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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000005578523000012 Filed on February 09, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$5.200B	$4.964B	$20.18B
YoY Change	1.96%	-0.02%	3.99%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.469B	$3.337B	$13.96B
YoY Change	-2.97%	-3.92%	3.75%
Gross Profit	$1.726B	$1.627B	$6.219B
YoY Change	13.55%	9.05%	3.86%
Gross Profit Margin	33.19%	32.78%	30.83%
Selling, General & Admin	$924.0M	$916.0M	$3.581B
YoY Change	4.29%	4.33%	8.91%
% of Gross Profit	53.53%	56.3%	57.58%
Research & Development			$292.0M
YoY Change			8.55%
% of Gross Profit			4.7%
Depreciation & Amortization	$188.0M	$186.0M	$754.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	-4.12%	-1.57%
% of Gross Profit	10.89%	11.43%	12.12%
Operating Expenses	$939.0M	$915.0M	$3.538B
YoY Change	13.54%	3.86%	1215.24%
Operating Profit	$787.0M	$712.0M	$2.681B
YoY Change	13.56%	16.53%	4.69%
Interest Expense	$73.00M	-$69.00M	-$268.0M
YoY Change	12.31%	11.29%	-204.69%
% of Operating Profit	9.28%	-9.69%	-10.0%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$16.00M	-$24.00M	-$73.00M
YoY Change	300.0%	2300.0%	-15.12%
Pretax Income	$705.0M	$619.0M	$2.340B
YoY Change	12.62%	39.41%	48.1%
Income Tax	$173.0M	$139.0M	$495.0M
% Of Pretax Income	24.54%	22.46%	21.15%
Net Earnings	$566.0M	$507.0M	$1.934B
YoY Change	8.22%	42.02%	6.62%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.88%	10.21%	9.59%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.68		$5.73
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.67	$1.498M	$5.717M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	337.5M shares	337.5M shares	337.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	338.6M shares		338.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$524.0M	$427.0M	$427.0M
YoY Change	6.29%	58.15%	58.15%
Cash & Equivalents	$524.0M	$427.0M	$427.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$673.0M	$753.0M	$753.0M
YoY Change	7.0%	-11.31%	-11.31%
Inventory	$2.224B	$2.269B	$2.269B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$2.430B	$2.280B	$2.280B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.851B	$5.729B	$5.729B
YoY Change	-0.88%	2.95%	2.95%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$7.866B	$7.885B	$7.885B
YoY Change	-3.06%	-2.62%	-8.15%
Goodwill	$2.090B	$2.074B
YoY Change	-4.0%	12.72%
Intangibles		$851.0M
YoY Change		5.06%
Long-Term Investments	$281.0M	$238.0M	$238.0M
YoY Change	5.64%	-17.93%	-17.93%
Other Assets	$1.221B	$1.193B	$1.193B
YoY Change	-5.05%	-3.4%	59.71%
Total Long-Term Assets	$12.33B	$12.24B	$12.24B
YoY Change	-3.47%	-0.25%	-0.25%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$5.851B	$5.729B	$5.729B
Total Long-Term Assets	$12.33B	$12.24B	$12.24B
Total Assets	$18.18B	$17.97B	$17.97B
YoY Change	-2.65%	0.75%	0.75%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$3.788B	$3.813B	$3.813B
YoY Change	-1.51%	-0.7%	-0.7%
Accrued Expenses	$2.376B	$2.289B	$2.289B
YoY Change	15.68%	9.21%	29.1%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$536.0M	$844.0M	$844.0M
YoY Change	-44.69%	94.92%	94.92%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.094B	$7.334B	$7.334B
YoY Change	-2.25%	8.67%	8.67%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$8.155B	$7.836B	$7.836B
YoY Change	-2.46%	-4.05%	-4.05%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$810.0M	$1.453B	$1.453B
YoY Change	13.13%	113.36%	-2.48%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$810.0M	$9.289B	$9.289B
YoY Change	13.13%	1264.02%	-3.81%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.094B	$7.334B	$7.334B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$810.0M	$9.289B	$9.289B
Total Liabilities	$7.904B	$17.42B	$17.42B
YoY Change	-0.87%	134.5%	0.58%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$8.365B	$8.201B
YoY Change		4.36%
Common Stock	$473.0M	$473.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$5.153B	$5.137B
YoY Change		-0.89%
Treasury Stock Shares		41.10M shares
Shareholders Equity	$719.0M	$547.0M	$547.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$18.18B	$17.97B	$17.97B
YoY Change	-2.65%	0.75%	0.75%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$566.0M	$507.0M	$1.934B
YoY Change	8.22%	42.02%	6.62%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$188.0M	$186.0M	$754.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	-4.12%	-1.57%
Cash From Operating Activities	$613.0M	$991.0M	$2.733B
YoY Change	200.49%	-6.69%	0.11%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$201.0M	-$197.0M	-$876.0M
YoY Change	-179.45%	-27.84%	-13.01%
Acquisitions	$0.00		$46.00M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Other Investing Activities	-$4.000M	-$71.00M	$91.00M
YoY Change	-500.0%	51.06%	810.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$115.0M	-$268.0M	-$785.0M
YoY Change	-0.86%	-16.25%	-25.66%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$391.0M		$1.558B
YoY Change	1.82%		2.77%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			-$6.000M
YoY Change			-101.5%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$0.00		$312.0M
YoY Change	-100.0%		15.99%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$397.0M	-651.0M	-1.760B
YoY Change	-398.5%	-13.77%	3.77%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$613.0M	991.0M	2.733B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$115.0M	-268.0M	-785.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$397.0M	-651.0M	-1.760B
Net Change In Cash	$97.00M	72.00M	188.0M
YoY Change	-56.5%	-653.85%	-669.7%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$613.0M	$991.0M	$2.733B
Capital Expenditures	$201.0M	-$197.0M	-$876.0M
Free Cash Flow	$412.0M	$1.188B	$3.609B
YoY Change	-9.85%	-11.01%	-3.43%

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