$SRE
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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000008652115000011 Filed on February 26, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013 Q2
Revenue	$2.705B	$2.551B	$2.651B
YoY Change	1.39%	1.76%	26.9%
Cost Of Revenue	$34.00M	$47.00M	$49.00M
YoY Change	-19.05%	9.3%	19.51%
Gross Profit	$2.671B	$2.503B	$2.581B
YoY Change	1.71%	1.38%	26.15%
Gross Profit Margin	98.74%	98.12%	97.36%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$285.0M	$286.0M	$247.0M
YoY Change	-0.7%	2.14%	-7.14%
% of Gross Profit	10.67%	11.43%	9.57%
Operating Expenses	$2.191B	$1.999B	$1.977B
YoY Change	-3.44%	4.01%	14.08%
Operating Profit	$480.0M	$504.0M	$604.0M
YoY Change	34.45%	-7.86%	92.97%
Interest Expense	-$112.0M	$137.0M	$138.0M
YoY Change	49.33%	-155.24%	22.12%
% of Operating Profit	-23.33%	27.18%	22.85%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$21.00M	$16.00M	$26.00M
YoY Change	-160.0%	-63.64%	44.44%
Pretax Income	$348.0M	$432.0M	$298.0M
YoY Change	12.62%	31.31%	-673.08%
Income Tax	$39.00M	$117.0M	$32.00M
% Of Pretax Income	11.21%	27.08%	10.74%
Net Earnings	$282.0M	$296.0M	$245.0M
YoY Change	-3.75%	10.45%	295.16%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.43%	11.6%	9.24%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.15	$1.21	$1.00
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.13	$1.19	$0.98
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	244.4M shares	244.1M shares	243.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	249.9M shares	249.3M shares	248.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$904.0M	$1.061B	$954.0M
YoY Change	90.32%	100.19%	331.67%
Cash & Equivalents	$904.0M	$1.061B	$954.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$208.0M	$211.0M	$135.0M
YoY Change	32.48%	9.9%	-43.04%
Inventory	$287.0M	$463.0M	$357.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.308B	$982.0M	$1.007B
Other Receivables	$299.0M	$326.0M	$447.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.997B	$3.712B	$3.661B
YoY Change	8.17%	20.6%	79.46%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$25.46B	$24.76B	$25.17B
YoY Change	1.07%	-0.91%	2.33%
Goodwill	$1.024B	$1.045B	$1.042B
YoY Change	-7.83%	-5.77%	-2.34%
Intangibles	$426.0M	$428.0M	$431.0M
YoY Change	-2.29%	-2.95%	-2.27%
Long-Term Investments	$2.623B	$5.000M	$5.000M
YoY Change	8.21%	-98.31%	-97.94%
Other Assets	$635.0M	$928.0M	$895.0M
YoY Change	-27.68%	20.99%	25.7%
Total Long-Term Assets	$33.17B	$33.19B	$33.36B
YoY Change	1.11%	2.71%	3.72%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.997B	$3.712B	$3.661B
Total Long-Term Assets	$33.17B	$33.19B	$33.36B
Total Assets	$37.17B	$36.90B	$37.02B
YoY Change	1.82%	4.27%	8.24%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.088B	$859.0M	$1.073B
YoY Change	-1.98%	-21.62%	6.03%
Accrued Expenses	$376.0M	$250.0M	$250.0M
YoY Change	11.57%	-8.42%	12.61%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$545.0M	$522.0M	$510.0M
YoY Change	-0.18%	-10.62%	-28.47%
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.147B	$1.441B	$1.540B
YoY Change	58.21%	103.24%	120.63%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.369B	$4.530B	$4.725B
YoY Change	2.61%	4.16%	6.56%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$11.25B	$10.48B	$10.53B
YoY Change	-3.17%	-6.39%	2.08%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.169B	$1.045B	$1.066B
YoY Change	5.6%	-86.42%	17.01%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.169B	$1.045B	$1.066B
YoY Change	5.6%	-94.47%	17.01%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.369B	$4.530B	$4.725B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.169B	$1.045B	$1.066B
Total Liabilities	$5.538B	$5.575B	$5.791B
YoY Change	3.22%	-77.95%	8.34%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$8.827B	$8.700B	$8.557B
YoY Change	4.57%		4.72%
Common Stock	$2.409B	$2.424B	$2.366B
YoY Change	8.66%		9.33%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$11.01B	$10.91B	$10.70B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$37.24B	$36.90B	$37.02B
YoY Change	2.04%	4.27%	8.24%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$282.0M	$296.0M	$245.0M
YoY Change	-3.75%	10.45%	295.16%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$285.0M	$286.0M	$247.0M
YoY Change	-0.7%	2.14%	-7.14%
Cash From Operating Activities	$454.0M	$225.0M	$270.0M
YoY Change	37.58%	-58.02%	-40.4%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$970.0M	-$839.0M	-$793.0M
YoY Change	-5488.89%	-20.32%	54.88%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$182.0M	$565.0M	$328.0M
YoY Change	-130.33%	118.99%	-180.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$788.0M	-$274.0M	-$465.0M
YoY Change	35.4%	-65.53%	-49.57%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	181.0M	153.0M	-316.0M
YoY Change	-8.59%	-72.82%	-211.27%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	454.0M	225.0M	270.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-788.0M	-274.0M	-465.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	181.0M	153.0M	-316.0M
Net Change In Cash	-153.0M	104.0M	-511.0M
YoY Change	183.33%	-65.79%	176.22%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$454.0M	$225.0M	$270.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$970.0M	-$839.0M	-$793.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.424B	$1.064B	$1.063B
YoY Change	356.41%	-33.04%	10.16%

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CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	580000000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	615000000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	479000000	USD
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	415000000	USD
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CY2014	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Liabilities Settled AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled	29000000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Revision Of Estimate AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate	-28000000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	2056000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	2190000000	USD
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CY2013	sre	Asset Retirement Obligations Reclassification AssetRetirementObligationsReclassification	0	USD
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CY2013	sre	Industrial Development Bonds At Mississippi Hub IndustrialDevelopmentBondsAtMississippiHub	77000000	USD
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CY2014Q4	sre	Callable Long Term Debt CallableLongTermDebt	1190000000	USD
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