$HOLX
HOLOGIC INC Stock $holx

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2021 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000085973721000023 Filed on November 16, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2021	2020 Q3
Revenue	$1.317B	$5.632B	$1.347B
YoY Change	-2.26%	49.14%	55.58%
Cost Of Revenue	$488.5M	$1.837B	$415.1M
YoY Change	17.68%	20.58%	0.68%
Gross Profit	$828.1M	$3.796B	$931.8M
YoY Change	-11.13%	70.41%	273.47%
Gross Profit Margin	62.9%	67.39%	69.18%
Selling, General & Admin	$294.5M	$994.4M	$221.3M
YoY Change	33.08%	18.34%	-1.91%
% of Gross Profit	35.56%	26.2%	23.75%
Research & Development	$76.50M	$276.3M	$57.00M
YoY Change	34.21%	24.18%	-5.63%
% of Gross Profit	9.24%	7.28%	6.12%
Depreciation & Amortization	$117.8M	$88.00M	$94.30M
YoY Change	24.92%	5.9%	-16.84%
% of Gross Profit	14.23%	2.32%	10.12%
Operating Expenses	$382.5M	$1.316B	$288.5M
YoY Change	32.58%	17.19%	-3.16%
Operating Profit	$445.6M	$2.480B	$643.3M
YoY Change	-30.73%	124.46%	-1429.13%
Interest Expense	-$25.80M	$93.60M	-$24.70M
YoY Change	4.45%	-19.66%	-20.06%
% of Operating Profit	-5.79%	3.77%	-3.84%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$6.500M	-$5.400M	$9.000M
YoY Change	-172.22%	-159.34%	-269.81%
Pretax Income	$410.6M	$2.361B	$617.1M
YoY Change	-33.46%	135.66%	-602.93%
Income Tax	$81.80M	$491.4M	$123.5M
% Of Pretax Income	19.92%	20.81%	20.01%
Net Earnings	$328.8M	$1.872B	$493.5M
YoY Change	-33.37%	67.82%	-499.6%
Net Earnings / Revenue	24.97%	33.23%	36.64%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$7.28
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.290M	$7.21	$1.88
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	253.5M shares	257.0M shares	259.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		259.7M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q3	2021	2020 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.170B	$1.170B	$701.0M
YoY Change	66.95%	66.95%	16.45%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.170B	$1.170B	$701.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$554.5M	$554.5M	$97.00M
YoY Change	471.65%	471.65%	-1.02%
Inventory	$501.2M	$501.2M	$395.1M
Prepaid Expenses	$528.8M		$58.50M
Receivables	$942.7M	$942.7M	$1.029B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.169B	$3.169B	$2.222B
YoY Change	42.59%	42.61%	23.94%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$564.7M	$648.3M	$491.5M
YoY Change	14.89%	13.34%	4.37%
Goodwill	$3.282B		$2.658B
YoY Change	23.47%		3.67%
Intangibles	$1.659B		$1.308B
YoY Change	26.9%		-10.43%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$245.7M	$162.1M	$516.6M
YoY Change	-52.44%	-62.82%	234.15%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.751B	$5.751B	$4.974B
YoY Change	15.64%	15.63%	6.98%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.169B	$3.169B	$2.222B
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.751B	$5.751B	$4.974B
Total Assets	$8.920B	$8.920B	$7.196B
YoY Change	23.96%	23.96%	11.7%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$215.9M	$215.9M	$178.8M
YoY Change	20.75%	20.61%	-4.13%
Accrued Expenses	$596.2M	$525.3M	$547.6M
YoY Change	8.88%	24.48%	27.08%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$313.0M	$316.7M	$324.9M
YoY Change	-3.66%	-3.15%	19.71%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.327B	$1.327B	$1.239B
YoY Change	7.06%	7.09%	15.81%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.712B	$2.735B	$2.714B
YoY Change	-0.06%	0.15%	-2.5%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$368.7M	$389.0M	$303.2M
YoY Change	21.6%	23.1%	86.7%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.081B	$3.124B	$3.017B
YoY Change	2.11%	2.53%	2.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.327B	$1.327B	$1.239B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.081B	$3.124B	$3.017B
Total Liabilities	$4.408B	$4.701B	$4.256B
YoY Change	3.55%	4.68%	5.98%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$298.3M		-$1.573B
YoY Change	-118.96%		-41.49%
Common Stock	$3.000M		$2.900M
YoY Change	3.45%		0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.989B		$1.580B
YoY Change	25.94%		70.58%
Treasury Stock Shares	43.65B shares		37.61M shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.219B	$4.219B	$2.705B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$8.920B	$8.920B	$7.196B
YoY Change	23.96%	23.96%	11.7%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2021	2020 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$328.8M	$1.872B	$493.5M
YoY Change	-33.37%	67.82%	-499.6%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$117.8M	$88.00M	$94.30M
YoY Change	24.92%	5.9%	-16.84%
Cash From Operating Activities	$465.4M	$2.330B	$442.0M
YoY Change	5.29%	159.92%	78.44%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$41.60M	$96.80M	-$58.30M
YoY Change	-28.64%	-1.53%	85.67%
Acquisitions		$1.165B
YoY Change		875.46%
Other Investing Activities	-$1.500M	-$1.167B	-$79.60M
YoY Change	-98.12%	-7984.46%	61.13%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$43.10M	-$1.330B	-$137.9M
YoY Change	-68.75%	838.98%	70.67%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$409.8M
YoY Change		-37.3%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-82.00M	-$529.8M	-350.9M
YoY Change	-76.63%	-19.72%	-3914.13%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	465.4M	$2.330B	442.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-43.10M	-$1.330B	-137.9M
Cash From Financing Activities	-82.00M	-$529.8M	-350.9M
Net Change In Cash	340.3M	$469.3M	-46.80M
YoY Change	-827.14%	373.08%	-126.58%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$465.4M	$2.330B	$442.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$41.60M	$96.80M	-$58.30M
Free Cash Flow	$507.0M	$2.234B	$500.3M
YoY Change	1.34%	179.79%	79.25%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	5632300000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3776400000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	5632300000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P7Y7M20D
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CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	27500	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	300	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	1000.0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Payment On Liability FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability	1000.0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	1700	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	0	USD
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	4400	USD
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	4200	USD
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	3900	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	11800	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	3900	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	7400	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	3900	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	11700	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	10200	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	97500	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	30500	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	2700000	USD
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CY2021Q3	holx	Sub Lease Rental Income SubLeaseRentalIncome	14300000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	2713900000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	3025200000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	3038800000	USD
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue	75100000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue	81800000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue	9100000	USD
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CY2020	holx	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Benefit Expense Research And Development EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBenefitExpenseResearchAndDevelopment	0.006
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2021 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000085973721000023 Filed on November 16, 2021

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2021 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

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$HOLX
HOLOGIC INC Stock $holx