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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000006674024000016 Filed on February 07, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
Revenue	$8.003B	$8.013B	$32.68B
YoY Change	-0.35%	-0.82%	-4.52%
Cost Of Revenue	$4.327B	$4.678B	$18.48B
YoY Change	-6.2%	2.03%	-3.93%
Gross Profit	$3.676B	$3.335B	$14.20B
YoY Change	7.55%	-4.55%	-5.29%
Gross Profit Margin	45.93%	41.62%	43.46%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.644B	$1.625B	$21.53B
YoY Change	-3.58%	-24.28%	137.88%
% of Gross Profit	44.72%	48.73%	151.55%
Research & Development	$427.0M	$467.0M	$1.000B
YoY Change	-9.53%	4.94%	-46.29%
% of Gross Profit	11.62%	14.0%	7.04%
Depreciation & Amortization	$430.0M	$537.0M	$1.987B
YoY Change	-7.73%	16.74%	8.52%
% of Gross Profit	11.7%	16.1%	13.99%
Operating Expenses	$2.071B	$2.092B	$22.53B
YoY Change	21.47%	-19.26%	106.45%
Operating Profit	$1.605B	$1.243B	-$9.128B
YoY Change	29.33%	37.65%	-323.4%
Interest Expense	-$275.0M	-$279.0M	$942.0M
YoY Change	-323.58%	232.14%	103.9%
% of Operating Profit	-17.13%	-22.45%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$11.00M	-$243.0M	-$560.0M
YoY Change	-121.15%	594.29%	280.95%
Pretax Income	$1.237B	$1.000B	-$9.688B
YoY Change	4.04%	67.5%	-251.56%
Income Tax	$305.0M	$64.00M	-$2.691B
% Of Pretax Income	24.66%	6.4%
Net Earnings	$928.0M	$945.0M	-$6.995B
YoY Change	-4.92%	74.68%	-221.08%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.6%	11.79%	-21.4%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.67		-$12.63
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.67	$1.70	-$12.63
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	552.7M shares		553.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	555.9M shares		553.9M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$10.97B	$5.986B	$5.986B
YoY Change	176.42%	53.76%	53.76%
Cash & Equivalents	$10.91B	$5.933B	$5.933B
Short-Term Investments	$60.00M	$53.00M	$53.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$995.0M	$336.0M	$821.0M
YoY Change	102.24%	-62.29%	-7.86%
Inventory	$4.897B	$4.822B	$4.822B
Prepaid Expenses	$655.0M	$485.0M
Receivables	$4.750B	$4.750B	$4.750B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$21.61B	$16.38B	$16.38B
YoY Change	44.44%	11.51%	11.51%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$9.816B	$9.159B	$9.918B
YoY Change	6.15%	-8.47%	-0.89%
Goodwill	$12.81B	$12.93B
YoY Change	-0.36%	1.07%
Intangibles	$4.105B	$4.226B
YoY Change	-10.47%	-10.07%
Long-Term Investments		$74.00M	$244.0M
YoY Change		-8.64%	201.23%
Other Assets	$6.900B	$7.130B	$7.130B
YoY Change	58.51%	66.94%	66.94%
Total Long-Term Assets	$33.63B	$34.20B	$34.20B
YoY Change	5.35%	7.66%	7.66%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$21.61B	$16.38B	$16.38B
Total Long-Term Assets	$33.63B	$34.20B	$34.20B
Total Assets	$55.24B	$50.58B	$50.58B
YoY Change	17.82%	8.88%	8.88%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$3.372B	$3.245B	$3.245B
YoY Change	7.73%	1.95%	1.95%
Accrued Expenses	$834.0M	$1.129B	$1.129B
YoY Change	-3.81%	18.47%	18.47%
Deferred Revenue	$565.0M	$572.0M
YoY Change	8.65%	6.32%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$1.795B	$1.795B
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$820.0M	$1.152B	$2.947B
YoY Change	-72.78%	-40.56%	52.06%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$13.16B	$15.30B	$15.30B
YoY Change	24.63%	60.63%	60.63%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$20.59B	$13.09B	$13.09B
YoY Change	59.04%	-6.52%	-6.52%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$16.56B	$14.32B	$17.33B
YoY Change	203.98%	75.49%	112.31%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$37.15B	$27.41B	$30.42B
YoY Change	101.97%	23.68%	37.24%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$13.16B	$15.30B	$15.30B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$37.15B	$27.41B	$30.42B
Total Liabilities	$50.38B	$45.71B	$45.71B
YoY Change	59.75%	44.27%	44.27%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$37.47B	$37.48B
YoY Change	-21.88%	-21.84%
Common Stock	$6.982B	$6.965B
YoY Change	2.3%	3.96%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.866B	$4.807B	$4.868B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$55.24B	$50.58B	$50.58B
YoY Change	17.82%	8.88%	8.88%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$928.0M	$945.0M	-$6.995B
YoY Change	-4.92%	74.68%	-221.08%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$430.0M	$537.0M	$1.987B
YoY Change	-7.73%	16.74%	8.52%
Cash From Operating Activities	$767.0M	$1.986B	$6.680B
YoY Change	-39.84%	3.33%	19.48%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$375.0M	$358.0M	$1.615B
YoY Change	-21.05%	-170.75%	-192.34%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$18.00M	$57.00M	-$35.00M
YoY Change	-120.22%	-51.69%	-104.98%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$393.0M	-$301.0M	-$1.207B
YoY Change	1.81%	-22.42%	15.39%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$33.00M
YoY Change			-103.05%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	4.621B	-924.0M	-$3.147B
YoY Change	-745.39%	-29.73%	-41.18%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	767.0M	1.986B	$6.680B
Cash From Investing Activities	-393.0M	-301.0M	-$1.207B
Cash From Financing Activities	4.621B	-924.0M	-$3.147B
Net Change In Cash	4.995B	761.0M	$2.278B
YoY Change	2855.62%	247.49%	-382.98%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$767.0M	$1.986B	$6.680B
Capital Expenditures	$375.0M	$358.0M	$1.615B
Free Cash Flow	$392.0M	$1.628B	$5.065B
YoY Change	-51.0%	-32.95%	-30.99%

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CY2023	mmm	Software License Contract Term SoftwareLicenseContractTerm	P1Y
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CY2023	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	141000000	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	7819000000	usd
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