$QCOM
QUALCOMM INC/DE Stock $qcom

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2015 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000123445215000208 Filed on July 22, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q3	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
Revenue	$5.456B	$5.832B	$6.806B
YoY Change	-18.47%	-14.31%	9.02%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.164B	$2.451B	$2.740B
YoY Change	-19.61%	-10.55%	9.73%
Gross Profit	$3.292B	$3.381B	$4.066B
YoY Change	-17.7%	-16.85%	8.54%
Gross Profit Margin	60.34%	57.97%	59.74%
Selling, General & Admin	$628.0M	$621.0M	$582.0M
YoY Change	16.51%	6.7%	-5.06%
% of Gross Profit	19.08%	18.37%	14.31%
Research & Development	$1.354B	$1.407B	$1.429B
YoY Change	-0.44%	-1.54%	10.09%
% of Gross Profit	41.13%	41.61%	35.15%
Depreciation & Amortization	$326.0M	$297.0M	$292.0M
YoY Change	9.76%	1.71%	14.51%
% of Gross Profit	9.9%	8.78%	7.18%
Operating Expenses	$2.034B	$2.028B	$2.011B
YoY Change	5.23%	0.85%	5.23%
Operating Profit	$1.140B	$1.235B	$2.075B
YoY Change	-42.77%	-40.48%	23.73%
Interest Expense	$133.0M	$32.00M	$0.00
YoY Change	-49.43%		-100.0%
% of Operating Profit	11.67%	2.59%	0.0%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$10.00M
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$1.251B	$1.398B	$2.497B
YoY Change	-44.45%	-44.01%	30.73%
Income Tax	$190.0M	$215.0M	$260.0M
% Of Pretax Income	15.19%	15.38%	10.41%
Net Earnings	$1.061B	$1.184B	$2.238B
YoY Change	-43.98%	-47.1%	41.65%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.45%	20.3%	32.88%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.68	$0.74	$1.33
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.67	$0.73	$1.31
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.571B shares	1.608B shares	1.683B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		1.629B shares	1.714B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q3	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$17.32B	$21.33B	$18.15B
YoY Change	-1.39%	17.51%	58.39%
Cash & Equivalents	$7.560B	$9.987B	$7.944B
Short-Term Investments	$9.761B	$11.34B	$10.21B
Other Short-Term Assets	$687.0M	$581.0M	$535.0M
YoY Change	71.32%	8.6%	5.73%
Inventory	$1.492B	$1.583B	$1.185B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.941B	$1.961B	$2.084B
Other Receivables	$23.00M	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$22.10B	$25.93B	$22.41B
YoY Change	-1.4%	15.71%	40.3%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.534B	$2.574B	$2.555B
YoY Change	1.89%	0.74%	-14.09%
Goodwill	$5.479B	$4.259B	$4.183B
YoY Change	22.08%	1.82%	4.71%
Intangibles	$3.742B	$2.405B	$2.608B
YoY Change	45.04%	-7.78%	-3.05%
Long-Term Investments	$163.0M	$13.89B	$14.56B
YoY Change	-98.87%	-4.59%	-23.11%
Other Assets	$1.863B	$1.960B	$843.0M
YoY Change	91.08%	132.5%	6.57%
Total Long-Term Assets	$28.70B	$26.37B	$25.95B
YoY Change	9.69%	1.62%	-15.86%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$22.10B	$25.93B	$22.41B
Total Long-Term Assets	$28.70B	$26.37B	$25.95B
Total Assets	$50.80B	$52.30B	$48.36B
YoY Change	4.57%	8.15%	3.3%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.300B	$1.412B	$1.900B
YoY Change	-40.45%	-25.68%	2.7%
Accrued Expenses	$861.0M	$697.0M	$740.0M
YoY Change	7.36%	-5.81%	3.79%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.000B	$1.000B	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due			$1.000M
YoY Change			0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.100B	$6.083B	$6.021B
YoY Change	1.45%	1.03%	19.75%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$9.969B	$9.913B	$11.00M
YoY Change		90018.18%	-45.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$817.0M	$527.0M	$379.0M
YoY Change	90.89%	39.05%	-26.97%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$817.0M	$527.0M	$379.0M
YoY Change	90.89%	39.05%	-26.97%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.100B	$6.083B	$6.021B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$817.0M	$527.0M	$379.0M
Total Liabilities	$19.38B	$19.10B	$9.568B
YoY Change	106.02%	99.61%	3.71%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$31.23B	$32.70B	$29.62B
YoY Change	1.39%	10.4%	20.57%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$31.42B	$33.20B	$38.79B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$50.80B	$52.30B	$48.36B
YoY Change	4.57%	8.15%	3.3%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q3	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.061B	$1.184B	$2.238B
YoY Change	-43.98%	-47.1%	41.65%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$326.0M	$297.0M	$292.0M
YoY Change	9.76%	1.71%	14.51%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.684B	$2.116B	$2.673B
YoY Change	4.01%	-20.84%	31.61%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$179.0M	-$366.0M	-$158.0M
YoY Change	-22.17%	131.65%	-49.68%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.173B	-$1.164B	$1.064B
YoY Change	-920.28%	-209.4%	-153.15%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.352B	-$1.530B	$906.0M
YoY Change	1454.02%	-268.87%	-139.12%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.749B	3.904B	-1.976B
YoY Change	75.88%	-297.57%	55.35%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.684B	2.116B	2.673B
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.352B	-1.530B	906.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.749B	3.904B	-1.976B
Net Change In Cash	-2.417B	4.490B	1.603B
YoY Change	7696.77%	180.1%	-202.95%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.684B	$2.116B	$2.673B
Capital Expenditures	-$179.0M	-$366.0M	-$158.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.863B	$2.482B	$2.831B
YoY Change	0.76%	-12.33%	20.72%

Facts In Submission

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	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2015-06-28
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	dei	Entity Address Address Line1 EntityAddressAddressLine1	5775 Morehouse Dr.
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	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	QUALCOMM INC/DE
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2015 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

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