$XOM
EXXON MOBIL CORP Stock $xom

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2015 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000003408817000017 Filed on February 22, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014
Revenue	$38.06B	$82.62B	$394.1B
YoY Change	-53.94%	-22.07%	-6.35%
Cost Of Revenue	$19.42B	$61.46B	$296.2B
YoY Change	-68.41%	-22.6%	-6.06%
Gross Profit	$18.64B	$21.16B	$97.93B
YoY Change	-11.92%	-20.5%	-7.23%
Gross Profit Margin	48.98%	25.61%	24.85%
Selling, General & Admin	$12.80B	$10.67B	$12.60B
YoY Change	19.97%	-10.57%	-2.17%
% of Gross Profit	68.64%	50.4%	12.86%
Research & Development	$518.0M	$537.0M	$971.0M
YoY Change	-3.54%	-9.14%	-6.99%
% of Gross Profit	2.78%	2.54%	0.99%
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.755B	$4.458B	$17.30B
YoY Change	6.66%	1.78%	0.67%
% of Gross Profit	25.51%	21.07%	17.66%
Operating Expenses	$18.07B	$15.66B	$13.57B
YoY Change	15.38%	-7.32%	-2.53%
Operating Profit	$572.0M	$5.502B	$84.36B
YoY Change	-89.6%	-43.41%	-7.95%
Interest Expense	$1.459B	$2.624B	$286.0M
YoY Change	-44.4%	-15.87%	3077.78%
% of Operating Profit	255.07%	47.69%	0.34%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$597.0M	$716.0M	$4.511B
YoY Change	-16.62%	-61.81%	29.18%
Pretax Income	$2.628B	$8.842B	$51.63B
YoY Change	-70.28%	-39.92%	-10.54%
Income Tax	-$202.0M	$2.060B	$18.02B
% Of Pretax Income	-7.69%	23.3%	34.89%
Net Earnings	$2.780B	$6.570B	$32.52B
YoY Change	-57.69%	-21.32%	-0.18%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.3%	7.95%	8.25%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$7.60
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$664.9K	$1.551M	$7.60
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			4.282B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.705B	$4.616B	$4.616B
YoY Change	-19.74%	-0.6%	-0.6%
Cash & Equivalents	$3.705B	$4.616B	$4.616B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$2.798B	$3.565B	$3.607B
YoY Change	-21.51%	-30.21%	-32.92%
Inventory	$16.25B	$16.68B	$16.68B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$13.24B	$18.54B	$18.54B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$9.468B
Total Short-Term Assets	$42.62B	$52.91B	$52.91B
YoY Change	-19.44%	-10.79%	-10.79%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$251.6B	$252.7B	$252.7B
YoY Change	-0.42%	3.7%	3.7%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$20.34B	$20.02B	$20.54B
YoY Change	1.6%	2.03%	4.1%
Other Assets	$8.285B	$8.676B	$18.49B
YoY Change	-4.51%	15.34%	2.76%
Total Long-Term Assets	$294.1B	$296.6B	$296.6B
YoY Change	-0.83%	3.16%	3.16%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$42.62B	$52.91B	$52.91B
Total Long-Term Assets	$294.1B	$296.6B	$296.6B
Total Assets	$336.8B	$349.5B	$349.5B
YoY Change	-3.64%	0.77%	0.77%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$32.41B	$42.23B	$25.29B
YoY Change	-23.24%	-12.18%	-18.22%
Accrued Expenses			$10.35B
YoY Change			-2.14%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$16.70B
YoY Change			13.02%
Long-Term Debt Due	$558.0M	$770.0M	$770.0M
YoY Change	-27.53%	-25.53%	-25.53%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$53.98B	$64.63B	$64.63B
YoY Change	-16.49%	-9.89%	-9.89%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$18.70B	$11.30B	$11.65B
YoY Change	65.49%	73.85%	69.1%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$21.17B	$21.79B	$52.91B
YoY Change	-2.85%	0.03%	12.18%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$39.87B	$33.09B	$64.57B
YoY Change	20.49%	16.99%	19.44%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$53.98B	$64.63B	$64.63B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$39.87B	$33.09B	$64.57B
Total Liabilities	$159.9B	$168.4B	$175.1B
YoY Change	-5.04%	1.27%	1.32%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$412.4B	$408.4B
YoY Change	0.99%	5.41%
Common Stock	$11.61B	$10.79B
YoY Change	7.6%	7.1%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$229.7B	$225.8B
YoY Change	1.73%	6.13%
Treasury Stock Shares	3.863B shares	3.818B shares
Shareholders Equity	$170.8B	$174.4B	$174.4B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$336.8B	$349.5B	$349.5B
YoY Change	-3.64%	0.77%	0.77%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014 Q4	2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.780B	$6.570B	$32.52B
YoY Change	-57.69%	-21.32%	-0.18%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.755B	$4.458B	$17.30B
YoY Change	6.66%	1.78%	0.67%
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.380B	$7.415B	$45.12B
YoY Change	-40.93%	-27.36%	0.45%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$6.136B	-$8.884B	$32.95B
YoY Change	-30.93%	5.44%	-2.13%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$812.0M	$37.00M	$5.977B
YoY Change	2094.59%	-97.84%	-1223.5%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$5.324B	-$8.847B	-$26.98B
YoY Change	-39.82%	31.81%	-21.13%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$13.18B
YoY Change			-17.6%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$69.00M
YoY Change			430.77%
Cash From Financing Activities	413.0M	1.197B	-17.89B
YoY Change	-65.5%	-128.65%	15.59%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	4.380B	7.415B	45.12B
Cash From Investing Activities	-5.324B	-8.847B	-26.98B
Cash From Financing Activities	413.0M	1.197B	-17.89B
Net Change In Cash	-531.0M	-235.0M	253.0M
YoY Change	125.96%	-65.54%	-105.31%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.380B	$7.415B	$45.12B
Capital Expenditures	-$6.136B	-$8.884B	$32.95B
Free Cash Flow	$10.52B	$16.30B	$12.16B
YoY Change	-35.48%	-12.53%	8.17%

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