$TMO
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. Stock $tmo

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2014 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000009774515000007 Filed on February 26, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
Revenue	$16.89B	$3.467B	$3.192B
YoY Change	29.02%	6.37%	3.44%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.463B	$1.985B	$297.3M
YoY Change	16.88%	5.98%	7.44%
Gross Profit	$15.43B	$1.482B	$1.348B
YoY Change	30.31%	6.9%	3.81%
Gross Profit Margin	91.34%	42.74%	42.23%
Selling, General & Admin	$4.896B	$873.0M	$848.5M
YoY Change	42.07%	-0.46%	1.13%
% of Gross Profit	31.74%	58.92%	62.95%
Research & Development	$691.1M	$105.0M	$95.90M
YoY Change	74.74%	6.06%	4.24%
% of Gross Profit	4.48%	7.09%	7.11%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.685B	$249.3M	$59.40M
YoY Change	68.5%	-2.0%	0.68%
% of Gross Profit	10.92%	16.83%	4.41%
Operating Expenses	$5.587B	$978.0M	$944.4M
YoY Change	45.43%	0.2%	1.44%
Operating Profit	$2.503B	$503.7M	$392.1M
YoY Change	55.5%	22.82%	11.33%
Interest Expense	$479.9M	-$62.00M	$64.30M
YoY Change	83.1%	3.33%	6.63%
% of Operating Profit	19.17%	-12.31%	16.4%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$16.40M	-$2.000M	-$15.90M
YoY Change	-129.29%	-200.0%	1035.71%
Pretax Income	$2.087B	$378.0M	$319.0M
YoY Change	58.18%	9.88%	7.62%
Income Tax	$191.7M	$35.00M	$1.300M
% Of Pretax Income	9.18%	9.26%	0.41%
Net Earnings	$1.894B	$342.1M	$317.6M
YoY Change	48.75%	-9.11%	9.37%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.21%	9.87%	9.95%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$4.76	$0.95	$0.88
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$4.71	$0.92	$0.86
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	398.2M shares		361.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	402.3M shares		367.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.372B	$5.831B	$1.850B
YoY Change	-76.48%	619.9%	121.03%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.344B	$5.826B	$1.846B
Short-Term Investments	$29.00M	$4.500M	$4.000M
Other Short-Term Assets	$835.0M	$420.9M	$869.0M
YoY Change	36.89%	-29.22%	13.59%
Inventory	$1.860B	$1.495B	$1.547B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$2.474B	$1.942B	$1.945B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.540B	$9.881B	$6.210B
YoY Change	-33.81%	104.37%	25.53%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.427B	$1.767B	$1.709B
YoY Change	37.35%	2.37%	2.34%
Goodwill		$12.50B
YoY Change		0.23%
Intangibles		$7.071B
YoY Change		-9.39%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$933.0M	$640.7M	$610.0M
YoY Change	45.55%	6.01%	9.91%
Total Long-Term Assets	$36.31B	$21.98B	$22.06B
YoY Change	65.19%	-2.77%	-2.51%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.540B	$9.881B	$6.210B
Total Long-Term Assets	$36.31B	$21.98B	$22.06B
Total Assets	$42.85B	$31.86B	$28.27B
YoY Change	34.49%	16.1%	2.52%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$821.0M	$691.5M	$673.0M
YoY Change	18.64%	7.81%	-1.61%
Accrued Expenses	$1.833B	$1.247B	$1.189B
YoY Change	46.99%	7.31%	-0.5%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$280.0M	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.212B	$988.0M	$394.0M
YoY Change	123.89%	962.37%	-9.43%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.350B	$3.126B	$2.453B
YoY Change	71.15%	49.33%	-2.77%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$12.35B	$9.500B	$6.718B
YoY Change	30.02%	35.12%	-4.55%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.172B	$771.8M	$812.0M
YoY Change	51.81%	-4.5%	13.09%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$13.52B	$771.8M	$7.530B
YoY Change	31.66%	-4.5%	-2.91%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$5.350B	$3.126B	$2.453B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$13.52B	$771.8M	$7.530B
Total Liabilities	$22.30B	$3.898B	$11.84B
YoY Change	48.62%	34.34%	-3.69%
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	$20.55B	$16.86B	$16.44B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$42.85B	$31.86B	$28.27B
YoY Change	34.49%	16.1%	2.52%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.894B	$342.1M	$317.6M
YoY Change	48.75%	-9.11%	9.37%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.685B	$249.3M	$59.40M
YoY Change	68.5%	-2.0%	0.68%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.729B	$728.5M	$505.5M
YoY Change	35.72%	10.36%	5.33%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$427.6M	-$94.50M	-$56.30M
YoY Change	51.42%	-9.48%	-25.92%
Acquisitions	$13.04B
YoY Change	114279.82%
Other Investing Activities	$3.300M	$24.50M	-$4.100M
YoY Change	83.33%	-27.08%	-99.55%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$11.78B	-$70.00M	-$60.40M
YoY Change	4375.01%	-1.13%	-93.93%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	-$2.942B
YoY Change	-3376.17%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$4.466B
YoY Change	446500.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	4.796B	3.324B	-15.60M
YoY Change	44.9%	-647.17%	-102.79%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.729B	728.5M	505.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$11.78B	-70.00M	-60.40M
Cash From Financing Activities	4.796B	3.324B	-15.60M
Net Change In Cash	-$9.054B	3.982B	429.5M
YoY Change	-618.13%	-22100.0%	894.21%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.729B	$728.5M	$505.5M
Capital Expenditures	$427.6M	-$94.50M	-$56.30M
Free Cash Flow	$2.301B	$823.0M	$561.8M
YoY Change	33.15%	7.65%	1.06%

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