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2014 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000083307915000036 Filed on February 17, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
Revenue	$2.170B	$536.2M	$492.1M
YoY Change	19.56%	47.07%	43.61%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.879B	$449.8M	$413.3M
YoY Change	21.42%	39.65%	35.2%
Gross Profit	$452.6M	$123.6M	$113.2M
YoY Change	14.18%	79.27%	81.31%
Gross Profit Margin	20.86%	23.06%	23.0%
Selling, General & Admin	$261.3M	$24.90M	$57.88M
YoY Change	19.76%	40.68%	28.44%
% of Gross Profit	57.74%	20.14%	51.14%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$11.61M	$2.700M	$2.500M
YoY Change	16.91%	17.39%	8.7%
% of Gross Profit	2.57%	2.18%	2.21%
Operating Expenses	$261.3M	$23.90M	$57.88M
YoY Change	19.76%	43.98%	28.44%
Operating Profit	$224.5M	$99.75M	$63.97M
YoY Change	7.22%	90.46%	159.15%
Interest Expense	$5.163M	$1.300M	$3.462M
YoY Change	-65.79%	-168.42%	-30.88%
% of Operating Profit	2.3%	1.3%	5.41%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$6.572M		$605.0K
YoY Change	135.39%		-107.31%
Pretax Income	$208.4M	$65.88M	$56.79M
YoY Change	17.3%	179.15%	712.85%
Income Tax	$66.18M	$19.80M	$18.60M
% Of Pretax Income	31.75%	30.06%	32.75%
Net Earnings	$142.2M	$46.09M	$38.19M
YoY Change	14.28%	-51.55%	462.96%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.56%	8.6%	7.76%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.65	$1.27	$1.05
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.46	$1.19	$0.99
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	39.02M shares	36.24M shares	36.23M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	41.61M shares		38.87M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$103.3M	$274.1M	$177.6M
YoY Change	-62.31%	60.76%	-41.77%
Cash & Equivalents	$103.3M	$274.1M	$177.6M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$71.10M	$39.20M	$36.70M
YoY Change	81.38%	47.92%	41.15%
Inventory	$1.878B	$1.405B	$1.345B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.109B	$1.758B	$1.595B
YoY Change	19.99%	32.1%	17.94%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$32.40M	$22.10M	$18.69M
YoY Change	46.61%	40.6%	32.44%
Goodwill		$10.25M
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$10.80M	$101.3M	$103.5M
YoY Change	-89.34%	3.16%	31.68%
Other Assets	$64.10M	$70.40M	$121.3M
YoY Change	-8.95%	-39.78%	427.39%
Total Long-Term Assets	$207.2M	$245.8M	$278.9M
YoY Change	-15.7%	0.29%	116.69%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.109B	$1.758B	$1.595B
Total Long-Term Assets	$207.2M	$245.8M	$278.9M
Total Assets	$2.316B	$2.003B	$1.874B
YoY Change	15.61%	27.15%	26.52%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$83.60M	$68.00M	$76.60M
YoY Change	22.94%	36.55%	47.02%
Accrued Expenses	$143.0M	$166.6M	$178.2M
YoY Change	-14.17%	79.14%	96.47%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$267.1M	$256.6M	$283.0M
YoY Change	4.09%	61.79%	74.15%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$935.2M	$905.1M	$798.3M
YoY Change	3.33%	25.22%	10.46%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.300M	$300.0K	$300.0K
YoY Change	1333.33%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$939.5M	$905.4M	$798.6M
YoY Change	3.77%	25.26%	10.5%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$267.1M	$256.6M	$283.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$939.5M	$905.4M	$798.6M
Total Liabilities	$1.207B	$1.162B	$1.082B
YoY Change	3.84%	31.84%	22.21%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$428.1M	$382.0M
YoY Change		41.0%	83.22%
Common Stock		$413.3M	$410.3M
YoY Change		5.82%	5.87%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		0.000 shares	0.000 shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.110B	$841.4M	$792.3M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.316B	$2.003B	$1.874B
YoY Change	15.61%	27.15%	26.52%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$142.2M	$46.09M	$38.19M
YoY Change	14.28%	-51.55%	462.96%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$11.61M	$2.700M	$2.500M
YoY Change	16.91%	17.39%	8.7%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$211.2M	-$38.40M	-$20.00M
YoY Change	144.85%	-56.46%	-27.01%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$20.79M	-$6.100M	-$3.900M
YoY Change	31.71%	60.53%	44.44%
Acquisitions	$130.7M
YoY Change	601.66%
Other Investing Activities	-$42.10M	$43.90M	-$16.80M
YoY Change	39245.79%	-201.62%	-140.78%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$62.87M	$37.80M	-$20.80M
YoY Change	-6197.67%	-180.6%	-154.17%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$110.4M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$103.3M	97.10M	400.0K
YoY Change	-45.32%	16083.33%	-99.81%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$211.2M	-38.40M	-20.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$62.87M	37.80M	-20.80M
Cash From Financing Activities	$103.3M	97.10M	400.0K
Net Change In Cash	-$170.8M	96.50M	-40.40M
YoY Change	-264.74%	-171.75%	-118.11%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$211.2M	-$38.40M	-$20.00M
Capital Expenditures	$20.79M	-$6.100M	-$3.900M
Free Cash Flow	-$232.0M	-$32.30M	-$16.10M
YoY Change	127.35%	-61.73%	-34.82%

Facts In Submission

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