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2016 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312517059212 Filed on February 27, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2016	2015 Q4	2015 Q3
Revenue	$34.63B	$7.738B	$7.767B
YoY Change	-1.49%	-0.33%	-12.8%
Cost Of Revenue	$5.238B	$934.0M	$1.174B
YoY Change	13.03%	-28.21%	-7.12%
Gross Profit	$32.71B	$7.281B	$7.282B
YoY Change	-1.66%	-0.21%	-14.03%
Gross Profit Margin	94.46%	94.09%	93.76%
Selling, General & Admin	$21.69B	$5.297B	$4.959B
YoY Change	-2.06%	-20.57%	-12.11%
% of Gross Profit	66.3%	72.75%	68.1%
Research & Development	$1.787B		$447.0M
YoY Change	1.13%		12.88%
% of Gross Profit	5.46%		6.14%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.736B	$410.0M	$369.0M
YoY Change	21.14%	-0.73%	171.32%
% of Gross Profit	5.31%	5.63%	5.07%
Operating Expenses	$1.787B	$5.842B	$447.0M
YoY Change	1.13%	-42.88%	12.88%
Operating Profit	$30.92B	$1.439B	$6.835B
YoY Change	-1.82%	-149.1%	-15.35%
Interest Expense	$3.318B		$689.0M
YoY Change	21.01%		-16.69%
% of Operating Profit	10.73%		10.08%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$8.848B	$1.439B	$1.474B
YoY Change	4.16%	-149.1%	-33.6%
Income Tax	$2.726B	$496.0M	$423.0M
% Of Pretax Income	30.81%	34.47%	28.7%
Net Earnings	$5.979B	$908.0M	$1.018B
YoY Change	-2.42%	-155.71%	-39.87%
Net Earnings / Revenue	17.26%	11.73%	13.11%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.98	$0.40	$0.49
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.92	$0.39	$0.48
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.849B shares	1.936B shares	1.904B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.887B shares		1.949B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016	2015 Q4	2015 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$22.02B	$157.5B	$118.2B
YoY Change	11.05%	0.4%	483.97%
Cash & Equivalents		$85.55B	$53.52B
Short-Term Investments		$71.98B	$64.69B
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$68.48B	$96.70B	$104.9B
YoY Change	-29.19%	-12.84%	-12.75%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment		$6.373B	$6.259B
YoY Change		4.34%	10.94%
Goodwill		$6.584B	$6.587B
YoY Change		-0.06%	-0.03%
Intangibles		$2.984B	$3.069B
YoY Change		-5.54%	0.49%
Long-Term Investments	$562.4B	$3.144B	$3.244B
YoY Change	4.12%	-5.64%	-8.39%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$746.5B	$690.8B	$729.2B
YoY Change	8.07%	0.03%	5.03%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$68.48B	$96.70B	$104.9B
Total Long-Term Assets	$746.5B	$690.8B	$729.2B
Total Assets	$814.9B	$787.5B	$834.1B
YoY Change	3.49%	-1.75%	2.41%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$190.5B	$186.6B	$193.8B
YoY Change	2.08%	3.07%	6.53%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$227.3B	$2.173B	$1.982B
YoY Change	6.08%	-3.89%	12.61%
Long-Term Debt Due		$22.40B
YoY Change		7.98%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$417.8B	$400.9B	$422.2B
YoY Change	4.22%	-7.37%	0.67%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$164.8B	$153.8B	$160.3B
YoY Change	7.16%	16.46%	5.24%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$155.2B	$156.6B	$175.2B
YoY Change	-0.91%	-4.84%	3.8%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$320.0B	$310.4B	$335.5B
YoY Change	3.09%	4.64%	4.48%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$417.8B	$400.9B	$422.2B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$320.0B	$310.4B	$335.5B
Total Liabilities	$738.9B	$711.3B	$757.7B
YoY Change	3.74%	-2.48%	2.32%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$49.20B	$48.75B
YoY Change		10.26%	4.67%
Common Stock		$20.00M	$20.00M
YoY Change		0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$4.059B	$3.456B
YoY Change		46.75%	38.13%
Treasury Stock Shares		118.9M shares	100.8M shares
Shareholders Equity	$76.05B	$75.18B	$75.29B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$814.9B	$787.5B	$834.1B
YoY Change	3.49%	-1.75%	2.41%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016	2015 Q4	2015 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$5.979B	$908.0M	$1.018B
YoY Change	-2.42%	-155.71%	-39.87%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.736B	$410.0M	$369.0M
YoY Change	21.14%	-0.73%	171.32%
Cash From Operating Activities	$5.383B	$3.500B	$490.0M
YoY Change	-220.61%	-152.99%	-73.02%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.276B	-$409.0M	-$344.0M
YoY Change	-7.06%	-10.89%	186.67%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$200.0M	-$12.19B	$280.0M
YoY Change	-296.08%	9.78%	-39.91%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$19.51B	-$12.60B	-$64.00M
YoY Change	-2.44%	8.96%	-118.5%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$1.746B
YoY Change	20.0%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$30.39B
YoY Change	11.36%
Cash From Financing Activities	$7.363B	1.492B	6.958B
YoY Change	-69.52%	-85.36%	-49.57%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$5.383B	3.500B	490.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$19.51B	-12.60B	-64.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	$7.363B	1.492B	6.958B
Net Change In Cash	-$6.762B	-7.605B	7.384B
YoY Change	2124.34%	-4.66%	-53.73%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$5.383B	$3.500B	$490.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$1.276B	-$409.0M	-$344.0M
Free Cash Flow	$6.659B	$3.909B	$834.0M
YoY Change	-315.5%	-163.6%	-56.92%

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