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2017 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312519051943 Filed on February 26, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2017 Q2
Revenue	$9.500B	$9.197B	$9.503B
YoY Change	5.31%	3.23%	6.67%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.128B	$2.079B	$1.880B
YoY Change	45.26%	70.13%	51.86%
Gross Profit	$8.963B	$8.675B	$8.978B
YoY Change	4.94%	3.05%	6.56%
Gross Profit Margin	94.35%	94.32%	94.48%
Selling, General & Admin	$5.826B	$5.620B	$5.734B
YoY Change	4.02%	1.98%	4.75%
% of Gross Profit	65.0%	64.78%	63.87%
Research & Development		$459.0M	$433.0M
YoY Change		0.66%	0.93%
% of Gross Profit		5.29%	4.82%
Depreciation & Amortization	$413.0M	$451.0M	$455.0M
YoY Change	8.97%	-5.65%	-1.94%
% of Gross Profit	4.61%	5.2%	5.07%
Operating Expenses	$6.492B	$459.0M	$433.0M
YoY Change	3.13%	0.66%	0.93%
Operating Profit	$2.471B	$8.216B	$8.545B
YoY Change	10.02%	3.19%	6.87%
Interest Expense		$1.557B	$1.355B
YoY Change		113.0%	79.71%
% of Operating Profit		18.95%	15.86%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$2.471B	$2.482B	$2.642B
YoY Change	10.02%	4.24%	6.4%
Income Tax	$1.810B	$697.0M	$846.0M
% Of Pretax Income	73.25%	28.08%	32.02%
Net Earnings	$643.0M	$1.781B	$1.757B
YoY Change	-61.4%	11.52%	11.06%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.77%	19.37%	18.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.27	$0.95	$0.89
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.26	$0.93	$0.87
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.808B shares	1.776B shares	1.791B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		1.818B shares	1.830B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2017 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$159.2B	$160.0B	$146.4B
YoY Change	1.11%	31.69%	7.43%
Cash & Equivalents	$80.40B	$80.92B	$74.83B
Short-Term Investments	$78.80B	$79.09B	$71.58B
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$102.4B	$102.6B	$99.58B
YoY Change	49.47%	30.99%	23.81%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill	$6.597B	$6.590B	$6.591B
YoY Change	0.3%	0.09%	0.15%
Intangibles	$2.448B	$2.491B
YoY Change	-10.03%	-9.32%
Long-Term Investments	$2.623B	$2.766B	$2.760B
YoY Change	-7.54%	-12.69%	-14.68%
Other Assets	$34.23B
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$749.4B	$751.1B	$741.4B
YoY Change	0.39%	2.11%	-0.94%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$102.4B	$102.6B	$99.58B
Total Long-Term Assets	$749.4B	$751.1B	$741.4B
Total Assets	$851.7B	$853.7B	$841.0B
YoY Change	4.51%	4.89%	1.47%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$191.5B	$198.8B	$197.1B
YoY Change	0.52%	2.47%	-2.05%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.519B	$1.087B	$916.0M
YoY Change	61.42%	18.93%	4.09%
Long-Term Debt Due	$23.87B
YoY Change	-8.64%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$421.0B	$424.1B	$410.4B
YoY Change	0.76%	3.39%	-2.81%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$192.6B	$191.7B	$184.1B
YoY Change	16.88%	16.93%	12.61%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$159.7B	$157.8B	$166.5B
YoY Change	2.91%	-2.18%	1.1%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$352.3B	$349.4B	$350.6B
YoY Change	10.1%	7.45%	6.84%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$421.0B	$424.1B	$410.4B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$352.3B	$349.4B	$350.6B
Total Liabilities	$773.3B	$773.6B	$761.0B
YoY Change	4.81%	5.19%	1.41%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$57.58B	$57.55B	$56.33B
YoY Change	7.26%	9.53%	9.56%
Common Stock	$20.00M	$20.00M	$20.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$9.211B	$7.961B	$6.691B
YoY Change	58.89%		84.53%
Treasury Stock Shares	250.8M shares	226.4M shares	199.3M shares
Shareholders Equity	$77.39B	$78.98B	$78.83B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$851.7B	$853.7B	$841.0B
YoY Change	4.51%	4.89%	1.47%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2017 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$643.0M	$1.781B	$1.757B
YoY Change	-61.4%	11.52%	11.06%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$413.0M	$451.0M	$455.0M
YoY Change	8.97%	-5.65%	-1.94%
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.044B	$5.610B	-$14.25B
YoY Change	-262.93%	-166.45%	-217.46%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$452.0M	-$454.0M	-$373.0M
YoY Change	34.93%	53.38%	13.03%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$3.111B	-$11.07B	$5.236B
YoY Change	-25.66%	385.91%	-276.42%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.563B	-$11.52B	$4.863B
YoY Change	-21.17%	347.67%	-247.45%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.272B	10.17B	4.643B
YoY Change	-109.92%	-450.14%	-172.47%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	4.044B	5.610B	-14.25B
Cash From Investing Activities	-3.563B	-11.52B	4.863B
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.272B	10.17B	4.643B
Net Change In Cash	-791.0M	4.255B	-4.743B
YoY Change	-113.58%	-130.57%	-295.51%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.044B	$5.610B	-$14.25B
Capital Expenditures	-$452.0M	-$454.0M	-$373.0M
Free Cash Flow	$4.496B	$6.064B	-$13.88B
YoY Change	-309.41%	-174.43%	-211.36%

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