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2015 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312516473553 Filed on February 23, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
Revenue	$7.738B	$7.764B	$8.907B
YoY Change	-0.33%	-1.03%	11.95%
Cost Of Revenue	$934.0M	$1.301B	$1.264B
YoY Change	-28.21%	-11.19%	-19.34%
Gross Profit	$7.281B	$7.296B	$8.470B
YoY Change	-0.21%	-1.86%	12.33%
Gross Profit Margin	94.09%	93.97%	95.09%
Selling, General & Admin	$5.297B	$6.669B	$5.642B
YoY Change	-20.57%	20.23%	5.6%
% of Gross Profit	72.75%	91.41%	66.61%
Research & Development			$396.0M
YoY Change			-1.98%
% of Gross Profit			4.68%
Depreciation & Amortization	$410.0M	$413.0M	$136.0M
YoY Change	-0.73%	-3.28%	-63.04%
% of Gross Profit	5.63%	5.66%	1.61%
Operating Expenses	$5.842B	$10.23B	$396.0M
YoY Change	-42.88%	33.93%	-1.98%
Operating Profit	$1.439B	-$2.931B	$8.074B
YoY Change	-149.1%	1350.99%	13.14%
Interest Expense			$827.0M
YoY Change			-28.15%
% of Operating Profit			10.24%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$1.439B	-$2.931B	$2.220B
YoY Change	-149.1%	1350.99%	62.64%
Income Tax	$496.0M	-$1.353B	$463.0M
% Of Pretax Income	34.47%		20.86%
Net Earnings	$908.0M	-$1.630B	$1.693B
YoY Change	-155.71%	-2040.48%	86.87%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.73%	-20.99%	19.01%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.40	-$0.91	$0.85
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.39	-$0.91	$0.83
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.936B shares		1.923B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			1.971B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$157.5B	$156.9B	$20.24B
YoY Change	0.4%	38.47%	41.23%
Cash & Equivalents	$85.55B	$87.59B	$55.83B
Short-Term Investments	$71.98B	$69.32B
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$96.70B	$110.9B	$120.2B
YoY Change	-12.84%	-1.74%	9.48%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$6.373B	$6.108B	$5.642B
YoY Change	4.34%	1.48%	-6.09%
Goodwill	$6.584B	$6.588B	$6.589B
YoY Change	-0.06%	-0.11%
Intangibles	$2.984B	$3.159B	$3.054B
YoY Change	-5.54%	-3.86%
Long-Term Investments	$3.144B	$3.332B	$3.541B
YoY Change	-5.64%	-29.79%	-25.55%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$690.8B	$690.6B	$694.3B
YoY Change	0.03%	-4.06%	-3.89%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$96.70B	$110.9B	$120.2B
Total Long-Term Assets	$690.8B	$690.6B	$694.3B
Total Assets	$787.5B	$801.5B	$814.5B
YoY Change	-1.75%	-3.75%	-2.13%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$186.6B	$181.1B	$181.9B
YoY Change	3.07%	15.24%	19.6%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$2.173B	$2.261B	$1.760B
YoY Change	-3.89%	5.56%	-99.31%
Long-Term Debt Due	$22.40B	$20.74B
YoY Change	7.98%	-14.27%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$400.9B	$432.8B	$419.4B
YoY Change	-7.37%	-3.85%	-1.08%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$153.8B	$132.0B	$152.4B
YoY Change	16.46%	-14.03%	-3.45%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$156.6B	$164.6B	$168.7B
YoY Change	-4.84%	2.89%	-7.38%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$310.4B	$296.6B	$321.1B
YoY Change	4.64%	-5.4%	-5.56%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$400.9B	$432.8B	$419.4B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$310.4B	$296.6B	$321.1B
Total Liabilities	$711.3B	$729.4B	$740.5B
YoY Change	-2.48%	-4.49%	-3.47%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$49.20B	$44.63B	$46.57B
YoY Change	10.26%	5.82%
Common Stock	$20.00M	$20.00M	$20.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$4.059B	$2.766B	$2.502B
YoY Change	46.75%	-6.81%
Treasury Stock Shares	118.9M shares	87.91M shares	80.51M shares
Shareholders Equity	$75.18B	$70.90B	$72.92B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$787.5B	$801.5B	$814.5B
YoY Change	-1.75%	-3.75%	-2.13%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$908.0M	-$1.630B	$1.693B
YoY Change	-155.71%	-2040.48%	86.87%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$410.0M	$413.0M	$136.0M
YoY Change	-0.73%	-3.28%	-63.04%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.500B	-$6.605B	$1.816B
YoY Change	-152.99%	-135.26%	-214.79%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$409.0M	-$459.0M	-$120.0M
YoY Change	-10.89%	23.39%	-66.76%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$12.19B	-$11.10B	$466.0M
YoY Change	9.78%	9.92%	-106.63%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$12.60B	-$11.56B	$346.0M
YoY Change	8.96%	10.4%	-104.68%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	1.492B	10.19B	13.80B
YoY Change	-85.36%	-264.98%	-28.13%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	3.500B	-6.605B	1.816B
Cash From Investing Activities	-12.60B	-11.56B	346.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	1.492B	10.19B	13.80B
Net Change In Cash	-7.605B	-7.977B	15.96B
YoY Change	-4.66%	-482.59%	56.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.500B	-$6.605B	$1.816B
Capital Expenditures	-$409.0M	-$459.0M	-$120.0M
Free Cash Flow	$3.909B	-$6.146B	$1.936B
YoY Change	-163.6%	-132.17%	-258.56%

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