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2015 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312517052150 Filed on February 22, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
Revenue	$215.1M	$293.1M	$252.2M
YoY Change	-1.23%	8.66%	8.89%
Cost Of Revenue	$106.4M	$136.1M	$116.0M
YoY Change	-2.74%	7.37%	6.88%
Gross Profit	$108.8M	$157.0M	$136.2M
YoY Change	0.34%	9.8%	10.67%
Gross Profit Margin	50.56%	53.57%	54.01%
Selling, General & Admin	$82.40M	$95.91M	$89.41M
YoY Change	8.14%	18.74%	8.24%
% of Gross Profit	75.76%	61.09%	65.63%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$11.30M	$11.10M	$10.20M
YoY Change	11.88%	15.63%	24.39%
% of Gross Profit	10.39%	7.07%	7.49%
Operating Expenses	$82.40M	$96.13M	$89.41M
YoY Change	8.14%	16.73%	8.24%
Operating Profit	$26.34M	$60.88M	$46.82M
YoY Change	-17.79%	0.38%	15.62%
Interest Expense	$0.00	$0.00	$11.00K
YoY Change		-100.0%	-320.0%
% of Operating Profit	0.0%	0.0%	0.02%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$400.0K	-$527.0K	$65.00K
YoY Change	-42.86%	55.0%	-66.84%
Pretax Income	$26.00M	$60.35M	$46.88M
YoY Change	-16.93%	0.08%	15.23%
Income Tax	$9.800M	$21.73M	$16.95M
% Of Pretax Income	37.69%	36.0%	36.16%
Net Earnings	$16.12M	$38.62M	$29.93M
YoY Change	-15.51%	1.84%	17.71%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.49%	13.18%	11.87%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.25	$2.93	$2.24
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.21	$2.85	$2.18
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding		13.51M shares	13.67M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$94.20M	$134.6M	$147.0M
YoY Change	23.3%	135.31%	369.65%
Cash & Equivalents	$94.19M	$134.6M	$147.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$19.00M	$21.00M	$21.10M
YoY Change	1057.83%	-0.94%	0.48%
Inventory	$56.46M	$57.32M	$57.12M
Prepaid Expenses	$3.184M
Receivables	$38.98M	$57.12M	$52.58M
Other Receivables	$14.90M	$2.200M	$3.500M
Total Short-Term Assets	$223.6M	$272.3M	$281.3M
YoY Change	7.78%	45.08%	61.25%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$409.9M	$405.4M	$397.9M
YoY Change	7.43%	9.04%	14.45%
Goodwill	$3.683M	$3.683M	$3.683M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$8.188M	$9.550M	$9.719M
YoY Change	-34.22%	4.38%	19.38%
Total Long-Term Assets	$421.8M	$418.6M	$411.3M
YoY Change	6.06%	8.85%	14.41%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$223.6M	$272.3M	$281.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$421.8M	$418.6M	$411.3M
Total Assets	$645.4M	$690.9M	$692.5M
YoY Change	6.65%	20.73%	29.72%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$42.72M	$48.52M	$46.01M
YoY Change	20.08%	21.77%	2.03%
Accrued Expenses	$30.00M	$84.30M	$72.40M
YoY Change	-9.09%	2.18%	-9.16%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$100.0K
YoY Change	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$111.2M	$132.8M	$118.4M
YoY Change	0.9%	8.5%	-5.17%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$500.0K	$500.0K	$500.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	-5.3%	0.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$16.55M	$15.50M	$7.810M
YoY Change	117.55%	234.97%	73.71%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$16.55M	$15.50M	$7.810M
YoY Change	117.55%	200.66%	73.71%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$111.2M	$132.8M	$118.4M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$16.55M	$15.50M	$7.810M
Total Liabilities	$184.2M	$196.1M	$177.8M
YoY Change	8.97%	22.64%	9.68%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$171.9M	$210.7M	$233.1M
YoY Change	-18.98%	4.84%	42.94%
Common Stock	$290.1M	$285.1M	$282.6M
YoY Change	28.98%	34.69%	35.24%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$461.2M	$494.8M	$514.7M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$645.4M	$690.9M	$692.5M
YoY Change	6.65%	20.73%	29.72%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$16.12M	$38.62M	$29.93M
YoY Change	-15.51%	1.84%	17.71%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$11.30M	$11.10M	$10.20M
YoY Change	11.88%	15.63%	24.39%
Cash From Operating Activities	$26.20M	$64.10M	$57.20M
YoY Change	-32.12%	-0.31%	21.44%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$18.50M	-$16.70M	-$20.20M
YoY Change	-21.28%	-58.04%	-54.4%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$100.0K	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$18.60M	-$16.70M	-$20.20M
YoY Change	-20.85%	-58.15%	-54.4%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-48.10M	-59.80M	-12.10M
YoY Change	-1273.17%	-3837.5%	-3125.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	26.20M	64.10M	57.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-18.60M	-16.70M	-20.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	-48.10M	-59.80M	-12.10M
Net Change In Cash	-40.50M	-12.40M	24.90M
YoY Change	-310.94%	-147.69%	678.13%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$26.20M	$64.10M	$57.20M
Capital Expenditures	-$18.50M	-$16.70M	-$20.20M
Free Cash Flow	$44.70M	$80.80M	$77.40M
YoY Change	-28.02%	-22.38%	-15.32%

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CY2016	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 18pt"> <b><i>Concentrations of Credit Risk</i></b></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"> Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents and trade receivables. The Company places its cash equivalents with high credit quality financial institutions. As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were invested in investment-grade, highly-liquid U.S. government agency corporate money market accounts.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"> The Company sells primarily to a network of independent wholesalers in the United States and to a network of foreign wholesalers, importers or other agencies (collectively referred to as “Distributors”). In 2016, 2015 and 2014, sales to foreign Distributors were approximately 4% of total sales. Receivables arising from these sales are not collateralized; however, credit risk is minimized as a result of the large and diverse nature of the Company’s customer base. There were no individual customer accounts receivable balances outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015 that were in excess of 10% of the gross accounts receivable balance on those dates. No individual customers represented more than 10% of the Company’s revenues during fiscal years 2016, 2015, and 2014.</p> </div>
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CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	46819000
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CY2016Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	26621000
CY2016Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	126876000
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.85
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.93
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	293094000
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	60879000
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	38624000
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	157010000
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.48
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.53
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	253433000
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CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	31530000
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	133607000
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.77
	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	219370000
	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	34325000
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	22166000
	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	107656000

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