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2014 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312515057710 Filed on February 23, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014	2013 Q4
Revenue	$33.19B	$127.1B	$31.07B
YoY Change	6.85%	5.42%	3.39%
Cost Of Revenue	$14.40B	$49.93B	$11.96B
YoY Change	20.41%	11.24%	-8.47%
Gross Profit	$18.79B	$77.15B	$19.10B
YoY Change	-1.64%	1.96%	12.53%
Gross Profit Margin	56.61%	60.71%	61.49%
Selling, General & Admin	$16.86B	$41.02B	$2.857B
YoY Change	490.02%	51.41%	-82.15%
% of Gross Profit	89.72%	53.17%	14.96%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.068B	$14.97B	$4.183B
YoY Change	-2.75%	-0.35%	1.11%
% of Gross Profit	21.65%	19.4%	21.9%
Operating Expenses	$20.93B	$41.02B	$7.040B
YoY Change	197.23%	51.41%	-65.05%
Operating Profit	-$2.136B	$19.60B	$12.06B
YoY Change	-117.71%	-38.69%	-480.66%
Interest Expense	-$1.277B	$4.915B	-$1.042B
YoY Change	22.55%	84.29%	120.3%
% of Operating Profit		25.08%	-8.64%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$27.00M	-$1.194B	-$261.0M
YoY Change	-110.34%	619.28%	-76.14%
Pretax Income	-$3.886B	$15.27B	$10.76B
YoY Change	-136.12%	-47.84%	-327.2%
Income Tax	-$1.738B	$3.314B	$2.844B
% Of Pretax Income		21.7%	26.43%
Net Earnings	-$2.231B	$9.625B	$5.067B
YoY Change	-144.03%	-16.28%	-219.82%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-6.72%	7.57%	16.31%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.54	$2.42	$1.77
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.54	$2.42	$1.76
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		3.974B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		3.981B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q4	2014	2013 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$11.15B	$11.15B	$54.13B
YoY Change	-79.4%	-79.4%	1419.2%
Cash & Equivalents	$10.60B	$10.60B	$53.53B
Short-Term Investments	$555.0M	$555.0M	$601.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.200B	$3.200B	$3.406B
YoY Change	-6.05%	-6.05%	-15.29%
Inventory	$1.153B	$1.153B	$1.020B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$13.99B	$13.99B	$12.44B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$29.54B	$29.50B	$70.99B
YoY Change	-58.4%	-58.45%	234.33%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$89.95B	$89.95B	$88.96B
YoY Change	1.11%	1.11%	0.35%
Goodwill	$24.64B		$24.63B
YoY Change	0.02%		2.05%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$677.0M	$802.0M	$3.329B
YoY Change	-79.66%	-76.63%	0.7%
Other Assets	$5.564B	$6.660B	$4.535B
YoY Change	22.69%	46.86%	9.86%
Total Long-Term Assets	$202.6B	$203.1B	$203.1B
YoY Change	-0.26%	0.01%	-0.43%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$29.54B	$29.50B	$70.99B
Total Long-Term Assets	$202.6B	$203.1B	$203.1B
Total Assets	$232.1B	$232.6B	$274.1B
YoY Change	-15.32%	-15.13%	21.7%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$5.598B	$5.598B	$4.954B
YoY Change	13.0%	13.0%	11.23%
Accrued Expenses	$4.016B	$9.625B	$3.954B
YoY Change	1.57%	-3.2%	-12.7%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$19.00M	$338.0M	$447.0M
YoY Change	-95.75%	-24.38%
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.735B	$2.397B	$3.486B
YoY Change	-21.54%	-31.24%	-9.9%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$27.99B	$27.99B	$27.05B
YoY Change	3.46%	3.46%	0.35%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$110.5B	$110.5B	$89.66B
YoY Change	23.29%	23.29%	88.29%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.574B	$38.85B	$5.653B
YoY Change	-1.4%	16.56%	-7.21%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.574B	$149.4B	$95.31B
YoY Change	-94.15%	21.46%	77.45%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$27.99B	$27.99B	$27.05B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.574B	$149.4B	$95.31B
Total Liabilities	$33.56B	$220.3B	$122.4B
YoY Change	-72.57%	-6.35%	51.69%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.447B		$1.782B
YoY Change	37.32%		-147.72%
Common Stock	$424.0M		$297.0M
YoY Change	42.76%		0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.263B		$3.961B
YoY Change	-17.62%		-2.7%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$12.30B	$12.30B	$38.84B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$232.1B	$232.6B	$274.1B
YoY Change	-15.32%	-15.13%	21.7%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014	2013 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$2.231B	$9.625B	$5.067B
YoY Change	-144.03%	-16.28%	-219.82%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.068B	$14.97B	$4.183B
YoY Change	-2.75%	-0.35%	1.11%
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.474B	$30.63B	$10.43B
YoY Change	-28.35%	-21.09%	55.04%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$4.578B	-$17.55B	-$4.947B
YoY Change	-7.46%	2.1%	-0.64%
Acquisitions		$182.0M	$400.0M
YoY Change		-63.16%
Other Investing Activities	-$848.0M	$616.0M	$137.0M
YoY Change	-718.98%	-183.92%	-239.8%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$5.426B	-$15.86B	-$4.810B
YoY Change	12.81%	6.9%	-5.26%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$7.803B
YoY Change		31.45%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$34.00M
YoY Change		-50.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	1.332B	-57.71B	-8.803B
YoY Change	-115.13%	-318.17%	6.42%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	7.474B	30.63B	10.43B
Cash From Investing Activities	-5.426B	-15.86B	-4.810B
Cash From Financing Activities	1.332B	-57.71B	-8.803B
Net Change In Cash	3.380B	-42.93B	-3.182B
YoY Change	-206.22%	-185.12%	-51.94%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.474B	$30.63B	$10.43B
Capital Expenditures	-$4.578B	-$17.55B	-$4.947B
Free Cash Flow	$12.05B	$48.18B	$15.38B
YoY Change	-21.63%	-13.97%	31.36%

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