$XOM
EXXON MOBIL CORP Stock $xom

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000003408821000012 Filed on February 24, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
Revenue	$45.74B	$63.02B	$68.25B
YoY Change	-27.43%	-7.66%	34.27%
Cost Of Revenue	$32.04B	$44.25B	$46.96B
YoY Change	-27.6%	-5.76%	62.04%
Gross Profit	$13.70B	$18.77B	$21.30B
YoY Change	-27.03%	-11.86%	-2.55%
Gross Profit Margin	29.95%	29.78%	31.2%
Selling, General & Admin	$9.520B	$10.79B	$10.69B
YoY Change	-11.74%	0.94%	-19.7%
% of Gross Profit	69.5%	57.46%	50.18%
Research & Development	$595.0M	$357.0M	$555.0M
YoY Change	66.67%	-35.68%	-21.05%
% of Gross Profit	4.34%	1.9%	2.61%
Depreciation & Amortization	$30.29B	$4.923B	$5.028B
YoY Change	515.3%	-2.09%	-13.93%
% of Gross Profit	221.15%	26.23%	23.61%
Operating Expenses	$15.77B	$16.27B	$16.60B
YoY Change	-3.08%	-1.98%	-16.38%
Operating Profit	-$2.075B	$2.497B	$4.694B
YoY Change	-183.1%	-46.8%	134.7%
Interest Expense	$24.00M	$945.0M	$1.541B
YoY Change	-97.46%	-38.68%	216.43%
% of Operating Profit		37.85%	32.83%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$465.0M	$2.972B	$1.886B
YoY Change	-84.35%	57.58%	255.85%
Pretax Income	-$26.61B	$6.414B	$8.121B
YoY Change	-514.92%	-21.02%	169.17%
Income Tax	-$5.985B	$1.424B	$1.936B
% Of Pretax Income		22.2%	23.84%
Net Earnings	-$20.07B	$5.690B	$6.000B
YoY Change	-452.72%	-5.17%	-28.4%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-43.88%	9.03%	8.79%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$4.696M	$1.333M	$1.406M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$4.364B	$3.089B	$3.042B
YoY Change	41.28%	1.55%	-4.25%
Cash & Equivalents	$4.364B	$3.089B	$3.042B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.098B	$1.469B	$1.272B
YoY Change	-25.26%	15.49%	-7.02%
Inventory	$18.85B	$18.53B	$18.96B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$16.34B	$21.10B	$19.64B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$44.89B	$50.05B	$47.97B
YoY Change	-10.31%	4.33%	1.78%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$227.6B	$253.0B	$247.1B
YoY Change	-10.06%	2.39%	-2.19%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$29.77B	$29.29B	$26.38B
YoY Change	1.64%	11.03%	8.33%
Other Assets	$16.79B	$16.36B	$10.33B
YoY Change	2.6%	58.37%	5.78%
Total Long-Term Assets	$287.9B	$312.5B	$298.2B
YoY Change	-7.9%	4.8%	-1.11%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$44.89B	$50.05B	$47.97B
Total Long-Term Assets	$287.9B	$312.5B	$298.2B
Total Assets	$332.8B	$362.6B	$346.2B
YoY Change	-8.23%	4.74%	-0.72%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$35.22B	$40.61B	$37.27B
YoY Change	-13.26%	8.95%	1.28%
Accrued Expenses		$1.211B
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.930B	$1.617B	$4.070B
YoY Change	81.2%	-60.27%	-14.6%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$56.36B	$63.99B	$57.14B
YoY Change	-11.92%	11.99%	-1.1%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$47.18B	$26.48B	$20.54B
YoY Change	78.17%	28.94%	-11.09%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$21.24B	$21.42B	$18.09B
YoY Change	-0.81%	18.36%	-5.83%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$21.24B	$21.42B	$18.09B
YoY Change	-0.81%	18.36%	-57.24%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$56.36B	$63.99B	$57.14B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$21.24B	$21.42B	$18.09B
Total Liabilities	$168.6B	$163.7B	$147.7B
YoY Change	3.03%	10.83%	-4.23%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$383.9B	$421.3B	$421.7B
YoY Change	-8.88%	-0.07%	1.72%
Common Stock	$15.69B	$15.64B	$15.26B
YoY Change	0.33%	2.48%	4.11%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$225.8B	$225.8B	$225.6B
YoY Change	-0.03%	0.13%	0.14%
Treasury Stock Shares	3.786B shares	3.785B shares	3.782B shares
Shareholders Equity	$157.2B	$191.7B	$191.8B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$332.8B	$362.6B	$346.2B
YoY Change	-8.23%	4.74%	-0.72%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2018 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$20.07B	$5.690B	$6.000B
YoY Change	-452.72%	-5.17%	-28.4%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$30.29B	$4.923B	$5.028B
YoY Change	515.3%	-2.09%	-13.93%
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.005B	$6.352B	$8.607B
YoY Change	-36.95%	-26.2%	16.14%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$3.629B	-$6.704B	-$6.094B
YoY Change	-45.87%	10.01%	35.39%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$327.0M	$2.440B	$510.0M
YoY Change	-86.6%	378.43%	-125.06%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.302B	-$4.264B	-$5.584B
YoY Change	-22.56%	-23.64%	-14.57%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-5.283B	-4.456B	-5.501B
YoY Change	18.56%	-19.0%	199.46%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	4.005B	6.352B	8.607B
Cash From Investing Activities	-3.302B	-4.264B	-5.584B
Cash From Financing Activities	-5.283B	-4.456B	-5.501B
Net Change In Cash	-4.580B	-2.368B	-2.478B
YoY Change	93.41%	-4.44%	157.59%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.005B	$6.352B	$8.607B
Capital Expenditures	-$3.629B	-$6.704B	-$6.094B
Free Cash Flow	$7.634B	$13.06B	$14.70B
YoY Change	-41.53%	-11.19%	23.41%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Accretion Expense AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense	649000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Accretion Expense AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense	681000000	USD
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CY2018	xom	Asset Retirement Obligation Reduction Due To Property Sales AssetRetirementObligationReductionDueToPropertySales	333000000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Revision Of Estimate AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate	-136000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Revision Of Estimate AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate	267000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Revision Of Estimate AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate	85000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	11247000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	11280000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	12103000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligations Noncurrent AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent	10558000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts	4613000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts	4160000000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost Additions Pending Determination Of Proved Reserves CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostAdditionsPendingDeterminationOfProvedReserves	208000000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost Charged To Expense1 CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostChargedToExpense1	318000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Reclassification To Well Facilities And Equipment Based On Determination Of Proved Reserves ReclassificationToWellFacilitiesAndEquipmentBasedOnDeterminationOfProvedReserves	48000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	xom	Other Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs OtherCapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts	4000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts	4613000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts	4160000000	USD
CY2020Q4	xom	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs Attributable To Equity Companies CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsAttributableToEquityCompanies	306000000	USD
CY2019Q4	xom	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs Attributable To Equity Companies CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsAttributableToEquityCompanies	306000000	USD
CY2018Q4	xom	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs Attributable To Equity Companies CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsAttributableToEquityCompanies	306000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs That Have Been Capitalized For Period Of One Year Or Less CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodOfOneYearOrLess	208000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs That Have Been Capitalized For Period Of One Year Or Less CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodOfOneYearOrLess	532000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs That Have Been Capitalized For Period Of One Year Or Less CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodOfOneYearOrLess	564000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs That Have Been Capitalized For Period Greater Than One Year CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodGreaterThanOneYear	4081000000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts	4382000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts	4613000000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Projects That Have Exploratory Well Costs That Have Been Capitalized For Period Greater Than One Year ProjectsThatHaveExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodGreaterThanOneYear	34	Projects
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Projects That Have Exploratory Well Costs That Have Been Capitalized For Period Greater Than One Year ProjectsThatHaveExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodGreaterThanOneYear	46	Projects
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Projects That Have Exploratory Well Costs That Have Been Capitalized For Period Greater Than One Year ProjectsThatHaveExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodGreaterThanOneYear	52	Projects
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	47182000000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Granted During Period Value Sharebased Compensation StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation	357000000	USD
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