$HUN
Huntsman CORP Stock $hun

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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746914000771 Filed on February 11, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
Revenue	$2.705B	$11.08B	$2.619B
YoY Change	3.28%	-0.97%	-0.49%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.259B	$9.326B	$2.199B
YoY Change	2.73%	1.89%	-1.96%
Gross Profit	$446.0M	$1.753B	$420.0M
YoY Change	6.19%	-13.82%	7.97%
Gross Profit Margin	16.49%	15.82%	16.04%
Selling, General & Admin	$245.0M	$942.0M	$278.0M
YoY Change	-11.87%	-0.95%	20.87%
% of Gross Profit	54.93%	53.74%	66.19%
Research & Development	$35.00M	$140.0M	$40.00M
YoY Change	-12.5%	-7.89%	-6.98%
% of Gross Profit	7.85%	7.99%	9.52%
Depreciation & Amortization	$122.0M	$448.0M	$108.0M
YoY Change	12.96%	3.7%	-3.57%
% of Gross Profit	27.35%	25.56%	25.71%
Operating Expenses	$284.0M	$1.243B	$305.0M
YoY Change	-6.89%	4.54%	23.98%
Operating Profit	$162.0M	$510.0M	$115.0M
YoY Change	40.87%	-39.64%	-19.58%
Interest Expense	-$42.00M	-$182.0M	-$52.00M
YoY Change	-19.23%	-16.89%	-13.33%
% of Operating Profit	-25.93%	-35.69%	-45.22%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$0.00	$2.000M	-$1.000M
YoY Change	-100.0%	100.0%	-150.0%
Pretax Income	$63.00M	$419.0M	-$56.00M
YoY Change	-212.5%	-13.07%	-164.37%
Income Tax	$20.00M	$125.0M	-$17.00M
% Of Pretax Income	31.75%	29.83%
Net Earnings	$41.00M	$128.0M	-$40.00M
YoY Change	-202.5%	-64.74%	-138.1%
Net Earnings / Revenue	1.52%	1.16%	-1.53%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.17	$0.53	-$0.17
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.17	$0.53	-$0.17
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	241.4M shares	239.7M shares	239.5M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		242.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$520.0M	$520.0M	$387.0M
YoY Change	34.37%	34.37%	-30.14%
Cash & Equivalents	$520.0M	$520.0M	$387.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$200.0M	$323.0M	$222.0M
YoY Change	-9.91%	-2.12%	-9.39%
Inventory	$1.741B	$1.741B	$1.819B
Prepaid Expenses	$61.00M		$48.00M
Receivables	$1.542B	$1.542B	$1.534B
Other Receivables	$33.00M	$33.00M	$49.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.159B	$4.159B	$4.119B
YoY Change	0.97%	0.97%	4.38%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.824B	$3.824B	$3.745B
YoY Change	2.11%	2.11%	3.4%
Goodwill	$131.0M		$117.0M
YoY Change	11.97%		2.63%
Intangibles	$87.00M		$68.00M
YoY Change	27.94%		-25.27%
Long-Term Investments	$277.0M	$285.0M	$230.0M
YoY Change	20.43%	19.75%	16.75%
Other Assets	$459.0M	$701.0M	$366.0M
YoY Change	25.41%	17.82%	-24.07%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.029B	$5.029B	$4.765B
YoY Change	5.54%	5.54%	1.15%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.159B	$4.159B	$4.119B
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.029B	$5.029B	$4.765B
Total Assets	$9.188B	$9.188B	$8.884B
YoY Change	3.42%	3.42%	2.62%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.067B	$1.113B	$1.102B
YoY Change	-3.18%	-3.22%	27.84%
Accrued Expenses	$726.0M	$630.0M	$705.0M
YoY Change	2.98%	-8.56%	1.44%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$277.0M	$277.0M	$288.0M
YoY Change	-3.82%	-3.82%	35.85%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.159B	$2.159B	$2.181B
YoY Change	-1.01%	-1.01%	19.44%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.633B	$3.639B	$3.414B
YoY Change	6.41%	6.47%	-8.47%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$948.0M	$948.0M	$1.161B
YoY Change	-18.35%	-18.35%	14.72%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.581B	$4.587B	$4.575B
YoY Change	0.13%	0.17%	-3.52%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.159B	$2.159B	$2.181B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.581B	$4.587B	$4.575B
Total Liabilities	$7.059B	$7.216B	$6.988B
YoY Change	1.02%	1.29%	1.56%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$687.0M		-$687.0M
YoY Change	0.0%		-27.46%
Common Stock	$2.000M		$2.000M
YoY Change	0.0%		0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$50.00M		$50.00M
YoY Change	0.0%		0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	4.044M shares		4.044M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.980B	$1.972B	$1.773B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$9.188B	$9.188B	$8.884B
YoY Change	3.42%	3.42%	2.62%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$41.00M	$128.0M	-$40.00M
YoY Change	-202.5%	-64.74%	-138.1%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$122.0M	$448.0M	$108.0M
YoY Change	12.96%	3.7%	-3.57%
Cash From Operating Activities	$320.0M	$708.0M	$218.0M
YoY Change	46.79%	-8.53%	-35.88%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$175.0M	$471.0M	-$164.0M
YoY Change	6.71%	14.32%	45.13%
Acquisitions		$66.00M
YoY Change		266.67%
Other Investing Activities	-$3.000M	-$2.000M	-$8.000M
YoY Change	-62.5%	-200.0%	-124.24%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$178.0M	-$566.0M	-$172.0M
YoY Change	3.49%	20.17%	115.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$13.00M
YoY Change		333.33%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$840.0M
YoY Change		21.04%
Cash From Financing Activities	-18.00M	-$6.000M	-95.00M
YoY Change	-81.05%	-98.73%	-38.71%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	320.0M	$708.0M	218.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-178.0M	-$566.0M	-172.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-18.00M	-$6.000M	-95.00M
Net Change In Cash	124.0M	$136.0M	-49.00M
YoY Change	-353.06%	-180.0%	-146.67%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$320.0M	$708.0M	$218.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$175.0M	$471.0M	-$164.0M
Free Cash Flow	$495.0M	$237.0M	$382.0M
YoY Change	29.58%	-34.53%	-15.67%

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CY2013	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2"><b>1. GENERAL</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2"><b>DEFINITIONS</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">        For convenience in this report, the terms "Company," "our" or "we" may be used to refer to Huntsman Corporation and, unless the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries and predecessors. Any references to our "Company" "we" "us" or "our" as of a date prior to October 19, 2004 (the date of our Company's formation) are to Huntsman Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (including their respective predecessors). In this report, "Huntsman International" refers to Huntsman International LLC (our 100% owned subsidiary) and, unless the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries; "HPS" refers to Huntsman Polyurethanes Shanghai Ltd. (our consolidated splitting joint venture with Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Company, Ltd); and "SLIC" refers to Shanghai Liengheng Isocyanate Company (our unconsolidated manufacturing joint venture with BASF and three Chinese chemical companies).</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">        In this report, we may use, without definition, the common names of competitors or other industry participants. We may also use the common names or abbreviations for certain chemicals or products.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2"><b>DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">        We are a global manufacturer of differentiated organic chemical products and of inorganic chemical products. Our products comprise a broad range of chemicals and formulations, which we market globally to a diversified group of consumer and industrial customers. Our products are used in a wide range of applications, including those in the adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, personal care and hygiene, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, medical, packaging, paints and coatings, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals and dye industries. We are a leading global producer in many of our key product lines, including MDI, amines, surfactants, maleic anhydride, epoxy-based polymer formulations, textile chemicals, dyes and titanium dioxide.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">        We operate in five segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials, Textile Effects and Pigments. Our Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials and Textile Effects segments produce differentiated organic chemical products and our Pigments segment produces inorganic chemical products. In a series of transactions beginning in 2006, we sold or shutdown substantially all of our Australian styrenics operations and our North American polymers and base chemicals operations. We report the results of these businesses as discontinued operations.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2"><b>COMPANY</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">        Our Company, a Delaware corporation, was formed in 2004 to hold the Huntsman businesses. Jon M. Huntsman founded the predecessor to our Company in 1970 as a small packaging company. Since then, we have grown through a series of acquisitions and now own a global portfolio of businesses.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">        Currently, we operate all of our businesses through Huntsman International, our 100% owned subsidiary. Huntsman International is a Delaware limited liability company and was formed in 1999.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2"><b>HUNTSMAN CORPORATION AND HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">        Except where otherwise indicated, these notes relate to the consolidated financial statements for both our Company and Huntsman International. The differences between our consolidated financial statements and Huntsman International's consolidated financial statements relate primarily to the following:</font></p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none;"> <dl compact="compact"> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">purchase accounting recorded at our Company for the 2003 step-acquisition of Huntsman International Holdings LLC, the former parent company of Huntsman International that was merged into Huntsman International in 2005;</font> <font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">the different capital structures;</font> <font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"><font size="2">a note payable from Huntsman International to us;</font></dd></dl></li></ul> </div>
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