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WW INTERNATIONAL, INC. Stock $ww

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2015 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312515076854 Filed on March 04, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q1	2015	2013 Q4
Revenue	$327.8M	$1.480B	$366.1M
YoY Change	-19.92%	0.0%	-10.95%
Cost Of Revenue	$161.6M	$677.4M	$164.3M
YoY Change	-13.33%	-0.01%	-0.06%
Gross Profit	$166.3M	$802.6M	$201.8M
YoY Change	-25.39%	-0.01%	-18.63%
Gross Profit Margin	50.73%	54.23%	55.11%
Selling, General & Admin	$124.0M	$241.0M	$121.5M
YoY Change	119.42%	-52.11%	-9.06%
% of Gross Profit	74.56%	30.03%	60.21%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$12.90M	$58.54M	$14.80M
YoY Change	12.17%	18.98%	49.49%
% of Gross Profit	7.76%	7.29%	7.33%
Operating Expenses	$123.9M	$241.0M	$121.5M
YoY Change	119.25%	-52.11%	-9.06%
Operating Profit	$42.40M	$299.3M	$79.14M
YoY Change	-16.95%	-0.03%	-35.41%
Interest Expense	-$33.60M	-$121.8M	-$26.80M
YoY Change	32.81%	-0.98%	-11.84%
% of Operating Profit	-79.25%	-40.69%	-33.86%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$500.0K	-$3.206M	$200.0K
YoY Change	85.19%	0.19%	-66.67%
Pretax Income	$8.200M	$88.02M	$52.50M
YoY Change	-77.26%	-52.08%	-43.37%
Income Tax	$3.900M	$65.93M	$21.70M
% Of Pretax Income	47.56%	74.9%	41.33%
Net Earnings	$4.400M	$117.8M	$30.80M
YoY Change	-79.56%	-0.01%	-46.9%
Net Earnings / Revenue	1.34%	7.96%	8.41%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$2.08	$0.55
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$77.33K	$2.08	$0.54
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	56.71M shares	56.61M shares	56.40M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		56.71M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q1	2015	2013 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$301.2M	$241.5M	$174.6M
YoY Change	30.05%	-19.82%	148.72%
Cash & Equivalents	$301.2M	$241.5M	$174.6M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$60.10M	$52.80M	$64.00M
YoY Change	-5.06%	-12.15%	0.63%
Inventory	$32.38M	$27.80M	$40.94M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$32.00M	$29.30M	$36.20M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$425.7M	$351.5M	$315.7M
YoY Change	15.66%	-17.43%	44.85%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$74.65M	$58.20M	$87.05M
YoY Change	-11.32%	-22.09%	21.3%
Goodwill	$168.3M		$79.29M
YoY Change	53.04%		26.41%
Intangibles			$45.30M
YoY Change			-13.69%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$4.306M	$11.60M	$2.682M
YoY Change	51.25%	-68.65%	-21.12%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.109B	$1.043B	$1.093B
YoY Change	-0.54%	-5.97%	9.25%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$425.7M	$351.5M	$315.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.109B	$1.043B	$1.093B
Total Assets	$1.535B	$1.394B	$1.409B
YoY Change	3.48%	-9.15%	15.62%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$52.41M	$38.20M	$45.50M
YoY Change	-6.16%	-27.1%	-7.81%
Accrued Expenses	$189.9M	$145.8M	$186.4M
YoY Change	6.45%	-23.22%	2.29%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$80.73M	$213.3M	$30.00M
YoY Change	169.09%	164.31%	-73.84%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$431.7M	$503.1M	$345.8M
YoY Change	8.2%	16.54%	-22.78%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.277B	$1.996B	$2.358B
YoY Change	-3.18%	-12.34%	2.89%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$16.88M	$23.90M	$15.67M
YoY Change	3.84%	41.42%	3.69%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.294B	$2.020B	$2.374B
YoY Change	-3.13%	-11.94%	2.9%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$431.7M	$503.1M	$345.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.294B	$2.020B	$2.374B
Total Liabilities	$2.902B	$2.684B	$2.884B
YoY Change	-1.15%	-7.68%	-0.02%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.901B		$1.773B
YoY Change	5.92%		10.59%
Common Stock	$0.00		$0.00
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.254B		$3.256B
YoY Change	-0.05%		-0.77%
Treasury Stock Shares	55.49M shares		55.56M shares
Shareholders Equity	-$1.373B	-$1.290B	-$1.475B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.535B	$1.394B	$1.409B
YoY Change	3.48%	-9.15%	15.62%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q1	2015	2013 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$4.400M	$117.8M	$30.80M
YoY Change	-79.56%	-0.01%	-46.9%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$12.90M	$58.54M	$14.80M
YoY Change	12.17%	18.98%	49.49%
Cash From Operating Activities	$10.30M	$54.80M	$22.10M
YoY Change	-87.27%	-76.34%	-51.75%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$24.40M	$9.097M	-$8.600M
YoY Change	-1289.08%	-117.6%	-64.46%
Acquisitions		$16.68M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.800M	$628.0K	-$5.300M
YoY Change	5183.02%	-103.63%	-61.03%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$21.60M	-$40.30M	-$13.90M
YoY Change	20.67%	-41.59%	-63.32%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$80.00K
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$30.00M
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-11.60M	-68.60M	-15.30M
YoY Change	90.16%	133.33%	-40.23%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	10.30M	54.80M	22.10M
Cash From Investing Activities	-21.60M	-40.30M	-13.90M
Cash From Financing Activities	-11.60M	-68.60M	-15.30M
Net Change In Cash	-22.90M	-54.10M	-7.100M
YoY Change	-140.25%	-140.62%	-59.89%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$10.30M	$54.80M	$22.10M
Capital Expenditures	-$24.40M	$9.097M	-$8.600M
Free Cash Flow	$34.70M	$45.70M	$30.70M
YoY Change	-55.99%	-83.87%	-56.14%

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CY2015	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><i>Fiscal Year:</i></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; POSITION: relative; BOTTOM: 0.8ex">st</sup></font> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">and consists of either 52 or 53-week periods. Fiscal year 2014 contained 53 weeks and fiscal years 2013 and 2012 each contained 52 weeks. In 2014, when the Company realigned its organizational structure and changed the determination of its reportable segments, the Company’s Online business accordingly changed its fiscal year end to be the same as the Company’s fiscal year end, which did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. See Note 14 for further information on the Company’s reportable segments. In fiscal years 2013 and 2012, the Company’s Online business’ fiscal year ended on December 31st of each year. This difference in fiscal years did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.</font></p> </div>
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