$QCOM
QUALCOMM INC/DE Stock $qcom

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2017 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000123445217000154 Filed on July 19, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q3	2017 Q2	2016 Q3
Revenue	$5.888B	$5.356B	$6.184B
YoY Change	-4.79%	-11.38%	13.34%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.652B	$2.488B	$2.450B
YoY Change	8.24%	-1.82%	13.22%
Gross Profit	$3.219B	$2.868B	$3.734B
YoY Change	-13.79%	-18.29%	13.43%
Gross Profit Margin	54.67%	53.55%	60.38%
Selling, General & Admin	$741.0M	$710.0M	$527.0M
YoY Change	40.61%	14.52%	-16.08%
% of Gross Profit	23.02%	24.76%	14.11%
Research & Development	$1.398B	$1.391B	$1.226B
YoY Change	14.03%	9.7%	-9.45%
% of Gross Profit	43.43%	48.5%	32.83%
Depreciation & Amortization	$397.0M	$393.0M	$336.0M
YoY Change	18.15%	10.39%	3.07%
% of Gross Profit	12.33%	13.7%	9.0%
Operating Expenses	$2.139B	$2.101B	$2.157B
YoY Change	-0.83%	11.28%	6.05%
Operating Profit	$316.0M	$758.0M	$1.804B
YoY Change	-82.48%	-52.39%	58.25%
Interest Expense	$115.0M	$133.0M	$198.0M
YoY Change	-41.92%	77.33%	48.87%
% of Operating Profit	36.39%	17.55%	10.98%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$417.0M	$843.0M	$1.960B
YoY Change	-78.72%	-50.21%	56.67%
Income Tax	$260.0M	-$12.00M	$361.0M
% Of Pretax Income	62.35%	-1.42%	18.42%
Net Earnings	$157.0M	$856.0M	$1.599B
YoY Change	-90.18%	-40.72%	50.71%
Net Earnings / Revenue	2.67%	15.98%	25.86%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.11	$0.58	$1.08
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.11	$0.57	$1.07
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.476B shares	1.478B shares	1.474B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		1.491B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q3	2017 Q2	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$37.31B	$20.86B	$18.65B
YoY Change	100.06%	21.93%	7.66%
Cash & Equivalents	$35.03B	$14.91B	$5.946B
Short-Term Investments	$2.279B	$5.954B	$12.70B
Other Short-Term Assets	$618.0M	$624.0M	$558.0M
YoY Change	10.75%	5.41%	-18.78%
Inventory	$2.035B	$2.002B	$1.556B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$3.576B	$3.500B	$2.194B
Other Receivables	$56.00M	$32.00M	$25.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$43.59B	$27.02B	$22.98B
YoY Change	89.69%	28.8%	3.99%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.216B	$3.164B	$2.306B
YoY Change	39.46%	35.16%	-9.0%
Goodwill	$6.623B	$6.523B	$5.679B
YoY Change	16.62%	15.31%	3.65%
Intangibles	$3.737B	$3.880B	$3.500B
YoY Change	6.77%	5.75%	-6.47%
Long-Term Investments	$379.0M	$16.89B	$324.0M
YoY Change	16.98%	21.31%	98.77%
Other Assets	$4.147B	$4.155B	$2.161B
YoY Change	91.9%	93.89%	16.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$21.91B	$37.36B	$29.38B
YoY Change	-25.44%	25.33%	2.37%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$43.59B	$27.02B	$22.98B
Total Long-Term Assets	$21.91B	$37.36B	$29.38B
Total Assets	$65.50B	$64.38B	$52.36B
YoY Change	25.09%	26.77%	3.08%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.971B	$1.508B	$1.858B
YoY Change	6.08%	-4.07%	42.92%
Accrued Expenses	$1.183B	$1.089B	$934.0M
YoY Change	26.66%	24.6%	8.48%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.496B	$1.496B	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$10.94B	$9.163B	$7.311B
YoY Change	49.64%	33.9%	19.85%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$19.40B	$19.40B	$10.01B
YoY Change	93.82%	93.57%	0.39%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.432B	$2.419B	$895.0M
YoY Change	171.73%	182.92%	9.55%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.432B	$2.419B	$895.0M
YoY Change	171.73%	182.92%	9.55%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$10.94B	$9.163B	$7.311B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.432B	$2.419B	$895.0M
Total Liabilities	$34.77B	$33.10B	$20.59B
YoY Change	68.87%	64.26%	6.24%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$30.07B	$30.78B	$30.94B
YoY Change	-2.81%	2.14%	-0.93%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$30.73B	$31.29B	$31.78B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$65.50B	$64.38B	$52.36B
YoY Change	25.09%	26.77%	3.08%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q3	2017 Q2	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$157.0M	$856.0M	$1.599B
YoY Change	-90.18%	-40.72%	50.71%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$397.0M	$393.0M	$336.0M
YoY Change	18.15%	10.39%	3.07%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.725B	$82.00M	$2.316B
YoY Change	17.66%	-95.54%	37.53%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$262.0M	-$177.0M	-$150.0M
YoY Change	74.67%	30.15%	-16.2%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$21.07B	-$925.0M	-$1.109B
YoY Change	-1999.64%	40.58%	-5.46%
Cash From Investing Activities	$20.81B	-$1.102B	-$1.259B
YoY Change	-1752.5%	38.79%	-6.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.430B	8.771B	-989.0M
YoY Change	44.59%	-1030.12%	-64.02%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.725B	82.00M	2.316B
Cash From Investing Activities	20.81B	-1.102B	-1.259B
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.430B	8.771B	-989.0M
Net Change In Cash	22.10B	7.751B	68.00M
YoY Change	32400.0%	7425.24%	-102.81%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.725B	$82.00M	$2.316B
Capital Expenditures	-$262.0M	-$177.0M	-$150.0M
Free Cash Flow	$2.987B	$259.0M	$2.466B
YoY Change	21.13%	-86.89%	32.37%

Facts In Submission

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	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2017-06-25
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	dei	Entity Incorporation State Country Name EntityIncorporationStateCountryName	Delaware
	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	QUALCOMM INC/DE
	dei	Entity Tax Identification Number EntityTaxIdentificationNumber	953685934
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