$SCCO
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ Stock $scco

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2014 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000110465914014124 Filed on February 27, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q1	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
Revenue	$1.354B	$1.535B	$1.385B
YoY Change	-16.55%	-7.02%	-10.82%
Cost Of Revenue	$641.9M	$766.3M	$663.3M
YoY Change	-11.19%	8.14%	-1.12%
Gross Profit	$712.5M	$658.5M	$617.0M
YoY Change	-11.57%	-22.84%	-22.89%
Gross Profit Margin	52.61%	42.89%	44.56%
Selling, General & Admin	$24.50M	$25.60M	$24.11M
YoY Change	-3.45%	-4.12%	1.46%
% of Gross Profit	3.44%	3.89%	3.91%
Research & Development	$14.60M	$17.00M	$12.00M
YoY Change	41.75%	20.57%	-4.0%
% of Gross Profit	2.05%	2.58%	1.94%
Depreciation & Amortization	$110.5M	$110.4M	$101.5M
YoY Change	21.95%	24.04%	24.86%
% of Gross Profit	15.5%	16.77%	16.45%
Operating Expenses	$24.50M	$153.0M	$24.11M
YoY Change	-3.45%	17.78%	1.46%
Operating Profit	$562.9M	$615.9M	$583.6M
YoY Change	-27.27%	-24.21%	30.32%
Interest Expense	-$36.00M	-$39.30M	-$43.70M
YoY Change	-23.57%	-20.77%	104.21%
% of Operating Profit	-6.4%	-6.38%	-7.49%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$4.206M	-$2.400M	$1.724M
YoY Change	-595.99%	-70.0%	-51.12%
Pretax Income	$522.7M	$574.1M	$541.6M
YoY Change	-28.17%	-23.97%	27.28%
Income Tax	$204.2M	$172.4M	$197.9M
% Of Pretax Income	39.06%	30.03%	36.54%
Net Earnings	$324.6M	$407.5M	$345.6M
YoY Change	-34.69%	-23.57%	57.58%
Net Earnings / Revenue	23.97%	26.54%	24.96%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$387.9K	$484.6K	$408.8K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	833.5M shares	840.0M shares	842.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q1	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.746B	$1.881B	$2.159B
YoY Change	-34.53%	-27.49%	40.38%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.473B	$1.673B	$1.795B
Short-Term Investments	$273.0M	$208.0M	$363.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$139.8M	$159.0M	$203.1M
YoY Change	-22.45%	1.75%	32.67%
Inventory	$749.9M	$693.9M	$704.6M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$523.2M	$533.2M	$487.2M
Other Receivables	$85.00M	$65.00M	$96.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.389B	$3.416B	$3.730B
YoY Change	-22.27%	-20.58%	-29.48%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$6.686B	$6.476B	$6.032B
YoY Change	24.98%	25.59%	24.21%
Goodwill		$17.00M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$63.18M	$57.14M
YoY Change		21.44%
Other Assets	$196.8M	$199.3M	$269.4M
YoY Change	-29.3%	53.3%	34.85%
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.875B	$7.580B	$7.205B
YoY Change	26.99%	24.62%	29.78%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.389B	$3.416B	$3.730B
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.875B	$7.580B	$7.205B
Total Assets	$11.26B	$11.00B	$10.94B
YoY Change	6.65%	5.9%	0.87%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$502.3M	$493.3M	$456.9M
YoY Change	-3.13%	3.72%	6.87%
Accrued Expenses	$303.0M	$283.0M	$274.0M
YoY Change	-15.13%	-21.17%	-56.3%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due		$0.00	$5.000M
YoY Change		-100.0%	-50.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$852.9M	$783.6M	$736.0M
YoY Change	-7.46%	-8.58%	-33.32%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.205B	$4.205B	$4.205B
YoY Change	0.03%	0.03%	53.95%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$73.93M	$76.00M	$74.52M
YoY Change	12.94%	28.67%	36.89%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.678B	$4.651B	$4.790B
YoY Change	-1.97%	-1.83%	52.69%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$852.9M	$783.6M	$736.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.678B	$4.651B	$4.790B
Total Liabilities	$5.531B	$5.434B	$5.526B
YoY Change	-2.86%	-2.87%	30.3%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.618B	$3.395B	$3.089B
YoY Change	36.92%	44.45%	-25.46%
Common Stock	$3.356B	$3.349B	$3.345B
YoY Change	0.4%	0.58%	0.51%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.275B	$1.217B	$1.055B
YoY Change	36.96%	32.41%	16.93%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.705B	$5.534B	$5.383B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$11.26B	$11.00B	$10.94B
YoY Change	4.53%	5.9%	0.87%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q1	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$324.6M	$407.5M	$345.6M
YoY Change	-34.69%	-23.57%	57.58%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$110.5M	$110.4M	$101.5M
YoY Change	21.95%	24.04%	24.86%
Cash From Operating Activities	$348.2M	$495.1M	$465.2M
YoY Change	-41.43%	139.41%	-33.51%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$323.7M	-$512.8M	$488.2M
YoY Change	2.19%	32.85%	89.08%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$64.40M	$163.8M	$1.981M
YoY Change	8.42%	-35.79%	-2230.11%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$401.4M	-$349.0M	-$449.3M
YoY Change	6.7%	166.62%	48.92%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$52.48M		$59.43M
YoY Change			-40.08%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-152.8M	-263.2M	-160.4M
YoY Change	-24.77%	-121.38%	-47.1%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	348.2M	495.1M	465.2M
Cash From Investing Activities	-401.4M	-349.0M	-449.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	-152.8M	-263.2M	-160.4M
Net Change In Cash	-206.0M	-117.1M	-144.5M
YoY Change	-1455.26%	-108.96%	-252.43%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$348.2M	$495.1M	$465.2M
Capital Expenditures	$323.7M	-$512.8M	$488.2M
Free Cash Flow	$24.47M	$1.008B	-$23.05M
YoY Change	-91.19%	70.02%	-105.22%

Facts In Submission

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CY2013	scco	Provisional Price Sales Adjustment In Net Sales ProvisionalPriceSalesAdjustmentInNetSales	1600000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	47054000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Deposit On Loan PaymentsForProceedsFromDepositOnLoan	-5089000	USD
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2014 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

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$SCCO SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ Stock $scco

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$SCCO
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ Stock $scco