$VRSN
VeriSign, Inc Stock $vrsn

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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000101447314000006 Filed on February 21, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
Revenue	$245.6M	$965.1M	$230.2M
YoY Change	6.69%	10.47%	13.06%
Cost Of Revenue	$46.60M	$187.0M	$42.00M
YoY Change	10.95%	11.58%	0.0%
Gross Profit	$199.1M	$778.1M	$188.2M
YoY Change	5.79%	10.21%	16.46%
Gross Profit Margin	81.07%	80.62%	81.75%
Selling, General & Admin	$51.10M	$179.5M	$36.80M
YoY Change	38.86%	-3.97%	-29.64%
% of Gross Profit	25.67%	23.08%	19.55%
Research & Development	$17.80M	$70.30M	$16.10M
YoY Change	10.56%	13.94%	22.9%
% of Gross Profit	8.94%	9.03%	8.55%
Depreciation & Amortization	$15.30M	$60.70M	$15.10M
YoY Change	1.32%	10.77%	6.34%
% of Gross Profit	7.68%	7.8%	8.02%
Operating Expenses	$68.90M	$249.8M	$52.80M
YoY Change	30.49%	0.47%	-19.27%
Operating Profit	$130.2M	$528.2M	$135.4M
YoY Change	-3.84%	15.5%	40.75%
Interest Expense	-$13.20M	$74.76M	-$3.700M
YoY Change	256.76%	48.94%	-64.76%
% of Operating Profit	-10.14%	14.15%	-2.73%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$500.0K	$3.300M	-$400.0K
YoY Change	25.0%	-40.69%	-92.0%
Pretax Income	$116.4M	$250.0M	$131.3M
YoY Change	-11.35%	1.75%	69.86%
Income Tax	-$175.7M	-$87.68M	$30.20M
% Of Pretax Income	-150.95%	-35.07%	23.0%
Net Earnings	$292.1M	$544.5M	$105.6M
YoY Change	176.61%	70.12%	96.28%
Net Earnings / Revenue	118.93%	56.41%	45.87%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$3.77
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.943M	$3.49	$651.9K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	137.1M shares	144.6M shares	155.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		155.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.723B	$1.723B	$1.556B
YoY Change	10.73%	10.73%	15.6%
Cash & Equivalents	$339.2M	$339.0M	$130.7M
Short-Term Investments	$1.384B	$1.384B	$1.426B
Other Short-Term Assets	$449.0K	$27.00M	$326.0K
YoY Change	37.73%	-55.0%	-13.98%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$13.50M		$15.41M
Receivables	$13.63M	$14.00M	$11.48M
Other Receivables	$40.00M	$40.00M	$16.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.803B	$1.803B	$1.643B
YoY Change	9.72%	9.74%	13.52%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$339.7M	$340.0M	$333.9M
YoY Change	1.73%	1.8%	2.06%
Goodwill	$52.53M		$52.53M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles			$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Long-Term Investments			$0.00
YoY Change
Other Assets	$27.75M	$465.0M	$25.33M
YoY Change	9.56%	1353.13%	2.71%
Total Long-Term Assets	$857.6M	$858.0M	$419.0M
YoY Change	104.66%	104.77%	2.6%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.803B	$1.803B	$1.643B
Total Long-Term Assets	$857.6M	$858.0M	$419.0M
Total Assets	$2.661B	$2.661B	$2.062B
YoY Change	29.01%	29.05%	11.11%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$25.00M	$25.00M	$24.00M
YoY Change	4.17%	4.17%
Accrued Expenses	$84.00M	$84.00M	$66.00M
YoY Change	27.27%	27.27%	-26.67%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$624.0M	$624.0M	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.029B	$2.029B	$695.0M
YoY Change	191.96%	191.94%	5.48%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$750.0M	$750.0M	$698.0M
YoY Change	7.45%	7.45%	1.16%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$44.52M	$305.0M	$44.30M
YoY Change	0.51%	4.45%	1.33%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.055B	$1.055B	$1.377B
YoY Change	-23.36%	6.57%	7.11%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.029B	$2.029B	$695.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.055B	$1.055B	$1.377B
Total Liabilities	$3.084B	$3.084B	$2.072B
YoY Change	48.87%	48.84%	6.56%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$19.36B		-$19.90B
YoY Change	-2.74%		-1.58%
Common Stock	$320.0K		$319.0K
YoY Change	0.31%		0.63%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$6.000B		$4.900B
YoY Change	22.45%
Treasury Stock Shares	186.6M shares		165.3M shares
Shareholders Equity	-$423.6M	-$424.0M	-$9.323M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.661B	$2.661B	$2.062B
YoY Change	29.01%	29.05%	11.11%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$292.1M	$544.5M	$105.6M
YoY Change	176.61%	70.12%	96.28%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$15.30M	$60.70M	$15.10M
YoY Change	1.32%	10.77%	6.34%
Cash From Operating Activities	$147.4M	$579.4M	$170.7M
YoY Change	-13.65%	7.77%	37.44%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$15.40M	$65.59M	-$13.10M
YoY Change	17.56%	23.71%	-89.87%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$321.4M	$3.969M	-$203.1M
YoY Change	-258.25%	575.0%	28914.29%
Cash From Investing Activities	$306.0M	-$11.06M	-$216.3M
YoY Change	-241.47%	-99.23%	66.38%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$0.00
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$1.036B
YoY Change		217.99%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-232.3M	-$357.3M	-93.90M
YoY Change	147.39%	28.65%	-179.64%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	147.4M	$579.4M	170.7M
Cash From Investing Activities	306.0M	-$11.06M	-216.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	-232.3M	-$357.3M	-93.90M
Net Change In Cash	221.1M	$211.0M	-139.5M
YoY Change	-258.49%	-117.84%	-224.44%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$147.4M	$579.4M	$170.7M
Capital Expenditures	-$15.40M	$65.59M	-$13.10M
Free Cash Flow	$162.8M	$513.8M	$183.8M
YoY Change	-11.43%	6.02%	-27.5%

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