$POR
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO /OR/ Stock $por

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2010 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000078497711000009 Filed on February 25, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2010	2009 Q4	2009
Revenue	$1.783B	$485.0M	$1.804B
YoY Change	-1.16%	8.02%	3.38%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.003B	$331.0M	$1.122B
YoY Change	-10.61%	22.59%	7.16%
Gross Profit	$780.0M	$154.0M	$682.0M
YoY Change	14.37%	-13.97%	-2.29%
Gross Profit Margin	43.75%	31.75%	37.8%
Selling, General & Admin	$186.0M	$45.00M	$179.0M
YoY Change	3.91%	-6.25%	-5.79%
% of Gross Profit	23.85%	29.22%	26.25%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$238.0M	$51.00M	$211.0M
YoY Change	12.8%	-5.56%	1.44%
% of Gross Profit	30.51%	33.12%	30.94%
Operating Expenses	$513.0M	$116.0M	$474.0M
YoY Change	8.23%	-4.92%	-1.46%
Operating Profit	$267.0M	$38.00M	$208.0M
YoY Change	28.37%	-33.33%	-4.15%
Interest Expense	$110.0M	-$28.00M	$104.0M
YoY Change	5.77%	21.74%	15.56%
% of Operating Profit	41.2%	-73.68%	50.0%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$17.00M	$2.000M	$21.00M
YoY Change	-19.05%	-133.33%	-520.0%
Pretax Income	$174.0M	$12.00M	$125.0M
YoY Change	39.2%	-57.14%	2.46%
Income Tax	$53.00M	$4.000M	$36.00M
% Of Pretax Income	30.46%	33.33%	28.8%
Net Earnings	$125.0M	$8.000M	$95.00M
YoY Change	31.58%	-60.0%	9.2%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.01%	1.65%	5.27%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.66		$1.31
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.66	$106.2K	$1.31
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	75.28M shares		72.79M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	75.29M shares		72.85M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010	2009 Q4	2009
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$87.00M	$87.00M	$87.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	-56.28%	-56.28%
Cash & Equivalents	$4.000M	$31.00M	$31.00M
Short-Term Investments	$83.00M	$56.00M	$56.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$381.0M	$94.00M	$386.0M
YoY Change	-1.3%	-75.39%	1.05%
Inventory	$56.00M	$58.00M	$58.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$137.0M	$159.0M	$159.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$661.0M	$690.0M	$690.0M
YoY Change	-4.2%	-15.85%	-15.85%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.847B	$3.858B	$3.644B
YoY Change	5.57%	16.87%	17.74%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments		$97.00M
YoY Change		5.43%
Other Assets	$697.0M	$62.00M	$624.0M
YoY Change	11.7%	-90.83%	-18.75%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.830B	$4.482B	$4.482B
YoY Change	7.76%	10.15%	10.15%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$661.0M	$690.0M	$690.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.830B	$4.482B	$4.482B
Total Assets	$5.491B	$5.172B	$5.172B
YoY Change	6.17%	5.79%	5.79%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$102.0M	$187.0M	$187.0M
YoY Change	-45.45%	-13.82%	-13.82%
Accrued Expenses	$125.0M	$92.00M
YoY Change		55.93%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$19.00M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$10.00M	$186.0M	$186.0M
YoY Change	-94.62%	30.99%	30.99%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$489.0M	$620.0M	$620.0M
YoY Change	-21.13%	-30.26%	-30.26%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.798B	$1.558B	$1.558B
YoY Change	15.4%	33.85%	33.85%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.160B	$75.00M	$1.095B
YoY Change	5.94%	-93.63%	-7.05%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.958B	$1.633B	$2.653B
YoY Change	11.5%	-30.27%	13.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$489.0M	$620.0M	$620.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.958B	$1.633B	$2.653B
Total Liabilities	$3.899B	$3.629B	$3.630B
YoY Change	7.41%	2.66%	2.69%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$719.0M
YoY Change
Common Stock		$829.0M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.592B	$1.542B	$1.542B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.491B	$5.172B	$5.172B
YoY Change	6.17%	5.79%	5.79%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010	2009 Q4	2009
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$125.0M	$8.000M	$95.00M
YoY Change	31.58%	-60.0%	9.2%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$238.0M	$51.00M	$211.0M
YoY Change	12.8%	-5.56%	1.44%
Cash From Operating Activities	$391.0M	$9.000M	$386.0M
YoY Change	1.3%	-123.08%	110.93%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$450.0M	-$152.0M	$696.0M
YoY Change	-35.34%	49.02%	81.72%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$3.000M	-$2.000M	$4.000M
YoY Change	-25.0%	-33.33%	-33.33%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$430.0M	-$154.0M	-$700.0M
YoY Change	-38.57%	46.67%	83.25%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$78.00M		$72.00M
YoY Change	8.33%		20.0%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$0.00		$170.0M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$186.0M		$142.0M
YoY Change	30.99%		153.57%
Cash From Financing Activities	$12.00M	130.0M	$335.0M
YoY Change	-96.42%	-12.75%	146.32%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$391.0M	9.000M	$386.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$430.0M	-154.0M	-$700.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	$12.00M	130.0M	$335.0M
Net Change In Cash	-$27.00M	-15.00M	$21.00M
YoY Change	-228.57%	-400.0%	-133.33%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$391.0M	$9.000M	$386.0M
Capital Expenditures	$450.0M	-$152.0M	$696.0M
Free Cash Flow	-$59.00M	$161.0M	-$310.0M
YoY Change	-80.97%	155.56%	55.0%

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