$VECO
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC Stock $veco

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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913010200 Filed on November 04, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
Revenue	$191.7M	$268.0M	$264.8M
YoY Change	-36.06%	-3.3%	20.75%
Cost Of Revenue	$108.6M	$143.0M	$129.5M
YoY Change	-24.9%	2.38%	8.7%
Gross Profit	$83.09M	$124.9M	$135.3M
YoY Change	-46.46%	-9.07%	35.08%
Gross Profit Margin	43.35%	46.62%	51.11%
Selling, General & Admin	$21.20M	$23.57M	$27.46M
YoY Change	-24.01%	1.15%	50.06%
% of Gross Profit	25.52%	18.87%	20.29%
Research & Development	$26.70M	$26.40M	$23.65M
YoY Change	50.0%	72.58%	116.99%
% of Gross Profit	32.13%	21.13%	17.47%
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.600M	$3.500M	$3.100M
YoY Change	44.0%	105.88%	-6.06%
% of Gross Profit	4.33%	2.8%	2.29%
Operating Expenses	$49.00M	$51.05M	$52.38M
YoY Change	8.89%	30.23%	71.73%
Operating Profit	$34.09M	$73.88M	$82.97M
YoY Change	-69.07%	-24.76%	19.04%
Interest Expense	$300.0K	$200.0K	-$100.0K
YoY Change	-121.43%	-112.5%	-94.44%
% of Operating Profit	0.88%	0.27%	-0.12%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$32.50M	$74.13M	$79.84M
YoY Change	-70.13%	-23.18%	17.41%
Income Tax	$8.900M	$21.51M	$23.52M
% Of Pretax Income	27.38%	29.02%	29.46%
Net Earnings	$20.30M	$35.90M	$19.21M
YoY Change	-89.71%	-58.35%	-63.35%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.59%	13.4%	7.25%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.53	$0.91	$0.47
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.52	$0.90	$0.45
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	38.21M shares	39.34M shares	41.00M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	38.77M shares	40.07M shares	43.00M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$491.5M	$426.0M	$578.2M
YoY Change	-23.12%	-2.14%	39.36%
Cash & Equivalents	$217.9M	$213.2M	$197.7M
Short-Term Investments	$273.6M	$212.7M	$380.5M
Other Short-Term Assets	$54.60M	$92.30M	$133.7M
YoY Change	-56.04%	-49.23%	510.5%
Inventory	$113.4M	$127.5M	$113.3M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$95.04M	$115.2M	$128.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$754.5M	$761.0M	$953.2M
YoY Change	-26.21%	-8.0%	44.05%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$86.07M	$76.20M	$62.40M
YoY Change	103.47%	67.47%	5.58%
Goodwill	$55.83M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$25.88M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$13.74M	$13.70M	$9.300M
YoY Change	-3.23%	1422.22%	933.33%
Total Long-Term Assets	$88.41M	$173.2M	$167.2M
YoY Change	108.9%	48.67%	15.55%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$754.5M	$761.0M	$953.2M
Total Long-Term Assets	$88.41M	$173.2M	$167.2M
Total Assets	$936.1M	$934.2M	$1.120B
YoY Change	-18.46%	-1.01%	38.94%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$40.40M	$44.80M	$60.00M
YoY Change	25.46%	0.0%	17.65%
Accrued Expenses	$106.6M	$135.0M	$195.0M
YoY Change	-41.73%	-29.72%	23.11%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$248.0K	$200.0K	$200.0K
YoY Change	-99.76%	0.0%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$167.5M	$195.7M	$268.8M
YoY Change	-56.21%	-34.55%	16.06%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.406M	$2.500M	$2.500M
YoY Change	-10.89%	-97.58%	-97.56%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$640.0K	$800.0K	$300.0K
YoY Change	60.0%	166.67%	-25.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.046M	$3.300M	$2.800M
YoY Change	-1.74%	-96.81%	-97.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$167.5M	$195.7M	$268.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.046M	$3.300M	$2.800M
Total Liabilities	$175.5M	$199.0M	$271.6M
YoY Change	-54.46%	-50.91%	-18.78%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$265.3M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$688.8M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$200.2M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	5.279M shares
Shareholders Equity	$760.5M	$735.3M	$848.8M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$936.1M	$934.2M	$1.120B
YoY Change	-18.46%	-1.01%	38.94%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$20.30M	$35.90M	$19.21M
YoY Change	-89.71%	-58.35%	-63.35%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.600M	$3.500M	$3.100M
YoY Change	44.0%	105.88%	-6.06%
Cash From Operating Activities	$55.30M	-$15.20M	$400.0K
YoY Change	777.78%	-119.26%	-99.4%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$12.90M	-$16.20M	-$21.90M
YoY Change	377.78%	671.43%	346.94%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$38.90M	$199.1M	$38.70M
YoY Change	-34.29%	-249.59%	-62.06%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$51.80M	$182.9M	$16.80M
YoY Change	-16.18%	-235.18%	-82.7%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$154.3M	$7.800M
YoY Change		-639.51%	27.87%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	2.300M	-152.4M	-97.40M
YoY Change	-90.46%	431.01%	-2805.56%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	55.30M	-15.20M	400.0K
Cash From Investing Activities	-51.80M	182.9M	16.80M
Cash From Financing Activities	2.300M	-152.4M	-97.40M
Net Change In Cash	5.800M	15.30M	-80.20M
YoY Change	-118.47%	-117.98%	-147.77%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$55.30M	-$15.20M	$400.0K
Capital Expenditures	-$12.90M	-$16.20M	-$21.90M
Free Cash Flow	$68.20M	$1.000M	$22.30M
YoY Change	657.78%	-98.77%	-69.07%

Facts In Submission

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