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2018 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000165204420000008 Filed on February 04, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2017 Q4	2017
Revenue	$39.28B	$32.32B	$110.9B
YoY Change	21.51%	24.01%	22.8%
Cost Of Revenue	$17.92B	$14.27B	$45.58B
YoY Change	25.59%	33.82%	29.73%
Gross Profit	$21.36B	$18.06B	$65.27B
YoY Change	18.29%	17.22%	18.39%
Gross Profit Margin	54.38%	55.86%	58.88%
Selling, General & Admin	$7.103B	$6.054B	$19.73B
YoY Change	17.33%	17.74%	12.95%
% of Gross Profit	33.26%	33.53%	30.23%
Research & Development	$6.034B	$4.306B	$16.63B
YoY Change	40.13%	18.88%	19.19%
% of Gross Profit	28.25%	23.85%	25.47%
Depreciation & Amortization	$2.580B	$2.026B	$6.915B
YoY Change	27.34%	20.09%	12.55%
% of Gross Profit	12.08%	11.22%	10.59%
Operating Expenses	$13.14B	$10.36B	$36.36B
YoY Change	26.81%	18.21%	15.72%
Operating Profit	$8.221B	$7.696B	$26.18B
YoY Change	6.82%	15.92%	10.38%
Interest Expense	$1.674B	$364.0M	$109.0M
YoY Change	359.89%	-18.2%	-12.1%
% of Operating Profit	20.36%	4.73%	0.42%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$177.0M	-$42.00M	$1.015B
YoY Change	-521.43%	-81.5%	133.87%
Pretax Income	$10.07B	$8.018B	$27.19B
YoY Change	25.62%	16.93%	126.61%
Income Tax	$1.124B	$1.214B	$14.53B
% Of Pretax Income	11.16%	15.14%	53.44%
Net Earnings	$8.948B	-$3.020B	$12.66B
YoY Change	-396.29%	-156.63%	-34.99%
Net Earnings / Revenue	22.78%	-9.34%	11.42%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$18.27
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$638.3K	-$217.4K	$18.00
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q4	2017 Q4	2017
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$17.92B	$101.9B	$101.9B
YoY Change	-82.41%	18.0%	18.0%
Cash & Equivalents	$16.70B	$10.72B	$3.557B
Short-Term Investments	$1.222B	$91.16B	$91.16B
Other Short-Term Assets	$4.236B	$2.983B	$2.983B
YoY Change	42.0%	-34.8%	-34.8%
Inventory	$1.107B	$749.0M	$749.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$20.84B	$18.34B	$18.34B
Other Receivables	$355.0M	$369.0M	$369.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$135.7B	$124.3B	$124.3B
YoY Change	9.15%	17.93%	17.93%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$59.72B	$42.38B	$42.38B
YoY Change	40.9%	23.8%	23.8%
Goodwill	$17.89B	$16.75B
YoY Change	6.81%	1.69%
Intangibles	$2.220B	$2.692B
YoY Change	-17.53%	-18.6%
Long-Term Investments	$1.300B	$1.400B	$7.813B
YoY Change	-7.14%	-17.65%	32.92%
Other Assets	$2.693B	$2.672B	$3.352B
YoY Change	0.79%	46.89%	52.23%
Total Long-Term Assets	$97.12B	$72.99B	$72.99B
YoY Change	33.06%	17.55%	17.55%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$135.7B	$124.3B	$124.3B
Total Long-Term Assets	$97.12B	$72.99B	$72.99B
Total Assets	$232.8B	$197.3B	$197.3B
YoY Change	17.99%	17.79%	17.79%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$4.378B	$3.137B	$3.137B
YoY Change	39.56%	53.7%	53.7%
Accrued Expenses	$16.96B	$10.18B	$14.41B
YoY Change	66.63%	65.64%	42.53%
Deferred Revenue	$1.784B	$1.432B
YoY Change	24.58%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due		$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$34.62B	$24.18B	$24.18B
YoY Change	43.16%	44.32%	44.32%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.950B	$3.943B	$3.969B
YoY Change	0.18%	0.2%	0.86%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.545B	$3.059B	$16.21B
YoY Change	15.89%	14.78%	114.89%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.495B	$7.002B	$20.18B
YoY Change	7.04%	6.09%	75.8%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$34.62B	$24.18B	$24.18B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.495B	$7.002B	$20.18B
Total Liabilities	$55.16B	$44.79B	$44.79B
YoY Change	23.15%	57.38%	57.38%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$134.9B	$113.2B
YoY Change	19.11%	7.72%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$177.6B	$152.5B	$152.5B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$232.8B	$197.3B	$197.3B
YoY Change	17.99%	17.79%	17.79%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2017 Q4	2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$8.948B	-$3.020B	$12.66B
YoY Change	-396.29%	-156.63%	-34.99%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.580B	$2.026B	$6.915B
YoY Change	27.34%	20.09%	12.55%
Cash From Operating Activities	$12.99B	$10.27B	$37.09B
YoY Change	26.48%	9.08%	2.93%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$7.081B	-$4.307B	$13.18B
YoY Change	64.41%	39.93%	29.1%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$205.0M	-$2.667B	-$99.00M
YoY Change	-107.69%	64.22%	-99.53%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$6.876B	-$6.974B	-$31.40B
YoY Change	-1.41%	48.32%	0.76%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$0.00
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$4.846B
YoY Change			31.22%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.746B	-3.178B	-$8.298B
YoY Change	-13.59%	256.28%	-0.41%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	12.99B	10.27B	$37.09B
Cash From Investing Activities	-6.876B	-6.974B	-$31.40B
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.746B	-3.178B	-$8.298B
Net Change In Cash	3.365B	116.0M	-$2.203B
YoY Change	2800.86%	-96.96%	-36.35%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$12.99B	$10.27B	$37.09B
Capital Expenditures	-$7.081B	-$4.307B	$13.18B
Free Cash Flow	$20.07B	$14.58B	$23.91B
YoY Change	37.69%	16.68%	-7.42%

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