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2015 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000123445216000352 Filed on January 27, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4
Revenue	$5.775B	$7.099B
YoY Change	-18.65%	7.2%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.534B	$3.047B
YoY Change	-16.84%	12.6%
Gross Profit	$3.241B	$4.052B
YoY Change	-20.01%	3.47%
Gross Profit Margin	56.12%	57.08%
Selling, General & Admin	$578.0M	$583.0M
YoY Change	-0.86%	-6.42%
% of Gross Profit	17.83%	14.39%
Research & Development	$1.352B	$1.352B
YoY Change	0.0%	1.81%
% of Gross Profit	41.72%	33.37%
Depreciation & Amortization	$364.0M	$287.0M
YoY Change	26.83%	5.51%
% of Gross Profit	11.23%	7.08%
Operating Expenses	$1.930B	$1.935B
YoY Change	-0.26%	-0.82%
Operating Profit	$1.685B	$2.064B
YoY Change	-18.36%	38.25%
Interest Expense	$74.00M	$1.000M
YoY Change	7300.0%	-66.67%
% of Operating Profit	4.39%	0.05%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$1.710B	$2.298B
YoY Change	-25.59%	30.79%
Income Tax	$214.0M	$327.0M
% Of Pretax Income	12.51%	14.23%
Net Earnings	$1.498B	$1.972B
YoY Change	-24.04%	5.17%
Net Earnings / Revenue	25.94%	27.78%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.00	$1.19
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.99	$1.17
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.502B shares	1.661B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.517B shares	1.686B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$16.53B	$17.79B
YoY Change	-7.08%	2.94%
Cash & Equivalents	$6.913B	$6.325B
Short-Term Investments	$9.615B	$11.46B
Other Short-Term Assets	$664.0M	$528.0M
YoY Change	25.76%	3.53%
Inventory	$1.216B	$1.761B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.302B	$2.239B
Other Receivables	$21.00M	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$20.34B	$22.76B
YoY Change	-10.65%	10.57%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.484B	$2.531B
YoY Change	-1.86%	-1.21%
Goodwill	$5.669B	$4.413B
YoY Change	28.46%	4.77%
Intangibles	$4.068B	$2.497B
YoY Change	62.92%	0.28%
Long-Term Investments	$14.06B	$13.82B
YoY Change	1.8%	-3.59%
Other Assets	$1.991B	$1.101B
YoY Change	80.84%	45.44%
Total Long-Term Assets	$29.89B	$25.69B
YoY Change	16.37%	-0.04%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$20.34B	$22.76B
Total Long-Term Assets	$29.89B	$25.69B
Total Assets	$50.23B	$48.45B
YoY Change	3.68%	4.68%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.359B	$2.482B
YoY Change	-45.25%	80.51%
Accrued Expenses	$895.0M	$786.0M
YoY Change	13.87%	11.33%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.000B	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.503B	$6.405B
YoY Change	1.53%	20.55%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$9.950B	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$913.0M	$460.0M
YoY Change	98.48%	22.34%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$913.0M	$460.0M
YoY Change	98.48%	22.34%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.503B	$6.405B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$913.0M	$460.0M
Total Liabilities	$20.00B	$9.628B
YoY Change	107.69%	4.03%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$30.17B	$32.06B
YoY Change	-5.89%	19.91%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$30.24B	$38.82B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$50.23B	$48.45B
YoY Change	3.68%	4.68%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.498B	$1.972B
YoY Change	-24.04%	5.17%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$364.0M	$287.0M
YoY Change	26.83%	5.51%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.739B	$2.364B
YoY Change	15.86%	-14.99%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$128.0M	-$253.0M
YoY Change	-49.41%	20.48%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$82.00M	-$22.00M
YoY Change	272.73%	-72.84%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$716.0M	-$1.736B
YoY Change	-58.76%	-490.11%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$1.951B	$1.548B
YoY Change	26.03%	175.94%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$2.665B	-$2.203B
YoY Change	20.97%	105.31%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.739B	$2.364B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$716.0M	-$1.736B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$2.665B	-$2.203B
Net Change In Cash	-$642.0M	-$1.575B
YoY Change	-59.24%	-173.15%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.739B	$2.364B
Capital Expenditures	-$128.0M	-$253.0M
Free Cash Flow	$2.867B	$2.617B
YoY Change	9.55%	-12.5%

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CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities TradingSecurities	0	USD
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	113000000	USD
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CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation Balance On Fourth Anniversary UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFourthAnniversary	718000000	USD
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CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation Due In Remainder Of Fiscal Year UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear	3200000000	USD
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CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	1502000000	shares
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company operates and reports using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in September. Each of the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">three-month</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> periods ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 27, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 28, 2014</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> included </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">13 weeks</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.</font></div></div>

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2015 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000123445216000352 Filed on January 27, 2016

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#000123445216000352 Filed on January 27, 2016

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$QCOM
QUALCOMM INC/DE Stock $qcom