$TMO
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. Stock $tmo

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2013 Q4 Form 8-K Financial Statement

#000009774514000032 Filed on May 02, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013 Q2
Revenue	$3.467B	$3.192B	$3.240B
YoY Change	6.37%	3.44%	4.25%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.985B	$297.3M	$304.4M
YoY Change	5.98%	7.44%	5.37%
Gross Profit	$1.482B	$1.348B	$1.363B
YoY Change	6.9%	3.81%	3.17%
Gross Profit Margin	42.74%	42.23%	42.07%
Selling, General & Admin	$873.0M	$848.5M	$869.6M
YoY Change	-0.46%	1.13%	4.14%
% of Gross Profit	58.92%	62.95%	63.79%
Research & Development	$105.0M	$95.90M	$96.70M
YoY Change	6.06%	4.24%	2.87%
% of Gross Profit	7.09%	7.11%	7.09%
Depreciation & Amortization	$249.3M	$59.40M	$58.00M
YoY Change	-2.0%	0.68%	-0.34%
% of Gross Profit	16.83%	4.41%	4.25%
Operating Expenses	$978.0M	$944.4M	$966.3M
YoY Change	0.2%	1.44%	15.72%
Operating Profit	$503.7M	$392.1M	$375.4M
YoY Change	22.82%	11.33%	2.07%
Interest Expense	-$62.00M	$64.30M	$64.40M
YoY Change	3.33%	6.63%	12.2%
% of Operating Profit	-12.31%	16.4%	17.16%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.000M	-$15.90M	-$38.10M
YoY Change	-200.0%	1035.71%	-3030.77%
Pretax Income	$378.0M	$319.0M	$280.0M
YoY Change	9.88%	7.62%	-12.06%
Income Tax	$35.00M	$1.300M	$2.400M
% Of Pretax Income	9.26%	0.41%	0.86%
Net Earnings	$342.1M	$317.6M	$277.4M
YoY Change	-9.11%	9.37%	18.65%
Net Earnings / Revenue	9.87%	9.95%	8.56%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.95	$0.88	$0.77
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.92	$0.86	$0.76
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		361.2M shares	360.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		367.3M shares	363.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$5.831B	$1.850B	$1.415B
YoY Change	619.9%	121.03%	91.99%
Cash & Equivalents	$5.826B	$1.846B	$1.363B
Short-Term Investments	$4.500M	$4.000M	$7.000M
Other Short-Term Assets	$420.9M	$869.0M	$838.0M
YoY Change	-29.22%	13.59%	50.1%
Inventory	$1.495B	$1.547B	$1.487B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.942B	$1.945B	$1.902B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$9.881B	$6.210B	$5.642B
YoY Change	104.37%	25.53%	20.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.767B	$1.709B	$1.689B
YoY Change	2.37%	2.34%	5.4%
Goodwill	$12.50B
YoY Change	0.23%
Intangibles	$7.071B
YoY Change	-9.39%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$640.7M	$610.0M	$579.0M
YoY Change	6.01%	9.91%	6.14%
Total Long-Term Assets	$21.98B	$22.06B	$21.99B
YoY Change	-2.77%	-2.51%	1.35%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$9.881B	$6.210B	$5.642B
Total Long-Term Assets	$21.98B	$22.06B	$21.99B
Total Assets	$31.86B	$28.27B	$27.63B
YoY Change	16.1%	2.52%	4.81%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$691.5M	$673.0M	$649.0M
YoY Change	7.81%	-1.61%	-0.55%
Accrued Expenses	$1.247B	$1.189B	$1.105B
YoY Change	7.31%	-0.5%	5.34%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$280.0M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$988.0M	$394.0M	$393.0M
YoY Change	962.37%	-9.43%	-50.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.126B	$2.453B	$2.363B
YoY Change	49.33%	-2.77%	-12.59%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$9.500B	$6.718B	$6.721B
YoY Change	35.12%	-4.55%	16.97%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$771.8M	$812.0M	$797.0M
YoY Change	-4.5%	13.09%	12.3%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$771.8M	$7.530B	$7.518B
YoY Change	-4.5%	-2.91%	959.32%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.126B	$2.453B	$2.363B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$771.8M	$7.530B	$7.518B
Total Liabilities	$3.898B	$11.84B	$11.83B
YoY Change	34.34%	-3.69%	246.54%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$8.753B
YoY Change	13.72%
Common Stock	$8.592B
YoY Change	-21.28%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$412.2M
YoY Change	-86.25%
Treasury Stock Shares	7.637M shares
Shareholders Equity	$16.86B	$16.44B	$15.80B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$31.86B	$28.27B	$27.63B
YoY Change	16.1%	2.52%	4.81%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$342.1M	$317.6M	$277.4M
YoY Change	-9.11%	9.37%	18.65%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$249.3M	$59.40M	$58.00M
YoY Change	-2.0%	0.68%	-0.34%
Cash From Operating Activities	$728.5M	$505.5M	$478.4M
YoY Change	10.36%	5.33%	-5.73%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$94.50M	-$56.30M	-$65.60M
YoY Change	-9.48%	-25.92%	0.15%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$24.50M	-$4.100M	-$100.0K
YoY Change	-27.08%	-99.55%	-99.94%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$70.00M	-$60.40M	-$65.70M
YoY Change	-1.13%	-93.93%	-72.45%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	3.324B	-15.60M	29.90M
YoY Change	-647.17%	-102.79%	-110.53%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	728.5M	505.5M	478.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	-70.00M	-60.40M	-65.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	3.324B	-15.60M	29.90M
Net Change In Cash	3.982B	429.5M	442.6M
YoY Change	-22100.0%	894.21%	-3050.67%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$728.5M	$505.5M	$478.4M
Capital Expenditures	-$94.50M	-$56.30M	-$65.60M
Free Cash Flow	$823.0M	$561.8M	$544.0M
YoY Change	7.65%	1.06%	-5.06%

Facts In Submission

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CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	16900000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	59900000	USD
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