$MCHP
Microchip Technology Inc Stock $mchp

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000082705412000170 Filed on May 30, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q1	2011
Revenue	$1.383B	$380.0M	$1.487B
YoY Change	-6.99%	36.69%	56.92%
Cost Of Revenue	$590.8M	$154.4M	$612.8M
YoY Change	-3.59%	41.0%	48.2%
Gross Profit	$799.3M	$225.6M	$881.3M
YoY Change	-9.3%	33.88%	64.95%
Gross Profit Margin	57.79%	59.37%	59.26%
Selling, General & Admin	$208.3M	$55.00M	$222.2M
YoY Change	-6.24%	17.77%	32.87%
% of Gross Profit	26.06%	24.38%	25.21%
Research & Development	$182.7M	$44.20M	$170.6M
YoY Change	7.06%	32.73%	41.2%
% of Gross Profit	22.85%	19.59%	19.36%
Depreciation & Amortization	$99.42M	$26.40M	$106.6M
YoY Change	-6.74%	17.86%	18.38%
% of Gross Profit	12.44%	11.7%	12.1%
Operating Expenses	$402.8M	$101.0M	$407.1M
YoY Change	-1.05%	26.25%	40.72%
Operating Profit	$396.5M	$124.4M	$474.2M
YoY Change	-16.38%	40.52%	93.58%
Interest Expense	$34.27M	-$4.500M	$31.52M
YoY Change	8.71%		1.19%
% of Operating Profit	8.64%	-3.62%	6.65%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$352.0K	$100.0K	$1.877M
YoY Change	-118.75%	-102.22%	-78.37%
Pretax Income	$379.7M	$120.0M	$460.7M
YoY Change	-17.58%	42.86%	93.72%
Income Tax	$42.99M	-$10.60M	$31.50M
% Of Pretax Income	11.32%	-8.83%	6.84%
Net Earnings	$336.7M	$125.5M	$419.0M
YoY Change	-19.63%	65.82%	93.06%
Net Earnings / Revenue	24.34%	33.03%	28.17%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.76		$2.24
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.65	$0.62	$2.15
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	191.3M shares		187.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	203.5M shares		194.7M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q1	2011
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.459B	$1.243B	$1.243B
YoY Change	17.38%	2.39%	2.39%
Cash & Equivalents	$636.0M	$703.9M	$704.0M
Short-Term Investments	$823.0M	$540.0M	$540.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$170.0M	$58.43M	$169.0M
YoY Change	0.59%	-58.85%	19.01%
Inventory	$217.0M	$180.8M	$181.0M
Prepaid Expenses		$22.23M
Receivables	$169.0M	$181.2M	$179.0M
Other Receivables	$1.000M	$2.000M	$2.000M
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.016B	$1.775B	$1.775B
YoY Change	13.58%	10.18%	10.18%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$517.0M	$540.5M	$541.0M
YoY Change	-4.44%	9.64%	9.74%
Goodwill		$76.02M
YoY Change
Intangibles		$77.93M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$329.0M	$465.0M	$465.0M
YoY Change	-29.25%	46.69%	46.69%
Other Assets	$39.00M	$33.78M	$34.00M
YoY Change	14.71%	77.77%	78.95%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.068B	$1.193B	$1.193B
YoY Change	-10.48%	31.83%	31.82%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.016B	$1.775B	$1.775B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.068B	$1.193B	$1.193B
Total Assets	$3.084B	$2.968B	$2.968B
YoY Change	3.91%	17.97%	17.97%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$50.00M	$68.43M	$68.00M
YoY Change	-26.47%	55.53%	54.55%
Accrued Expenses	$89.00M	$131.8M	$112.0M
YoY Change	-20.54%	119.73%	86.67%
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	$248.0M	$340.3M	$340.0M
YoY Change	-27.06%	67.32%	67.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$355.0M	$347.0M	$347.0M
YoY Change	2.31%	1.76%	1.76%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$79.00M	$10.32M	$68.00M
YoY Change	16.18%	-83.36%	9.68%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$434.0M	$10.32M	$415.0M
YoY Change	4.58%	-97.44%	2.98%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$248.0M	$340.3M	$340.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$434.0M	$10.32M	$415.0M
Total Liabilities	$1.093B	$350.6M	$1.156B
YoY Change	-5.45%	-64.33%	17.6%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$1.429B
YoY Change
Common Stock		$190.0K
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$888.1M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		29.25M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.991B	$1.812B	$1.812B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.084B	$2.968B	$2.968B
YoY Change	3.91%	17.97%	17.97%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q1	2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$336.7M	$125.5M	$419.0M
YoY Change	-19.63%	65.82%	93.06%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$99.42M	$26.40M	$106.6M
YoY Change	-6.74%	17.86%	18.38%
Cash From Operating Activities	$412.0M	$152.6M	$582.7M
YoY Change	-29.3%	41.3%	28.92%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$62.40M	-$24.40M	-$124.5M
YoY Change	-49.88%	27.08%	161.55%
Acquisitions	$38.58M		$13.02M
YoY Change	196.31%
Other Investing Activities	-$209.6M	$53.90M	-$63.40M
YoY Change	230.6%	-38.05%	-57.08%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$272.0M	$29.50M	-$187.9M
YoY Change	44.8%	-56.49%	-3.8%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$57.46M		$71.94M
YoY Change	-20.13%		97.21%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$208.1M	21.20M	-$183.0M
YoY Change	13.73%	-147.11%	-13.26%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$412.0M	152.6M	582.7M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$272.0M	29.50M	-$187.9M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$208.1M	21.20M	-$183.0M
Net Change In Cash	-$68.17M	203.3M	-$370.9M
YoY Change	-81.62%	55.43%	-8.71%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$412.0M	$152.6M	$582.7M
Capital Expenditures	-$62.40M	-$24.40M	-$124.5M
Free Cash Flow	$474.4M	$177.0M	$707.2M
YoY Change	-32.92%	39.15%	41.55%

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CY2012	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Disclosures LossContingencyDisclosures	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">CONTINGENCIES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In the ordinary course of the Company's business, it is involved in a limited number of legal actions, both as plaintiff and defendant, and could incur uninsured liability in any one or more of them.  The Company also periodically receives notifications from various third parties alleging infringement of patents, intellectual property rights or other matters.  With respect to pending legal actions to which the Company is a party, although the outcomes of these actions are not generally determinable, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, cash flows or results of operations.  Litigation relating to the semiconductor industry is not uncommon, and the Company is, and from time to time has been, subject to such litigation.  No assurances can be given with respect to the extent or outcome of any such litigation in the future.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company's technology license agreements generally include an indemnification clause that indemnifies the licensee against liability and damages (including legal defense costs) arising from any claims of patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret infringement by the Company's proprietary technology.  The terms of these indemnification provisions approximate the terms of the technology license agreements, which typically range from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">five</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">ten</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> years.  The Company's current license agreements expire from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> through </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2030</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  The possible amount of future payments the Company could be required to make based on agreements that specify indemnification limits, if such indemnifications were required on all of these agreements, is approximately $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">98 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. There are some licensing agreements in place that do not specify indemnification limits.  The Company had not recorded any liabilities related to these indemnification obligations as of March 31, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, as there are no amounts considered to be probable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Contingent liabilities in the amount of $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">13.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> were recorded in connection with the SST acquisition as an adverse outcome was determined to be probable and estimable.  At March 31, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, there were no material changes to the amount recognized at the acquisition date for these contingencies.</font></div></div>
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