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2015 Q4 Form 8-K Financial Statement

#000010726317000009 Filed on May 25, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014 Q2
Revenue	$2.006B	$2.141B	$1.678B
YoY Change	-6.31%	28.98%	-5.04%
Cost Of Revenue	$397.0M	$716.0M	$724.0M
YoY Change	-44.55%	-1.38%	-9.61%
Gross Profit	$1.609B	$1.425B	$954.0M
YoY Change	12.91%	52.57%	-1.24%
Gross Profit Margin	80.21%	66.56%	56.85%
Selling, General & Admin	$622.0M	$678.0M	$136.0M
YoY Change	-8.26%	67.82%	10.57%
% of Gross Profit	38.66%	47.58%	14.26%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$451.0M	$379.0M	$214.0M
YoY Change	19.0%	81.34%	8.08%
% of Gross Profit	28.03%	26.6%	22.43%
Operating Expenses	$1.260B	$894.0M	$136.0M
YoY Change	40.94%	33.23%	10.57%
Operating Profit	$349.0M	$531.0M	$311.0M
YoY Change	-34.27%	101.9%	-11.14%
Interest Expense	-$169.0M	-$123.0M	$163.0M
YoY Change	37.4%	73.24%	-426.0%
% of Operating Profit	-48.42%	-23.16%	52.41%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$32.00M	$16.00M	$4.000M
YoY Change	100.0%	-1700.0%	100.0%
Pretax Income	-$1.784B	$424.0M	$207.0M
YoY Change	-520.75%	121.99%	-31.46%
Income Tax	-$447.0M	$116.0M	$84.00M
% Of Pretax Income		27.36%	40.58%
Net Earnings	-$715.0M	$193.0M	$103.0M
YoY Change	-470.47%	-1478.57%	-27.46%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-35.64%	9.01%	6.14%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$0.15
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$954.2K	$256.7K	$0.15
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	749.8M shares	747.5M shares	696.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			700.7M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$100.0M	$240.0M	$860.0M
YoY Change	-58.33%	-64.76%	4.37%
Cash & Equivalents	$100.0M	$240.0M	$860.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$259.0M	$213.0M	$193.0M
YoY Change	21.6%	99.07%	132.53%
Inventory	$127.0M	$231.0M	$276.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.041B	$972.0M	$576.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$167.0M	$82.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.527B	$1.890B	$2.119B
YoY Change	-19.21%	12.3%	8.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$29.58B	$28.08B	$19.44B
YoY Change	5.33%	54.21%	17.13%
Goodwill	$47.00M	$1.120B	$646.0M
YoY Change	-95.8%	73.37%	0.0%
Intangibles	$9.970B	$10.45B	$1.616B
YoY Change	-4.62%	535.83%	-3.46%
Long-Term Investments	$7.336B	$8.400B	$4.489B
YoY Change	-12.67%	92.66%	8.56%
Other Assets	$561.0M	$511.0M	$642.0M
YoY Change	9.78%	-14.69%	-2.28%
Total Long-Term Assets	$47.49B	$48.57B	$32.83B
YoY Change	-2.21%	90.76%	38.46%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.527B	$1.890B	$2.119B
Total Long-Term Assets	$47.49B	$48.57B	$32.83B
Total Assets	$49.02B	$50.46B	$34.95B
YoY Change	-2.84%	85.89%	36.22%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$744.0M	$865.0M	$990.0M
YoY Change	-13.99%	-9.9%	2.17%
Accrued Expenses	$1.078B	$900.0M	$655.0M
YoY Change	19.78%	12.92%	-5.21%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$499.0M	$798.0M	$0.00
YoY Change	-37.47%	254.67%	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$176.0M	$4.000M	$751.0M
YoY Change	4300.0%	300.0%	75000.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.497B	$2.567B	$2.396B
YoY Change	-2.73%	29.45%	1.05%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$23.81B	$20.78B	$15.54B
YoY Change	14.59%	83.04%	50.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.268B	$2.224B	$1.434B
YoY Change	1.98%	64.01%	-19.17%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$26.08B	$23.00B	$16.97B
YoY Change	13.37%	81.01%	39.89%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.497B	$2.567B	$2.396B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$26.08B	$23.00B	$16.97B
Total Liabilities	$42.87B	$41.68B	$27.09B
YoY Change	2.86%	87.08%	29.21%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$7.960B	-$5.548B	-$6.574B
YoY Change	43.48%	-11.2%	12.13%
Common Stock	$15.59B	$15.71B	$15.67B
YoY Change	-0.74%	27.52%	30.69%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.041B	$1.041B	$1.041B
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	35.00M shares	35.00M shares	35.00M shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.148B	$8.777B	$7.863B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$49.02B	$50.46B	$34.95B
YoY Change	-2.84%	85.89%	36.22%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$715.0M	$193.0M	$103.0M
YoY Change	-470.47%	-1478.57%	-27.46%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$451.0M	$379.0M	$214.0M
YoY Change	19.0%	81.34%	8.08%
Cash From Operating Activities	$622.0M	$1.011B	$313.0M
YoY Change	-38.48%	96.31%	-53.14%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$742.0M	-$1.088B	-$1.046B
YoY Change	-31.8%	5.63%	28.03%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$150.0M	-$59.00M	-$5.898B
YoY Change	-354.24%	-50.42%	5739.6%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$592.0M	-$1.147B	-$6.944B
YoY Change	-48.39%	-0.17%	656.43%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$3.378B
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-55.00M	74.00M	6.427B
YoY Change	-174.32%	-87.31%	1627.69%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	622.0M	1.011B	313.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-592.0M	-1.147B	-6.944B
Cash From Financing Activities	-55.00M	74.00M	6.427B
Net Change In Cash	-25.00M	-62.00M	-204.0M
YoY Change	-59.68%	21.57%	-267.21%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$622.0M	$1.011B	$313.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$742.0M	-$1.088B	-$1.046B
Free Cash Flow	$1.364B	$2.099B	$1.359B
YoY Change	-35.02%	35.86%	-8.48%

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