$SWKS
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. Stock $swks

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2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000000412711000015 Filed on November 28, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
Revenue	$335.1M	$275.4M	$238.1M
YoY Change	46.92%	44.02%	37.61%
Cost Of Revenue	$186.6M	$157.1M	$138.2M
YoY Change	37.6%	37.49%	27.83%
Gross Profit	$148.5M	$118.3M	$99.85M
YoY Change	60.58%	53.69%	53.92%
Gross Profit Margin	44.32%	42.95%	41.95%
Selling, General & Admin	$30.61M	$29.50M	$28.00M
YoY Change	16.37%	21.83%	22.84%
% of Gross Profit	20.6%	24.94%	28.04%
Research & Development	$38.54M	$34.90M	$32.10M
YoY Change	23.93%	17.51%	12.25%
% of Gross Profit	25.95%	29.51%	32.15%
Depreciation & Amortization	$13.59M	$13.40M	$12.90M
YoY Change	7.85%	5.51%	0.0%
% of Gross Profit	9.15%	11.33%	12.92%
Operating Expenses	$71.20M	$65.90M	$61.50M
YoY Change	19.46%	18.89%	-10.37%
Operating Profit	$77.34M	$52.37M	$38.35M
YoY Change	135.08%	143.33%	-1124.69%
Interest Expense	$537.0K	-$900.0K	-$1.200M
YoY Change	-128.26%	-145.02%	-163.26%
% of Operating Profit	0.69%	-1.72%	-3.13%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$69.00K	$0.00	-$200.0K
YoY Change	-117.25%	-100.0%	1438.46%
Pretax Income	$76.74M	$52.70M	$36.80M
YoY Change	146.74%	170.4%	-750.98%
Income Tax	$15.87M	$17.90M	$9.100M
% Of Pretax Income	20.68%	33.97%	24.73%
Net Earnings	$60.87M	$34.74M	$27.74M
YoY Change	4.4%	85.36%	-588.62%
Net Earnings / Revenue	18.16%	12.61%	11.65%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.34	$0.20	$0.16
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.32	$0.19	$0.15
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	180.7M shares	175.5M shares	174.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	188.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$453.3M	$383.8M	$405.4M
YoY Change	24.46%	26.88%	54.73%
Cash & Equivalents	$459.4M	$383.8M	$405.4M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$30.19M	$26.90M	$26.50M
YoY Change	59.63%	21.72%	27.4%
Inventory	$125.1M	$118.1M	$104.4M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$175.2M	$154.8M	$107.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$789.9M	$683.7M	$644.0M
YoY Change	33.85%	29.91%	32.35%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$204.4M	$187.5M	$174.2M
YoY Change	25.92%	18.67%	6.48%
Goodwill	$485.6M
YoY Change	0.56%
Intangibles	$12.51M
YoY Change	-31.44%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$11.16M	$77.70M	$85.10M
YoY Change	13.13%	21.41%	37.48%
Total Long-Term Assets	$774.2M	$764.5M	$759.5M
YoY Change	1.54%	4.3%	4.37%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$789.9M	$683.7M	$644.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$774.2M	$764.5M	$759.5M
Total Assets	$1.564B	$1.448B	$1.404B
YoY Change	15.63%	15.0%	15.58%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$112.0M	$102.6M	$76.60M
YoY Change	62.04%	106.85%	59.25%
Accrued Expenses	$35.70M	$28.90M	$29.10M
YoY Change	21.43%	23.5%	38.57%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$50.00M	$50.00M	$50.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$204.3M	$191.1M	$170.2M
YoY Change	4.12%	-0.42%	-7.15%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$24.70M	$24.40M	$42.60M
YoY Change	-40.48%	-48.2%	-9.55%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$18.39M	$12.00M	$7.600M
YoY Change	202.15%	122.22%	52.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$18.39M	$36.40M	$50.20M
YoY Change	202.15%	-30.67%	-3.65%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$204.3M	$191.1M	$170.2M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$18.39M	$36.40M	$50.20M
Total Liabilities	$247.5M	$227.5M	$220.4M
YoY Change	1.49%	-6.95%	-6.37%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$327.9M
YoY Change	-29.52%
Common Stock	$1.686B
YoY Change	4.64%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$40.72M
YoY Change	12.15%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.317B	$1.221B	$1.183B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.564B	$1.448B	$1.404B
YoY Change	15.63%	15.0%	15.58%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$60.87M	$34.74M	$27.74M
YoY Change	4.4%	85.36%	-588.62%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$13.59M	$13.40M	$12.90M
YoY Change	7.85%	5.51%	0.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$64.82M	$36.50M	$60.20M
YoY Change	-14.14%	-16.28%	173.64%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$29.30M	-$25.30M	-$19.60M
YoY Change	96.64%	351.79%	243.86%
Acquisitions	$3.931M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$400.0K	-$5.000M	$0.00
YoY Change	-69.23%	-36.71%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$36.97M	-$30.30M	-$19.60M
YoY Change	128.21%	126.12%	243.86%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$18.21M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$31.06M	-27.80M	-31.50M
YoY Change	-1450.22%	-367.31%	-1675.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$64.82M	36.50M	60.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$36.97M	-30.30M	-19.60M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$31.06M	-27.80M	-31.50M
Net Change In Cash	-$3.203M	-21.60M	9.100M
YoY Change	-105.2%	-153.2%	-50.27%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$64.82M	$36.50M	$60.20M
Capital Expenditures	-$29.30M	-$25.30M	-$19.60M
Free Cash Flow	$94.12M	$61.80M	$79.80M
YoY Change	4.12%	25.61%	188.09%

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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	8593000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	7593000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	65805000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	84609000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	6120000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	22143000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Domestic DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic	60500000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Restructuring Charges DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsRestructuringCharges	515000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	39374000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	25610000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Current DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	723000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	24235000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	724000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	723000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Undistributed Foreign Earnings DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings	147000000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Taxes Business Combination Valuation Allowance Available To Reduce Goodwill DeferredTaxesBusinessCombinationValuationAllowanceAvailableToReduceGoodwill	400000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	100000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	4800000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.78
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CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.75
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.27
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.25
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	2263000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Restructuring Charges IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges	-3468000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Restructuring Charges IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	635000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	1010000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	14757000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	475000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	2323000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	73633000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	125059000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	16108000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	18565000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	92601000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	3458000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	0	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	7600000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	7600000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Disclosures LossContingencyDisclosures	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CONTINGENCIES</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Legal Matters</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">From time to time, various lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been, and may in the future be, instituted or asserted against the Company, including those pertaining to patent infringement, intellectual property, environmental, product liability, safety and health, employment and contractual matters.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Additionally, the semiconductor industry is characterized by vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights. From time to time, third parties have asserted, and may assert in the future, patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights to technologies that are important to the Company's business and have demanded, and may demand in the future, that the Company license their technology. The outcome of any such litigation cannot be predicted with certainty and some such lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably to the Company. Generally speaking, intellectual property disputes often have a risk of injunctive relief, which, if imposed against the Company, could materially and adversely affect the Company's financial condition, or results of operations. From time to time, the Company is also involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On May 26, 2011, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with PowerCo Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and AATI pursuant to which the Merger Sub will, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in the Merger Agreement, merge with and into AATI, and AATI will survive the merger and become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of AATI common stock (except for shares held directly or indirectly by the Company, Merger Sub, AATI or any wholly owned subsidiary of AATI, and except for shares of AATI common stock held by stockholders exercising dissenter’s rights) will automatically be converted into the right to receive an aggregate of $6.13 per share.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Skyworks and AATI are parties to an arbitration proceeding, in which Skyworks is seeking to be released from its obligations to proceed with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and AATI is seeking to require Skyworks to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.  Skyworks' petition, filed on September 26, 2011 and thereafter amended, asserts claims against AATI for breach of Sections 5.1, 5.1(k), 5.1(n), 6.2 and 6.4 of the Merger Agreement and claims based on misrepresentations by AATI to Skyworks dating to before the signing of the Merger Agreement, and seeks an order (a) declaring that Skyworks is relieved of its obligations under the Merger Agreement, (b) declaring that Skyworks is entitled to terminate the Merger Agreement, and (c) in the alternative, awarding damages in an amount to be proven at final hearing.  AATI's petition, filed by AATI on September 23, 2011, asserts claims against Skyworks for breach of the Merger Agreement and seeks (x) a declaratory judgment from the Court (i) that AATI has not breached the merger agreement, (ii) that no “material adverse effect” has occurred with respect to AATI, and (iii) that Skyworks has breached its obligations under the Merger Agreement, (y) an order of specific performance of the Merger Agreement compelling Skyworks to close the merger, and (z) in the alternative, damages in an amount to be proven at final hearing.  The petitions have been consolidated for all purposes of the arbitration proceedings, and the hearing is currently scheduled to take place in the last week of November and the first week of December 2011.  Under Delaware law, applicable stipulations and orders, and the applicable provisions of the Merger Agreement, the arbitration proceedings are confidential, subject to the parties' disclosure obligations under federal securities law and other applicable laws. Skyworks is unable to predict the outcome of the proceedings.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On June 6, 2011, a putative stockholder class action lawsuit was filed in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County (Case No. 111CV202403) (the "Bushansky action") naming AATI, the members of AATI's board of directors, the Company and Merger Sub as defendants. The complaint alleges, among other things, (1) that the members of AATI's board of directors breached their fiduciary duties by (a) failing to take steps to maximize the value of the merger consideration to AATI's stockholders, (b) taking steps to avoid competitive bidding, and (c) failing to protect against conflicts of interest resulting from change-of-control and transaction-related benefits received by AATI directors in connection with the merger that are not available to all stockholders, and (2) that AATI, the members of AATI's board of directors, the Company and Merger Sub aided and abetted these purported breaches of fiduciary duties. The complaint seeks to enjoin consummation of the merger or, if the merger is completed, to recover damages caused by the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. The complaint also seeks recovery of attorney's fees and costs of the lawsuit.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On June 7, 2011, a putative stockholder class action lawsuit was filed in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County (Case No. 111CV202501) (the "Venette action") naming AATI, the members of AATI's board of directors, the Company and Merger Sub as defendants. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on July 14, 2011 (the "Amended Complaint"). The Amended Complaint alleges, among other things, (1) that the members of AATI's board of directors breached their fiduciary duties by (a) agreeing to the merger for inadequate consideration on unfair terms, (b) failing to protect against conflicts of interest resulting from change-of-control and transaction-related benefits received by AATI directors in connection with the merger that are not available to all stockholders, (c) selling the company in response to alleged pressure from Dialectic Capital Partners, LP ("Dialectic"), (d) taking steps to avoid competitive bidding (including the entry by certain AATI officers and directors into agreements with the Company relating to voting commitments and inclusion in the merger agreement of nonsolicitation provisions and a termination fee), and (e) by causing the issuance of a materially misleading Form S-4 Registration Statement which, inter alia, purportedly fails to disclose material facts surrounding (i) Dialectic's impact on the proposed merger process, (ii) the AATI board of directors' evaluation of the Company and its offer for AATI, and (iii) supporting figures and analysis regarding the fairness opinion that the AATI Board obtained from its financial advisor, Needham & Company, LLC, in connection with the transaction and (2) that AATI, the members of AATI's board of directors, the Company and Merger Sub aided and abetted these purported breaches of fiduciary duties. The Amended Complaint seeks to enjoin consummation of the merger, and to have the court direct the defendants to implement procedures and processes to maximize shareholder value. The Amended Complaint also seeks recovery of attorney's fees and costs of the lawsuit.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On July 26, 2011, the Court issued an order consolidating the Bushansky action and Venette action into a single, consolidated action captioned In re Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Lead Case No. 111CV202403, and designating the Amended Complaint as the operative complaint in the litigation. The Company believes that the claims in the consolidated action are without merit and intends to defend against such claims vigorously.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company believes there are no other litigation pending that will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business</font></div></div>
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