$TEL
TE Connectivity plc Stock $tel

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2011 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746912010439 Filed on November 13, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q3	2011 Q2	2011 Q1
Revenue	$3.753B	$3.579B	$3.339B
YoY Change	36.57%	16.05%	12.92%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.569B	$2.491B	$2.331B
YoY Change	36.0%	18.68%	16.61%
Gross Profit	$1.184B	$1.088B	$1.008B
YoY Change	37.83%	10.46%	5.22%
Gross Profit Margin	31.55%	30.4%	30.19%
Selling, General & Admin	$467.0M	$441.0M	$431.0M
YoY Change	36.95%	17.6%	6.16%
% of Gross Profit	39.44%	40.53%	42.76%
Research & Development	$194.0M	$178.0M	$173.0M
YoY Change	42.65%	21.09%	21.83%
% of Gross Profit	16.39%	16.36%	17.16%
Depreciation & Amortization	$145.0M	$143.0M	$143.0M
YoY Change	21.85%	10.85%	11.72%
% of Gross Profit	12.25%	13.14%	14.19%
Operating Expenses	$661.0M	$619.0M	$604.0M
YoY Change	42.46%	18.58%	10.22%
Operating Profit	$523.0M	$469.0M	$404.0M
YoY Change	32.41%	1.3%	-1.46%
Interest Expense	-$38.00M	-$34.00M	-$37.00M
YoY Change	11.76%	0.0%	15.63%
% of Operating Profit	-7.27%	-7.25%	-9.16%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$14.00M	-$5.000M	$6.000M
YoY Change	-73.08%	-111.9%	-92.0%
Pretax Income	$421.0M	$421.0M	$361.0M
YoY Change	25.3%	-11.37%	-18.14%
Income Tax	$100.0M	$70.00M	$69.00M
% Of Pretax Income	23.75%	16.63%	19.11%
Net Earnings	$328.0M	$359.0M	$301.0M
YoY Change	31.2%	8.79%	-0.99%
Net Earnings / Revenue	8.74%	10.03%	9.01%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.81	$0.67
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$757.5K	$0.80	$0.67
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		437.0M shares	443.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		442.0M shares	449.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q3	2011 Q2	2011 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.218B	$1.212B	$1.239B
YoY Change	-38.79%	-33.22%	-32.63%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.218B	$1.212B	$1.239B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.544B	$1.038B	$1.097B
YoY Change	71.75%	44.97%	61.32%
Inventory	$1.878B	$1.996B	$1.912B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$2.341B	$2.614B	$2.495B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.981B	$6.860B	$6.743B
YoY Change	3.71%	8.32%	10.34%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.140B	$3.670B	$3.652B
YoY Change	10.33%	31.68%	26.1%
Goodwill	$3.288B
YoY Change	12.14%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$253.0M	$2.697B	$2.786B
YoY Change	-90.5%	2.16%	0.83%
Total Long-Term Assets	$10.74B	$11.17B	$11.34B
YoY Change	4.69%	10.22%	8.58%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.981B	$6.860B	$6.743B
Total Long-Term Assets	$10.74B	$11.17B	$11.34B
Total Assets	$17.72B	$18.03B	$18.08B
YoY Change	4.3%	9.49%	9.23%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.454B	$1.612B	$1.558B
YoY Change	4.91%	15.64%	19.48%
Accrued Expenses	$1.078B	$1.974B	$1.875B
YoY Change	-40.24%	18.13%	9.46%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$1.000M	$185.0M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-99.07%	83.17%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.410B	$3.691B	$3.750B
YoY Change	-1.45%	10.61%	14.33%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.667B	$2.654B	$2.559B
YoY Change	15.6%	14.99%	10.64%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$505.0M	$3.811B	$4.150B
YoY Change	-87.0%	0.63%	4.04%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.172B	$6.465B	$6.709B
YoY Change	-48.76%	6.07%	6.46%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.410B	$3.691B	$3.750B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.172B	$6.465B	$6.709B
Total Liabilities	$10.24B	$10.46B	$10.76B
YoY Change	2.97%	8.06%	10.15%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$84.00M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$593.0M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.235B
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	39.30M shares
Shareholders Equity	$7.474B	$7.575B	$7.325B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$17.72B	$18.03B	$18.08B
YoY Change	4.3%	9.49%	9.23%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q3	2011 Q2	2011 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$328.0M	$359.0M	$301.0M
YoY Change	31.2%	8.79%	-0.99%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$145.0M	$143.0M	$143.0M
YoY Change	21.85%	10.85%	11.72%
Cash From Operating Activities	$630.0M	$438.0M	$557.0M
YoY Change	32.91%	16.8%	11.4%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$204.0M	-$143.0M	-$110.0M
YoY Change	55.73%	55.43%	35.8%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$4.000M	$98.00M	$113.0M
YoY Change	-136.36%	-416.13%	-309.26%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$208.0M	-$45.00M	$3.000M
YoY Change	73.33%	-63.41%	-102.22%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-397.0M	-431.0M	-737.0M
YoY Change	106.77%	57.3%	235.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	630.0M	438.0M	557.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-208.0M	-45.00M	3.000M
Cash From Financing Activities	-397.0M	-431.0M	-737.0M
Net Change In Cash	25.00M	-38.00M	-177.0M
YoY Change	-84.57%	72.73%	-222.07%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$630.0M	$438.0M	$557.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$204.0M	-$143.0M	-$110.0M
Free Cash Flow	$834.0M	$581.0M	$667.0M
YoY Change	37.85%	24.41%	14.8%

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