$XOM
EXXON MOBIL CORP Stock $xom

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2016 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000003408818000015 Filed on February 28, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2015 Q4	2015
Revenue	$40.40B	$38.06B	$239.9B
YoY Change	6.15%	-53.94%	-39.14%
Cost Of Revenue	$21.19B	$19.42B	$165.6B
YoY Change	9.15%	-68.41%	-44.09%
Gross Profit	$19.20B	$18.64B	$74.26B
YoY Change	3.02%	-11.92%	-24.17%
Gross Profit Margin	47.54%	48.98%	30.96%
Selling, General & Admin	$12.57B	$12.80B	$11.50B
YoY Change	-1.73%	19.97%	-8.71%
% of Gross Profit	65.48%	68.64%	15.49%
Research & Development	$340.0M	$518.0M	$1.008B
YoY Change	-34.36%	-3.54%	3.81%
% of Gross Profit	1.77%	2.78%	1.36%
Depreciation & Amortization	$8.117B	$4.755B	$18.05B
YoY Change	70.7%	6.66%	4.34%
% of Gross Profit	42.27%	25.51%	24.3%
Operating Expenses	$21.03B	$18.07B	$12.51B
YoY Change	16.4%	15.38%	-7.81%
Operating Profit	-$1.828B	$572.0M	$61.76B
YoY Change	-419.58%	-89.6%	-26.8%
Interest Expense	$1.133B	$1.459B	$311.0M
YoY Change	-22.34%	-44.4%	8.74%
% of Operating Profit		255.07%	0.5%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.312B	$597.0M	$1.750B
YoY Change	119.77%	-16.62%	-61.21%
Pretax Income	$617.0M	$2.628B	$21.97B
YoY Change	-76.52%	-70.28%	-57.45%
Income Tax	-$1.407B	-$202.0M	$5.415B
% Of Pretax Income	-228.04%	-7.69%	24.65%
Net Earnings	$1.680B	$2.780B	$16.15B
YoY Change	-39.57%	-57.69%	-50.34%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.16%	7.3%	6.73%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$3.85
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$402.5K	$664.9K	$3.85
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			4.196B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q4	2015 Q4	2015
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.657B	$3.705B	$3.705B
YoY Change	-1.3%	-19.74%	-19.74%
Cash & Equivalents	$3.657B	$3.705B	$3.705B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.285B	$2.798B	$2.798B
YoY Change	-54.07%	-21.51%	-22.43%
Inventory	$15.08B	$16.25B	$16.25B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$16.03B	$13.24B	$13.24B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$6.632B
Total Short-Term Assets	$41.42B	$42.62B	$42.62B
YoY Change	-2.83%	-19.44%	-19.44%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$244.2B	$251.6B	$251.6B
YoY Change	-2.93%	-0.42%	-0.42%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$20.81B	$20.34B	$20.61B
YoY Change	2.33%	1.6%	0.33%
Other Assets	$9.572B	$8.285B	$17.40B
YoY Change	15.53%	-4.51%	-5.94%
Total Long-Term Assets	$288.9B	$294.1B	$294.1B
YoY Change	-1.78%	-0.83%	-0.83%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$41.42B	$42.62B	$42.62B
Total Long-Term Assets	$288.9B	$294.1B	$294.1B
Total Assets	$330.3B	$336.8B	$336.8B
YoY Change	-1.91%	-3.64%	-3.64%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$31.19B	$32.41B	$18.07B
YoY Change	-3.76%	-23.24%	-28.52%
Accrued Expenses			$9.699B
YoY Change			-6.31%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$18.20B
YoY Change			9.02%
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.960B	$558.0M	$558.0M
YoY Change	430.47%	-27.53%	-27.53%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$47.64B	$53.98B	$53.98B
YoY Change	-11.74%	-16.49%	-16.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$27.70B	$18.70B	$19.93B
YoY Change	48.13%	65.49%	70.99%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$20.07B	$21.17B	$49.23B
YoY Change	-5.18%	-2.85%	-6.96%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$47.77B	$39.87B	$69.15B
YoY Change	19.83%	20.49%	7.11%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$47.64B	$53.98B	$53.98B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$47.77B	$39.87B	$69.15B
Total Liabilities	$156.5B	$159.9B	$165.9B
YoY Change	-2.17%	-5.04%	-5.22%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$407.8B	$412.4B
YoY Change	-1.12%	0.99%
Common Stock	$12.16B	$11.61B
YoY Change	4.69%	7.6%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$230.4B	$229.7B
YoY Change	0.3%	1.73%
Treasury Stock Shares	3.871B shares	3.863B shares
Shareholders Equity	$167.3B	$170.8B	$170.8B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$330.3B	$336.8B	$336.8B
YoY Change	-1.91%	-3.64%	-3.64%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2015 Q4	2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.680B	$2.780B	$16.15B
YoY Change	-39.57%	-57.69%	-50.34%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$8.117B	$4.755B	$18.05B
YoY Change	70.7%	6.66%	4.34%
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.396B	$4.380B	$30.34B
YoY Change	68.86%	-40.93%	-32.74%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$3.887B	-$6.136B	$26.49B
YoY Change	-36.65%	-30.93%	-19.61%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.215B	$812.0M	$2.666B
YoY Change	172.78%	2094.59%	-55.4%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.672B	-$5.324B	-$23.82B
YoY Change	-68.6%	-39.82%	-11.68%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$4.039B
YoY Change			-69.36%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$26.00M
YoY Change			-62.32%
Cash From Financing Activities	-6.746B	413.0M	-$7.037B
YoY Change	-1733.41%	-65.5%	-60.66%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	7.396B	4.380B	$30.34B
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.672B	-5.324B	-$23.82B
Cash From Financing Activities	-6.746B	413.0M	-$7.037B
Net Change In Cash	-1.022B	-531.0M	-$517.0M
YoY Change	92.47%	125.96%	-304.35%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.396B	$4.380B	$30.34B
Capital Expenditures	-$3.887B	-$6.136B	$26.49B
Free Cash Flow	$11.28B	$10.52B	$3.854B
YoY Change	7.29%	-35.48%	-68.32%

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