$ISRG
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC Stock $isrg

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000103526719000139 Filed on October 18, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$1.278B	$1.128B	$920.9M
YoY Change	22.09%	22.51%	14.24%
Cost Of Revenue	$381.7M	$342.6M	$278.6M
YoY Change	22.81%	22.97%	16.42%
Gross Profit	$896.0M	$785.6M	$642.3M
YoY Change	21.79%	22.31%	13.06%
Gross Profit Margin	70.13%	69.63%	69.75%
Selling, General & Admin	$341.0M	$284.0M	$221.4M
YoY Change	19.86%	28.27%	8.48%
% of Gross Profit	38.06%	36.15%	34.47%
Research & Development	$156.6M	$135.9M	$107.6M
YoY Change	30.61%	26.3%	29.02%
% of Gross Profit	17.48%	17.3%	16.75%
Depreciation & Amortization	$67.70M	$54.20M	$33.60M
YoY Change	73.59%	61.31%	34.94%
% of Gross Profit	7.56%	6.9%	5.23%
Operating Expenses	$497.6M	$419.9M	$329.0M
YoY Change	23.05%	27.63%	14.43%
Operating Profit	$398.4M	$365.7M	$313.3M
YoY Change	20.25%	16.73%	11.65%
Interest Expense	$34.10M	$33.30M	$21.90M
YoY Change	27.24%	52.05%	102.78%
% of Operating Profit	8.56%	9.11%	6.99%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$33.30M	$21.90M
YoY Change		52.05%	102.78%
Pretax Income	$431.7M	$399.0M	$335.2M
YoY Change	20.32%	19.03%	15.03%
Income Tax	$69.00M	$300.0K	$43.40M
% Of Pretax Income	15.98%	0.08%	12.95%
Net Earnings	$357.7M	$396.8M	$292.5M
YoY Change	22.29%	35.66%	-2.04%
Net Earnings / Revenue	28.0%	35.17%	31.76%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.09	$3.44	$2.57
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.99	$3.33	$2.45
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	115.6M shares	115.4M shares	114.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		119.3M shares	119.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.222B	$2.898B	$3.136B
YoY Change	5.19%	-7.59%	46.06%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.168B	$969.6M	$1.008B
Short-Term Investments	$2.054B	$1.928B	$2.128B
Other Short-Term Assets	$201.0M	$201.0M	$166.0M
YoY Change	12.29%	21.08%	86.52%
Inventory	$595.5M	$579.6M	$370.1M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$645.2M	$639.0M	$580.4M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.663B	$4.317B	$4.253B
YoY Change	7.6%	1.51%	45.19%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.273B	$1.137B	$746.4M
YoY Change	56.76%	52.3%	27.63%
Goodwill	$307.2M	$304.7M	$236.1M
YoY Change	27.68%	29.06%	17.4%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.624B	$2.533B	$1.435B
YoY Change	48.16%	76.52%	-13.29%
Other Assets	$681.0M	$735.0M	$412.0M
YoY Change	-1.3%	78.4%	243.33%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.071B	$4.814B	$3.066B
YoY Change	44.32%	57.02%	12.9%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.663B	$4.317B	$4.253B
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.071B	$4.814B	$3.066B
Total Assets	$9.733B	$9.131B	$7.319B
YoY Change	24.04%	24.77%	29.66%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$123.5M	$132.4M	$96.40M
YoY Change	22.64%	37.34%	19.9%
Accrued Expenses	$530.0M	$464.0M	$303.0M
YoY Change	36.95%	53.14%	19.76%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.030B	$930.9M	$703.3M
YoY Change	25.54%	32.36%	14.23%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$418.0M	$423.0M	$327.0M
YoY Change	23.3%	29.36%	373.91%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$418.0M	$423.0M	$327.0M
YoY Change	23.3%	29.36%	373.91%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.030B	$930.9M	$703.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$418.0M	$423.0M	$327.0M
Total Liabilities	$1.449B	$1.354B	$1.030B
YoY Change	24.96%	31.46%	50.45%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.495B	$2.143B	$1.234B
YoY Change	63.93%	73.63%	58.9%
Common Stock	$5.757B	$5.601B	$5.063B
YoY Change	11.34%	10.62%	20.83%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$8.264B	$7.761B	$6.281B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$9.733B	$9.131B	$7.319B
YoY Change	24.04%	24.77%	29.66%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$357.7M	$396.8M	$292.5M
YoY Change	22.29%	35.66%	-2.04%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$67.70M	$54.20M	$33.60M
YoY Change	73.59%	61.31%	34.94%
Cash From Operating Activities	$552.7M	$396.3M	$319.8M
YoY Change	63.47%	23.92%	-9.64%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$142.0M	-$86.70M	-$47.00M
YoY Change	155.86%	84.47%	-8.56%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$264.2M	-$129.9M	-$525.6M
YoY Change	-38.67%	-75.29%	151.97%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$406.2M	-$216.6M	-$572.6M
YoY Change	-16.47%	-62.17%	120.23%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	50.80M	1.200M	57.70M
YoY Change	50.74%	-97.92%	-30.98%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	552.7M	396.3M	319.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-406.2M	-216.6M	-572.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	50.80M	1.200M	57.70M
Net Change In Cash	197.3M	180.9M	-195.1M
YoY Change	-272.31%	-192.72%	-209.92%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$552.7M	$396.3M	$319.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$142.0M	-$86.70M	-$47.00M
Free Cash Flow	$694.7M	$483.0M	$366.8M
YoY Change	76.5%	31.68%	-9.5%

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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	89300000	USD
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	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	248200000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	192200000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	18100000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	14900000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	55800000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	197200000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	152200000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	300000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.001
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.129
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	51400000	USD
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.048
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	87000000.0	USD
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.094
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	-51300000	USD
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	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	0.048
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	86200000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	78800000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	396800000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	292500000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	292500000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1021600000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	835400000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	835400000	USD
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	113400000	shares
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	3900000	shares
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	5200000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	4100000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	5200000	shares
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	119200000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	118600000	shares
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	3.44
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.57
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	7.37
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	3.33
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.45
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	8.56
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	7.04
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	800000	shares
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	400000	shares
	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	600000	shares
	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	300000	shares

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