$XOM
EXXON MOBIL CORP Stock $xom

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2014 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000003408816000065 Filed on February 24, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2013 Q4	2013
Revenue	$82.62B	$106.0B	$420.8B
YoY Change	-22.07%	-2.88%	-6.79%
Cost Of Revenue	$61.46B	$79.40B	$315.3B
YoY Change	-22.6%	-1.77%	-5.74%
Gross Profit	$21.16B	$26.62B	$105.6B
YoY Change	-20.5%	-6.03%	-9.81%
Gross Profit Margin	25.61%	25.11%	25.08%
Selling, General & Admin	$10.67B	$11.93B	$12.88B
YoY Change	-10.57%	3.77%	-7.21%
% of Gross Profit	50.4%	44.8%	12.2%
Research & Development	$537.0M	$591.0M	$1.044B
YoY Change	-9.14%	30.75%	0.19%
% of Gross Profit	2.54%	2.22%	0.99%
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.458B	$4.380B	$17.18B
YoY Change	1.78%	6.57%	8.14%
% of Gross Profit	21.07%	16.46%	16.28%
Operating Expenses	$15.66B	$16.90B	$13.92B
YoY Change	-7.32%	5.24%	-6.69%
Operating Profit	$5.502B	$9.722B	$91.65B
YoY Change	-43.41%	-20.79%	-10.26%
Interest Expense	$2.624B	$3.119B	$9.000M
YoY Change	-15.87%	-14.59%	-97.25%
% of Operating Profit	47.69%	32.08%	0.01%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$716.0M	$1.875B	$3.492B
YoY Change	-61.81%	5.63%	-75.34%
Pretax Income	$8.842B	$14.72B	$57.71B
YoY Change	-39.92%	-16.86%	-26.69%
Income Tax	$2.060B	$6.073B	$24.26B
% Of Pretax Income	23.3%	41.27%	42.04%
Net Earnings	$6.570B	$8.350B	$32.58B
YoY Change	-21.32%	-16.08%	-27.41%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.95%	7.88%	7.74%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$7.37
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.551M	$1.914M	$7.37
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			4.419B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			4.419B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q4	2013 Q4	2013
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$4.616B	$4.644B	$4.644B
YoY Change	-0.6%	-51.53%	-51.53%
Cash & Equivalents	$4.616B	$4.644B	$4.644B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.565B	$5.108B	$5.377B
YoY Change	-30.21%	2.0%	0.52%
Inventory	$16.68B	$16.14B	$16.14B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$18.54B	$25.99B	$25.99B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$7.159B
Total Short-Term Assets	$52.91B	$59.31B	$59.31B
YoY Change	-10.79%	-7.99%	-7.99%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$252.7B	$243.7B	$243.7B
YoY Change	3.7%	7.36%	7.36%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$20.02B	$19.62B	$19.73B
YoY Change	2.03%	5.88%	4.04%
Other Assets	$8.676B	$7.522B	$18.00B
YoY Change	15.34%	-1.9%	2.1%
Total Long-Term Assets	$296.6B	$287.5B	$287.5B
YoY Change	3.16%	6.74%	6.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$52.91B	$59.31B	$59.31B
Total Long-Term Assets	$296.6B	$287.5B	$287.5B
Total Assets	$349.5B	$346.8B	$346.8B
YoY Change	0.77%	3.9%	3.9%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$42.23B	$48.09B	$30.92B
YoY Change	-12.18%	-5.21%	-8.49%
Accrued Expenses			$10.58B
YoY Change			-2.28%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$14.77B
YoY Change			462.18%
Long-Term Debt Due	$770.0M	$1.034B	$1.034B
YoY Change	-25.53%	0.88%	0.88%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$64.63B	$71.72B	$71.72B
YoY Change	-9.89%	11.83%	11.83%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$11.30B	$6.500B	$6.891B
YoY Change	73.85%	-13.33%	-13.08%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$21.79B	$21.78B	$47.17B
YoY Change	0.03%	-8.01%	-10.15%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$33.09B	$28.28B	$54.06B
YoY Change	16.99%	-9.29%	-10.54%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$64.63B	$71.72B	$71.72B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$33.09B	$28.28B	$54.06B
Total Liabilities	$168.4B	$166.3B	$172.8B
YoY Change	1.27%	2.58%	2.9%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$408.4B	$387.4B
YoY Change	5.41%	5.93%
Common Stock	$10.79B	$10.08B
YoY Change	7.1%	4.39%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$225.8B	$212.8B
YoY Change	6.13%	7.83%
Treasury Stock Shares	3.818B shares	3.684B shares
Shareholders Equity	$174.4B	$174.0B	$174.0B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$349.5B	$346.8B	$346.8B
YoY Change	0.77%	3.9%	3.9%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2013 Q4	2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$6.570B	$8.350B	$32.58B
YoY Change	-21.32%	-16.08%	-27.41%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.458B	$4.380B	$17.18B
YoY Change	1.78%	6.57%	8.14%
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.415B	$10.21B	$44.91B
YoY Change	-27.36%	-22.81%	-20.04%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$8.884B	-$8.426B	$33.67B
YoY Change	5.44%	-16.22%	-1.76%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$37.00M	$1.714B	-$532.0M
YoY Change	-97.84%	62.46%	-106.14%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$8.847B	-$6.712B	-$34.20B
YoY Change	31.81%	-25.44%	33.59%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$16.00B
YoY Change			-24.06%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$13.00M
YoY Change			-91.16%
Cash From Financing Activities	1.197B	-4.178B	-15.48B
YoY Change	-128.65%	-45.92%	-54.3%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	7.415B	10.21B	44.91B
Cash From Investing Activities	-8.847B	-6.712B	-34.20B
Cash From Financing Activities	1.197B	-4.178B	-15.48B
Net Change In Cash	-235.0M	-682.0M	-4.763B
YoY Change	-65.54%	-80.53%	44.38%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.415B	$10.21B	$44.91B
Capital Expenditures	-$8.884B	-$8.426B	$33.67B
Free Cash Flow	$16.30B	$18.63B	$11.25B
YoY Change	-12.53%	-19.96%	-48.65%

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