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2011 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746912010665 Filed on November 16, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q3	2010 Q3	2010
Revenue	$2.799B	$4.493B	$11.02B
YoY Change	-37.7%	3.96%	-34.72%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.790B	$2.824B	$7.404B
YoY Change	-36.61%	3.03%	-31.89%
Gross Profit	$1.009B	$1.669B	$3.616B
YoY Change	-39.54%	5.57%	-39.85%
Gross Profit Margin	36.05%	37.15%	32.81%
Selling, General & Admin	$772.0M	$1.206B	$2.946B
YoY Change	-35.99%	2.46%	-35.94%
% of Gross Profit	76.51%	72.26%	81.47%
Research & Development			$113.0M
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit			3.13%
Depreciation & Amortization	-$555.0M	-$420.0M	$449.0M
YoY Change	32.14%	-244.33%	-60.12%
% of Gross Profit	-55.0%	-25.16%	12.42%
Operating Expenses	$772.0M	$1.206B	$3.059B
YoY Change	-35.99%	2.46%	-33.49%
Operating Profit	$237.0M	$463.0M	$615.0M
YoY Change	-48.81%	14.6%	-56.48%
Interest Expense	-$52.00M	-$56.00M	$279.0M
YoY Change	-7.14%	-12.5%	-208.56%
% of Operating Profit	-21.94%	-12.1%	45.37%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$5.000M	-$2.000M	-$76.00M
YoY Change	-350.0%	-88.89%	985.71%
Pretax Income	$174.0M	$335.0M	$285.0M
YoY Change	-48.06%	47.58%	-116.1%
Income Tax	-$13.00M	$60.00M	-$17.00M
% Of Pretax Income	-7.47%	17.91%	-5.96%
Net Earnings	$397.0M	$266.0M	$1.130B
YoY Change	49.25%	29.76%	-162.85%
Net Earnings / Revenue	14.18%	5.92%	10.25%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$2.33
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$923.3K	$583.3K	$2.31
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			485.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			488.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q3	2010 Q3	2010
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$904.0M	$1.775B	$1.775B
YoY Change	-49.07%	-24.6%	-24.6%
Cash & Equivalents	$844.0M	$844.0M	$1.775B
Short-Term Investments	$60.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$367.0M	$1.642B	$1.642B
YoY Change	-77.65%	-7.34%	-7.34%
Inventory	$539.0M	$1.443B	$1.443B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.547B	$2.493B	$2.493B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$18.24B	$7.353B	$7.353B
YoY Change	148.09%	-8.54%	-8.54%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.609B	$4.156B	$4.156B
YoY Change	-61.28%	20.92%	20.92%
Goodwill	$3.913B	$4.080B
YoY Change	-4.09%
Intangibles	$745.0M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$1.868B	$2.596B	$2.596B
YoY Change	-28.04%	-1.74%	-1.74%
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.460B	$19.71B	$19.78B
YoY Change	-57.08%	12.56%	12.92%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$18.24B	$7.353B	$7.353B
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.460B	$19.71B	$19.78B
Total Assets	$26.70B	$27.07B	$27.13B
YoY Change	-1.34%	5.92%	6.16%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$782.0M	$1.340B	$1.340B
YoY Change	-41.64%	11.85%	11.85%
Accrued Expenses	$1.794B	$2.671B	$665.0M
YoY Change	-32.83%	9.56%	23.15%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.000M	$536.0M	$536.0M
YoY Change	-99.81%	118.78%	118.78%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.656B	$5.268B	$5.268B
YoY Change	7.37%	11.0%	11.0%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.105B	$3.652B	$3.652B
YoY Change	12.4%	-9.36%	-9.36%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.251B	$4.107B	$3.502B
YoY Change	-45.19%	7.4%	-1.63%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.251B	$7.759B	$7.154B
YoY Change	-70.99%	-1.2%	-5.73%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.656B	$5.268B	$5.268B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.251B	$7.759B	$7.154B
Total Liabilities	$12.46B	$13.04B	$13.04B
YoY Change	-4.52%	3.43%	3.43%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.027B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$2.792B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$951.0M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	21.79M shares
Shareholders Equity	$14.15B	$14.08B	$14.08B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$26.70B	$27.13B	$27.13B
YoY Change	-1.57%	6.16%	6.16%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q3	2010 Q3	2010
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$397.0M	$266.0M	$1.130B
YoY Change	49.25%	29.76%	-162.85%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	-$555.0M	-$420.0M	$449.0M
YoY Change	32.14%	-244.33%	-60.12%
Cash From Operating Activities	$847.0M	$1.030B	$2.709B
YoY Change	-17.77%	4.46%	11.9%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$405.0M	$761.0M	-$351.0M
YoY Change	-46.78%	-464.11%	-71.81%
Acquisitions			$48.00M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.215B	-$1.097B	$14.00M
YoY Change	10.76%	530.46%	-66.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$810.0M	-$336.0M	-$1.787B
YoY Change	141.07%	-12.27%	48.55%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$416.0M
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$900.0M
YoY Change			-45100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$962.0M
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-212.0M	-710.0M	-1.456B
YoY Change	-70.14%	944.12%	290.35%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	847.0M	1.030B	2.709B
Cash From Investing Activities	-810.0M	-336.0M	-1.787B
Cash From Financing Activities	-212.0M	-710.0M	-1.456B
Net Change In Cash	-175.0M	-16.00M	-534.0M
YoY Change	993.75%	-102.99%	-163.2%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$847.0M	$1.030B	$2.709B
Capital Expenditures	$405.0M	$761.0M	-$351.0M
Free Cash Flow	$442.0M	$269.0M	$3.060B
YoY Change	64.31%	-77.49%	-16.53%

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