$MKC
MCCORMICK & CO INC Stock $mkc

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2019 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000006375420000022 Filed on January 28, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
Revenue	$5.347B	$1.468B	$1.318B
YoY Change	0.84%	-1.54%	11.22%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.202B	$862.9M	$795.7M
YoY Change	-0.23%	4.89%	13.54%
Gross Profit	$2.145B	$605.0M	$522.5M
YoY Change	2.48%	-9.46%	7.87%
Gross Profit Margin	40.12%	41.22%	39.64%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.167B	$310.7M	$283.7M
YoY Change	0.29%	-17.3%	-0.98%
% of Gross Profit	54.39%	51.36%	54.3%
Research & Development	$67.30M
YoY Change	-3.03%
% of Gross Profit	3.14%
Depreciation & Amortization	$158.8M	$39.10M	$37.50M
YoY Change	5.37%	9.83%	19.05%
% of Gross Profit	7.4%	6.46%	7.18%
Operating Expenses	$1.234B	$310.7M	$283.7M
YoY Change	0.11%	-17.3%	-0.98%
Operating Profit	$957.7M	$291.5M	$229.9M
YoY Change	7.47%	9.22%	36.28%
Interest Expense	$165.2M	-$43.10M	$44.70M
YoY Change	-5.38%	-4.86%	107.91%
% of Operating Profit	17.25%	-14.79%	19.44%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$26.70M	$10.50M	$4.800M
YoY Change	7.66%	600.0%	300.0%
Pretax Income	$569.0M	$258.9M	$190.0M
YoY Change	15.6%	16.05%	42.86%
Income Tax	$157.4M	$49.10M	$24.90M
% Of Pretax Income	27.66%	18.96%	13.11%
Net Earnings	$702.7M	$214.0M	$173.5M
YoY Change	-24.72%	21.8%	60.35%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.14%	14.58%	13.16%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.65	$1.62	$1.32
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.62	$1.60	$1.30
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	265.1M shares		131.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	268.1M shares		133.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$155.0M	$97.00M	$73.00M
YoY Change	59.79%	-48.13%	-56.02%
Cash & Equivalents	$155.0M	$96.60M	$73.00M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$90.00M	$51.70M	$83.00M
YoY Change	13.92%	4.66%	-2.35%
Inventory	$801.0M	$786.3M	$806.0M
Prepaid Expenses		$27.20M
Receivables	$503.0M	$518.1M	$511.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.550B	$1.480B	$1.474B
YoY Change	4.73%	-8.48%	-10.25%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$953.0M	$941.5M	$961.0M
YoY Change	-3.25%	16.36%	25.56%
Goodwill		$4.528B	$4.553B
YoY Change		0.84%	1.11%
Intangibles		$2.873B	$2.882B
YoY Change		-6.44%	-6.79%
Long-Term Investments	$310.0M
YoY Change	7.64%
Other Assets	$120.0M	$390.0M	$408.0M
YoY Change	17.65%	-2.26%	7.65%
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.812B	$8.777B	$8.804B
YoY Change	0.41%	0.09%	0.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.550B	$1.480B	$1.474B
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.812B	$8.777B	$8.804B
Total Assets	$10.36B	$10.26B	$10.28B
YoY Change	1.03%	-1.25%	-1.0%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$847.0M	$710.0M	$646.0M
YoY Change	19.3%	10.94%	24.95%
Accrued Expenses	$606.0M	$635.0M	$482.0M
YoY Change	-4.57%	-11.44%	-9.74%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$601.0M	$560.0M	$639.8M
YoY Change	7.32%	117.39%	83.22%
Long-Term Debt Due	$98.00M	$83.50M	$75.50M
YoY Change	16.67%	-74.36%	-76.8%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.154B	$2.002B	$1.855B
YoY Change	7.59%	2.79%	6.97%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.626B	$4.053B	$4.270B
YoY Change	-10.54%	-8.8%	-9.2%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$428.0M	$313.1M	$373.4M
YoY Change	36.74%	-4.89%	22.19%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.054B	$4.366B	$4.643B
YoY Change	-7.15%	-8.53%	-7.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.154B	$2.002B	$1.855B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.054B	$4.366B	$4.643B
Total Liabilities	$6.918B	$7.074B	$7.166B
YoY Change	-2.37%	-9.48%	-8.69%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$1.760B	$1.724B
YoY Change		50.9%	53.37%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.444B	$3.171B	$3.102B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$10.36B	$10.26B	$10.28B
YoY Change	1.03%	-1.25%	-1.0%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$702.7M	$214.0M	$173.5M
YoY Change	-24.72%	21.8%	60.35%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$158.8M	$39.10M	$37.50M
YoY Change	5.37%	9.83%	19.05%
Cash From Operating Activities	$946.8M	$432.2M	$154.1M
YoY Change	15.29%	-15.64%	22.5%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$173.7M	-$56.50M	-$52.70M
YoY Change	2.72%	-23.65%	24.88%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.700M	$11.40M	$2.500M
YoY Change	-74.53%	1325.0%	-100.06%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$171.0M	-$45.10M	-$50.20M
YoY Change	7.89%	-38.39%	-98.82%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$95.10M
YoY Change	52.65%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$447.7M
YoY Change	-43.89%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$725.8M	-358.4M	-231.1M
YoY Change	-3.37%	-12.73%	-105.58%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$946.8M	432.2M	154.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$171.0M	-45.10M	-50.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$725.8M	-358.4M	-231.1M
Net Change In Cash	$58.80M	28.70M	-127.2M
YoY Change	-165.19%	1.06%	-662.83%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$946.8M	$432.2M	$154.1M
Capital Expenditures	$173.7M	-$56.50M	-$52.70M
Free Cash Flow	$773.1M	$488.7M	$206.8M
YoY Change	18.56%	-16.65%	23.1%

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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	23900000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Adjustments Noncash Items To Reconcile Net Income Loss To Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities AdjustmentsNoncashItemsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	0	USD
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CY2017	mkc	Deferredincometaxescashimpact Deferredincometaxescashimpact	24100000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	33900000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-6800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	31700000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	23600000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	815300000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	169100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	182400000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Life Insurance Policies ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies	14800000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Life Insurance Policies ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies	1500000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-158500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-4508300000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	7700000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	447700000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	797900000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	272700000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	78200000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	29500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	12700000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	11600000	USD
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CY2018	mkc	Paymentsof Contingent Consideration PaymentsofContingentConsideration	2500000	USD
CY2017	mkc	Paymentsof Contingent Consideration PaymentsofContingentConsideration	19700000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Joint Venture PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture	1200000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	62300000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	302200000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	273400000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	237600000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	96600000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-1600000	USD
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CY2017	mkc	Shares Issued Including Tax Benefit Value SharesIssuedIncludingTaxBenefitValue	34600000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-3300000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	280500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	0	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	25600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	84500000	USD
CY2018	mkc	Shares Issued Including Tax Benefit Value SharesIssuedIncludingTaxBenefitValue	88900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Conversion Of Stock Amount Issued1 ConversionOfStockAmountIssued1	0	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Net CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	76400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	702700000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-1900000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	309300000	USD
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CY2019	mkc	Shares Issued Including Tax Benefit Value SharesIssuedIncludingTaxBenefitValue	96200000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#00539b;font-weight:bold;">Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Preparation of financial statements that follow accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and notes. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates.</span></div>
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CY2017	us-gaap	Marketing And Advertising Expense MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense	172500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	150800000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	147200000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	117800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	67300000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	69400000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	66100000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	4730300000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods And Services Sold CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	2936300000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	1794000000.0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	1031200000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	6100000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	140000000	USD
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CY2017	mkc	Specialchargesimpairment Specialchargesimpairment	500000	USD
CY2018	mkc	Specialchargescashpaid Specialchargescashpaid	12300000	USD
CY2018	mkc	Specialchargesimpairment Specialchargesimpairment	3000000.0	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	84900000	USD
CY2019Q4	mkc	Non Amortizable Intangible Assets Total NonAmortizableIntangibleAssetsTotal	7148200000	USD
CY2018Q4	mkc	Non Amortizable Intangible Assets Total NonAmortizableIntangibleAssetsTotal	7174800000	USD
CY2019Q4	mkc	Goodwill And Intangible Assets Gross Carrying Amount Total GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGrossCarryingAmountTotal	7456500000	USD
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CY2018Q4	mkc	Total Goodwill And Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization TotalGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	84900000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	20600000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	16300000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount Premium And Debt Issuance Costs Net DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumAndDebtIssuanceCostsNet	-3100000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount Premium And Debt Issuance Costs Net DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumAndDebtIssuanceCostsNet	-35400000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	3723500000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	4136400000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	97700000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Commercial Paper CommercialPaper	509900000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Short Term Borrowings OtherShortTermBorrowings	50100000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	600700000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	560000000.0	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.029
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt OtherLongTermDebt	180500000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	83500000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	3625800000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount	29000000.0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	4052900000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Derivatives At Fair Value Net InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet	20500000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Derivatives At Fair Value Net InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet	-6400000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	97700000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	1402700000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	1498300000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Senior Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt	2479300000	USD
CY2017	mkc	Other Debt Costs OtherDebtCosts	15400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	48100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	58500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	46500000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent	41800000	USD
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