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STRYKER CORP Stock $syk

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2019 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000031076420000014 Filed on February 06, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
Revenue	$14.88B	$3.796B	$3.242B
YoY Change	9.43%	9.36%	7.85%
Cost Of Revenue	$5.188B	$1.306B	$1.087B
YoY Change	11.26%	12.1%	6.36%
Gross Profit	$9.696B	$2.456B	$2.155B
YoY Change	8.48%	9.59%	8.62%
Gross Profit Margin	65.14%	64.7%	66.47%
Selling, General & Admin	$5.356B	$1.231B	$1.242B
YoY Change	5.04%	5.85%	12.6%
% of Gross Profit	55.24%	50.12%	57.63%
Research & Development	$971.0M	$221.0M	$221.0M
YoY Change	12.65%	7.8%	11.62%
% of Gross Profit	10.01%	9.0%	10.26%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.044B	$176.0M	$185.0M
YoY Change	8.07%	4.14%	13.5%
% of Gross Profit	10.77%	7.17%	8.58%
Operating Expenses	$6.983B	$1.545B	$1.579B
YoY Change	9.09%	5.53%	8.22%
Operating Profit	$2.713B	$911.0M	$576.0M
YoY Change	6.94%	17.25%	9.71%
Interest Expense	-$125.0M	$43.00M	$28.00M
YoY Change	-10.07%	72.0%	64.71%
% of Operating Profit	-4.61%	4.72%	4.86%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$151.0M	-$84.00M	-$42.00M
YoY Change	-16.57%	-6.67%	-22.22%
Pretax Income	$2.562B	$657.0M	$534.0M
YoY Change	403.34%	1.23%	13.38%
Income Tax	$479.0M	$148.0M	-$56.00M
% Of Pretax Income	18.7%	22.53%	-10.49%
Net Earnings	$2.083B	$2.068B	$590.0M
YoY Change	-41.37%	-930.52%	35.94%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.99%	54.48%	18.2%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$5.57	$5.52	$1.58
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$5.48	$5.44	$1.55
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	374.0M shares		374.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	379.9M shares		380.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$4.425B	$3.699B	$2.210B
YoY Change	19.63%	32.44%	-17.81%
Cash & Equivalents	$4.337B	$3.616B	$1.918B
Short-Term Investments	$88.00M	$83.00M	$292.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$760.0M	$747.0M	$739.0M
YoY Change	1.74%	39.11%	22.76%
Inventory	$2.980B	$2.955B	$2.893B
Prepaid Expenses		$747.0M	$739.0M
Receivables	$2.893B	$2.332B	$2.076B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$11.06B	$9.733B	$7.918B
YoY Change	13.61%	21.77%	2.7%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.951B	$2.291B	$2.178B
YoY Change	28.81%	16.0%	17.6%
Goodwill		$8.563B	$7.634B
YoY Change		19.46%	8.65%
Intangibles		$4.163B	$3.463B
YoY Change		19.73%	-0.2%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$2.862B	$801.0M	$891.0M
YoY Change	15.45%	-38.43%	-37.56%
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.11B	$17.50B	$14.17B
YoY Change	9.22%	23.18%	2.84%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$11.06B	$9.733B	$7.918B
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.11B	$17.50B	$14.17B
Total Assets	$30.17B	$27.23B	$22.08B
YoY Change	10.79%	22.67%	2.79%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$675.0M	$646.0M	$563.0M
YoY Change	4.49%	32.65%	22.93%
Accrued Expenses	$2.482B	$2.418B	$2.021B
YoY Change	2.65%	20.36%	10.68%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$859.0M	$1.373B	$1.275B
YoY Change	-37.44%	117.25%	101.74%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.400B	$4.807B	$4.153B
YoY Change	-8.47%	37.93%	27.47%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$10.23B	$8.486B	$5.928B
YoY Change	20.56%	28.77%	-10.09%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.729B	$978.0M	$892.0M
YoY Change	23.71%	11.01%	-26.22%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$12.96B	$9.464B	$6.820B
YoY Change	21.21%	26.68%	-12.59%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.400B	$4.807B	$4.153B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$12.96B	$9.464B	$6.820B
Total Liabilities	$17.36B	$15.50B	$12.22B
YoY Change	12.01%	26.86%	10.52%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$10.77B	$8.892B
YoY Change		19.8%	-5.51%
Common Stock		$1.559B	$1.535B
YoY Change		4.21%	4.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$12.81B	$11.73B	$9.860B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$30.17B	$27.23B	$22.08B
YoY Change	10.79%	22.67%	2.79%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.083B	$2.068B	$590.0M
YoY Change	-41.37%	-930.52%	35.94%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.044B	$176.0M	$185.0M
YoY Change	8.07%	4.14%	13.5%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.191B	$1.046B	$618.0M
YoY Change	-16.05%	54.05%	682.28%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$649.0M	-$154.0M	-$140.0M
YoY Change	13.46%	-17.2%	-1.41%
Acquisitions	$802.0M
YoY Change	-67.28%
Other Investing Activities	-$1.000M	-$1.474B	-$16.00M
YoY Change	-150.0%	437.96%	-97.62%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.455B	-$1.628B	-$156.0M
YoY Change	-49.07%	253.91%	-80.86%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$778.0M
YoY Change	10.67%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$307.0M
YoY Change	2.33%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$1.342B
YoY Change	100.6%
Cash From Financing Activities	$3.000M	2.280B	-179.0M
YoY Change	-99.77%	-938.24%	-48.12%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.191B	1.046B	618.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.455B	-1.628B	-156.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	$3.000M	2.280B	-179.0M
Net Change In Cash	$721.0M	1.698B	283.0M
YoY Change	-32.87%	-3303.77%	-126.18%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.191B	$1.046B	$618.0M
Capital Expenditures	$649.0M	-$154.0M	-$140.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.542B	$1.200B	$758.0M
YoY Change	-24.34%	38.73%	242.99%

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