%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$163.0M	$72.00M
YoY Change	126.39%	-6.49%
Cash From Operating Activities	$167.0M	-$770.0M
YoY Change	-121.69%	-356.67%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$25.00M	$22.00M
YoY Change	-213.64%	-63.93%
Acquisitions		$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$555.0M	-$7.000M
YoY Change	7828.57%	-106.09%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$580.0M	$15.00M
YoY Change	-3966.67%	-59.46%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$68.00M
YoY Change		-36.45%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-75.00M	$896.0M
YoY Change	-108.37%	-476.47%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	167.0M	-$770.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-580.0M	$15.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-75.00M	$896.0M
Net Change In Cash	-488.0M	$141.0M
YoY Change	-446.1%	42.42%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$167.0M	-$770.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$25.00M	$22.00M
Free Cash Flow	$192.0M	-$792.0M
YoY Change	-124.24%	-431.38%

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