$JNJ
JOHNSON & JOHNSON Stock $jnj

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000020040624000013 Filed on February 16, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023 Q1
Revenue	$21.40B	$21.35B	$23.71B
YoY Change	-9.75%	-10.26%	-4.43%
Cost Of Revenue	$6.798B	$6.606B	$7.765B
YoY Change	-12.45%	-15.38%	-2.39%
Gross Profit	$14.60B	$14.75B	$15.94B
YoY Change	-8.43%	-7.75%	-5.39%
Gross Profit Margin	68.23%	69.06%	67.24%
Selling, General & Admin	$5.810B	$5.400B	$6.512B
YoY Change	-10.78%	-11.32%	-8.97%
% of Gross Profit	39.8%	36.62%	40.85%
Research & Development	$4.480B	$3.447B	$3.841B
YoY Change	16.64%	-4.17%	-18.62%
% of Gross Profit	30.69%	23.38%	24.1%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.815B	$1.829B	$1.772B
YoY Change	2.43%	8.55%	-3.85%
% of Gross Profit	12.43%	12.4%	11.12%
Operating Expenses	$9.869B	$8.847B	$11.56B
YoY Change	-14.63%	-13.09%	5.74%
Operating Profit	$4.728B	$5.898B	$4.381B
YoY Change	7.92%	1.6%	-25.96%
Interest Expense	$212.0M	$192.0M	$77.00M
YoY Change	175.32%	93.94%	-49.67%
% of Operating Profit	4.48%	3.26%	1.76%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.404B	-$499.0M
YoY Change		1.22%
Pretax Income	$4.826B	$5.217B	$4.201B
YoY Change	14.88%	-10.39%	-13.13%
Income Tax	$694.0M	$908.0M	$681.0M
% Of Pretax Income	14.38%	17.4%	16.21%
Net Earnings	$4.049B	$26.03B	$3.520B
YoY Change	15.03%	483.85%	-25.68%
Net Earnings / Revenue	18.92%	121.91%	14.85%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.35	$10.32	$1.35
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.66	$10.21	$1.328M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	2.409B shares	2.523B shares	2.604B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	2.430B shares	2.550B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$26.22B	$23.51B	$23.52B
YoY Change	11.48%	-31.01%	-25.59%
Cash & Equivalents	$25.47B	$19.73B	$14.13B
Short-Term Investments	$18.99B	$16.79B	$13.23B
Other Short-Term Assets	$4.455B	$4.196B	$3.132B
YoY Change	42.24%	16.82%	-15.37%
Inventory	$11.38B	$11.20B	$12.48B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$14.95B	$14.80B	$16.16B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$57.00B	$53.70B	$55.29B
YoY Change	3.09%	-17.68%	-9.32%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$19.63B	$18.82B	$19.80B
YoY Change	-0.86%	3.69%	4.44%
Goodwill	$36.62B	$36.12B	$45.23B
YoY Change	-19.05%	8.21%	28.33%
Intangibles	$34.29B	$35.02B	$48.33B
YoY Change	-29.05%	-13.18%	4.17%
Long-Term Investments	$4.486B	$4.023B	$576.0M
YoY Change	678.82%	113.54%	-69.43%
Other Assets	$14.13B	$13.13B	$9.602B
YoY Change	47.1%	52.27%	-6.01%
Total Long-Term Assets	$115.0B	$112.4B	$132.1B
YoY Change	-12.96%	2.25%	9.13%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$57.00B	$53.70B	$55.29B
Total Long-Term Assets	$115.0B	$112.4B	$132.1B
Total Assets	$172.0B	$166.1B	$187.4B
YoY Change	-8.23%	-5.18%	2.94%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$8.174B	$8.355B	$11.70B
YoY Change	-30.15%	-17.71%	5.86%
Accrued Expenses	$10.32B	$10.10B	$11.46B
YoY Change	-9.89%	-15.49%	-15.84%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$8.550B	$3.870B	$12.77B
YoY Change	-33.05%	-12.52%	239.11%
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.250B	$1.870B	$1.551B
YoY Change	45.07%	256.87%	-27.22%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$48.73B	$44.37B	$55.80B
YoY Change	-12.68%	-2.58%	23.38%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$25.08B	$26.05B	$26.89B
YoY Change	-6.72%	-5.62%	-10.33%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$15.07B	$13.56B	$10.44B
YoY Change	44.36%	36.74%	-2.33%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$40.15B	$39.61B	$37.33B
YoY Change	7.57%	5.58%	-8.23%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$48.73B	$44.37B	$55.80B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$40.15B	$39.61B	$37.33B
Total Liabilities	$101.9B	$94.83B	$110.6B
YoY Change	-7.8%	-5.66%	2.39%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$153.4B	$152.5B	$128.3B
YoY Change	19.5%	19.25%	4.29%
Common Stock	$3.120B	$3.120B	$3.120B
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$75.66B	$41.69B
YoY Change		83.89%	6.64%
Treasury Stock Shares			506.2M shares
Shareholders Equity	$70.02B	$71.23B	$76.80B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$172.0B	$166.1B	$187.4B
YoY Change	-8.23%	-5.18%	2.94%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$4.049B	$26.03B	$3.520B
YoY Change	15.03%	483.85%	-25.68%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.815B	$1.829B	$1.772B
YoY Change	2.43%	8.55%	-3.85%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.657B	$7.489B	$5.350B
YoY Change	-31.64%	19.18%	-6.66%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$807.0M	$967.0M	$1.587B
YoY Change	-49.15%	-201.58%	-212.16%
Acquisitions	$1.811B
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$5.000M	$3.508B	-$2.810B
YoY Change	-100.18%	-568.36%	-28.77%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$464.0M	$2.541B	-$4.397B
YoY Change	-89.45%	-249.38%	-17.97%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$1.000M
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$546.0M	-11.32B	1.700B
YoY Change	-67.88%	188.33%	-149.48%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.657B	7.489B	5.350B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$464.0M	2.541B	-4.397B
Cash From Financing Activities	$546.0M	-11.32B	1.700B
Net Change In Cash	$3.614B	-1.287B	2.653B
YoY Change	36.22%	-295.59%	-186.59%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.657B	$7.489B	$5.350B
Capital Expenditures	$807.0M	$967.0M	$1.587B
Free Cash Flow	$2.850B	$6.522B	$3.763B
YoY Change	-24.26%	-9.87%	-47.35%

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