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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000005578521000016 Filed on February 11, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018
Revenue	$4.583B	$4.569B	$18.50B
YoY Change	0.31%	-0.74%	1.09%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.932B	$3.091B	$12.89B
YoY Change	-5.14%	3.21%	9.59%
Gross Profit	$1.651B	$1.478B	$5.597B
YoY Change	11.71%	-8.08%	-15.03%
Gross Profit Margin	36.02%	32.35%	30.25%
Selling, General & Admin	$826.0M	$729.0M	$2.987B
YoY Change	13.31%	-3.19%	-6.71%
% of Gross Profit	50.03%	49.32%	53.37%
Research & Development			$317.0M
YoY Change			2.59%
% of Gross Profit			5.66%
Depreciation & Amortization	$217.0M	$230.0M	$882.0M
YoY Change	-5.65%	25.0%	21.82%
% of Gross Profit	13.14%	15.56%	15.76%
Operating Expenses	$794.0M	$736.0M	$317.0M
YoY Change	7.88%	-5.64%	2.59%
Operating Profit	$857.0M	$742.0M	$2.229B
YoY Change	15.5%	-10.39%	-33.62%
Interest Expense	-$60.00M	-$62.00M	$263.0M
YoY Change	-3.23%	-10.14%	-17.3%
% of Operating Profit	-7.0%	-8.36%	11.8%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$13.00M	-$11.00M	-$163.0M
YoY Change	18.18%	-31.25%	176.27%
Pretax Income	$633.0M	$489.0M	$1.606B
YoY Change	29.45%	-34.19%	-19.5%
Income Tax	$109.0M	$82.00M	$471.0M
% Of Pretax Income	17.22%	16.77%	29.33%
Net Earnings	$547.0M	$411.0M	$1.410B
YoY Change	33.09%	-33.39%	-38.1%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.94%	9.0%	7.62%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$4.05
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.588M	$1.184M	$4.03
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	342.8M shares	346.3M shares	348.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			349.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$442.0M	$539.0M	$539.0M
YoY Change	-18.0%	-12.5%	-12.5%
Cash & Equivalents	$442.0M	$539.0M	$539.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$562.0M	$525.0M	$525.0M
YoY Change	7.05%	7.14%	7.14%
Inventory	$1.790B	$1.813B	$1.813B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$2.263B	$2.164B	$1.997B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$167.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.057B	$5.041B	$5.041B
YoY Change	0.32%	-3.26%	-3.26%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$7.450B	$7.159B	$7.159B
YoY Change	4.06%	-3.73%	-3.73%
Goodwill	$1.467B	$1.474B
YoY Change	-0.47%	-6.47%
Intangibles	$29.00M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$268.0M	$224.0M	$224.0M
YoY Change	19.64%	-3.86%	-3.86%
Other Assets	$1.012B	$620.0M	$620.0M
YoY Change	63.23%	-10.79%	-10.79%
Total Long-Term Assets	$10.23B	$9.477B	$9.477B
YoY Change	7.9%	-4.66%	-4.66%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.057B	$5.041B	$5.041B
Total Long-Term Assets	$10.23B	$9.477B	$9.477B
Total Assets	$15.28B	$14.52B	$14.52B
YoY Change	5.27%	-4.18%	-4.18%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$3.055B	$3.190B	$3.190B
YoY Change	-4.23%	12.56%	12.56%
Accrued Expenses	$1.978B	$1.793B	$1.519B
YoY Change	10.32%	3.64%	5.78%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.534B	$1.208B	$1.208B
YoY Change	26.99%	26.76%	26.76%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.919B	$6.536B	$6.536B
YoY Change	5.86%	11.57%	11.57%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.242B	$6.311B	$6.311B
YoY Change	-1.09%	-3.4%	-3.4%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$520.0M	$328.0M	$1.259B
YoY Change	58.54%	9.7%	-15.1%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$520.0M	$328.0M	$7.570B
YoY Change	58.54%	9.7%	-5.56%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.919B	$6.536B	$6.536B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$520.0M	$328.0M	$7.570B
Total Liabilities	$7.439B	$6.864B	$14.81B
YoY Change	8.38%	11.48%	1.95%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.686B	$5.947B
YoY Change	12.43%	3.09%
Common Stock	$473.0M	$473.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$4.454B	$3.956B
YoY Change	12.59%	20.32%
Treasury Stock Shares	37.15M shares	33.64M shares
Shareholders Equity	-$33.00M	-$287.0M	-$287.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$15.28B	$14.52B	$14.52B
YoY Change	5.27%	-4.18%	-4.18%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$547.0M	$411.0M	$1.410B
YoY Change	33.09%	-33.39%	-38.1%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$217.0M	$230.0M	$882.0M
YoY Change	-5.65%	25.0%	21.82%
Cash From Operating Activities	$924.0M	$949.0M	$2.970B
YoY Change	-2.63%	9.97%	1.4%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$342.0M	-$311.0M	-$877.0M
YoY Change	9.97%	63.68%	11.72%
Acquisitions			$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$67.00M	$41.00M	-$5.000M
YoY Change	63.41%	156.25%	-113.16%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$275.0M	-$270.0M	-$902.0M
YoY Change	1.85%	55.17%	5.99%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$1.386B
YoY Change			1.99%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$800.0M
YoY Change			-12.18%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$407.0M
YoY Change			-72.52%
Cash From Financing Activities	-632.0M	-632.0M	-$2.115B
YoY Change	0.0%	-14.71%	-12.64%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	924.0M	949.0M	$2.970B
Cash From Investing Activities	-275.0M	-270.0M	-$902.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-632.0M	-632.0M	-$2.115B
Net Change In Cash	17.00M	47.00M	-$77.00M
YoY Change	-63.83%	-190.38%	-74.92%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$924.0M	$949.0M	$2.970B
Capital Expenditures	-$342.0M	-$311.0M	-$877.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.266B	$1.260B	$3.847B
YoY Change	0.48%	19.66%	3.58%

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