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HIGH: $43.00
LOW: $36.50
MEDIAN: $37.50
CONSENSUS: $39.00
UPSIDE: 17.75%
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Revenue
Revenue 1,701.9 1,566.6 1,484.3 1,242.3 1,086.7 1,024.9 1,212.1 1,144.6 3,333.1 3,301.9 4,291.7 4,414.7 3,913.9 3,567.1 1,145.8 875.8 644.8 473.7 336.9 244.5 97.7 277.1 247.4 170.6 220 111.1 39.6 18.1
Cost of Revenue 1,219.8 1,146.9 1,089.8 907.4 814.5 802.5 949.5 904.0 2,775.3 2,788.7 3,760.0 3,838.2 3,418.4 3,148.5 951.3 716.0 529.2 396.6 541.3 209.6 85.3 220.6 167.4 130 173.8 88.3 23.2 7.4
Gross Profit 482.2 419.8 394.5 334.9 272.2 222.5 262.6 240.6 557.7 513.2 531.6 576.5 495.4 418.6 194.5 159.9 115.6 76.2 62.7 35.0 12.4 56.4 80 40.6 46.2 22.8 16.4 10.7
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SG&A Expenses 51.1 45.8 52.6 64.8 204.4 199.8 226.3 267.4 315.5 222.5 194.7 151.2 141.2 110.1 46.1 29.0 26.2 34.7 26.1 31.2 25.8 26.9 15.5 19.7 8 6.2 10.7 7.5
Other Expenses 0 0 3.1 0.1 72.5 352.0 0.2 0 7.1 0 0 125.8 33.6 58.3 0 0 0 6.4 (246.0) 0 0 3.6 8.0 5.8 16.0 16.6 5.7 3.2
Operating Expenses 51.1 45.8 55.7 64.9 276.9 551.8 226.6 267.4 322.6 222.5 194.7 277.0 174.8 168.4 46.1 29.0 26.2 41.1 (219.9) 31.2 25.8 30.4 23.5 25.5 24.0 22.8 16.4 10.7
Operating Income
Operating Income 431.1 374.0 338.8 270.0 (4.6) (329.3) 36.0 (26.8) 235.2 290.7 337.0 299.5 320.7 250.2 148.4 130.9 89.4 35.9 15.5 3.7 (13.4) 26.0 56.5 15.1 22.2 8.2 2.5 0.9
Interest Expense 10.7 18.1 21.0 16.4 46.3 100.9 125.0 188.4 334.9 390.4 398.0 385.8 350.2 307.7 37.1 10.4 7.7 8.8 8.4 9.2 7.3 0 0.9 0 0.5 1.8 0.5 1
Interest Income 7.1 8.1 9.1 7.6 4.4 2.2 3.3 2.8 11.9 14.4 13.3 21.8 21.8 19.5 20.0 9.3 20.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 522.6 537.8 378.3 350.8 54.0 (126.2) 321.4 308.3 522.9 1,022.4 480.4 472.4 594.9 388.4 197.3 167.2 119.7 464.0 341.8 (167.9) 17.0 76.4 64.5 20.9 38.2 16.6 5.7 3.2
EBIT 411.8 432.6 275.4 262.3 (91.2) (349.9) 5.4 68.3 258.1 757.5 197.4 184.1 352.1 167.1 148.4 130.9 89.4 438.9 310.8 (205.8) (13.4) 29.6 32.2 2 24.2 8.2 2.5 0.9
Income Before Tax 401.1 414.7 254.6 246.1 (137.5) (450.7) (119.4) (120.1) (76.6) 367.2 (198.1) (201.5) 1.0 (149.3) 132.5 106.0 88.2 7.4 (4.5) (22.3) (18.0) 7.1 23.2 32.7 24.9 3.8 2.9 (0.3)
Income Tax Expense 117.3 119.0 137.6 185.4 145.6 (130.1) 31.0 71.2 (93.0) 34.4 117.7 (39.1) 91.2 68.1 24.1 19.7 6.8 (2.9) (13.2) 1.5 (6.9) (1.3) 6.7 10.2 9.1 0.2 0.1 0
Net Income 281.6 296.5 107.6 69.6 192.4 (613.3) 938.5 370.1 91.5 371.8 (316.2) (158.3) (69.7) (201.1) 105.6 75.8 61.6 46.1 (95.9) (17.4) 305.2 (15.0) 35.7 27.9 15.8 3.6 2.8 (0.3)
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 1.91 1.93 0.75 0.37 -2.34 -1.53 0.06 1.74 -1.20 2.79 -2.39 -1.19 -0.52 -1.51 1.98 1.53 1.33 0.25 -2.40 -0.46 -0.26 -0.29 0.73 0.66 0.43 0.16 0.16 -0.02
EPS (Diluted) 1.89 1.92 0.74 0.37 -2.34 -1.53 0.06 1.74 -1.20 2.79 -2.38 -1.18 -0.52 -1.50 1.91 1.46 1.26 0.24 -2.40 -0.46 -0.26 -0.28 0.70 0.62 0.40 0.14 0.14 -0.02
Shares Outstanding 147.8 153.3 157.3 167.7 189.7 209.7 221.9 212.8 172.4 133.3 132.1 133.3 133.3 133.3 51.2 49.5 46.3 41.4 39.9 37.8 45.6 51.7 48.9 39.3 36.7 22.5 17.5 15
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Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 146.7 91.3 89.4 85.2 324.8 867.3 97.8 388.5 320.6 465 105.6 92.1 104.7 102.2 116.5 20.4 33.2 23.2 11.1 2.5 2.3 10.6
Short-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 16.8 22.5 60.1 202.1 10.9 6.2 82.9 16.3 0 0 0
Net Receivables 137.3 98.9 107.3 113.0 182.5 126.4 81.9 243.8 349.3 364.3 225.8 143.2 121.2 29.5 101.9 69.2 51 70.0 38.1 23.7 8 3.4
Inventory 0 0 8.4 0 0 0 0 306.4 259.1 0 4.6 3.4 6.2 7.3 5.8 6.3 9.8 4.8 4.5 3.6 2.2 0.7
Other Current Assets (2.6) 37.1 0 8.6 20.8 450.0 736.4 226.4 277.8 189.3 25.1 0 (8.8) 68.2 3.9 295.9 43.1 1.8 (0.8) 33.7 2.8 1.5
Total Current Assets 281.4 227.3 224.4 226.2 544.3 1,443.8 916.1 1,217.2 1,288.7 1,115.8 380.9 269.9 270.0 288.7 451.2 411.7 153.3 186.5 71.8 63.5 15.3 16.2
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 964.2 806.6 933.8 913 883.8 1,041.3 1,162.4 1,278.9 1,380.4 2,151.6 485.6 365.9 309.5 201.5 171.8 127.7 97.9 44.3 24.7 15.4 10.6 4.3
Goodwill 637.3 563.4 661.5 583.5 546.8 574.8 606.5 1,707.1 1,828.4 1,934.5 365.0 233.6 272.5 317.6 296.4 201.7 292.7 182.2 104.0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 166.2 147.9 169.2 151.6 142.8 225.6 562.1 1,153.2 1,204.7 1,399.6 186.1 88.6 38.1 8.4 2.6 2.6 17.1 16.5 16.5 80.3 4.9 0
Long-Term Investments 0 (55.9) 0 0 0 1.3 0.4 (136.5) 112.6 (72.6) 50.4 3.8 21.1 67.7 83.9 39.2 62.8 40.5 28.1 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 0 111.9 65.3 46 54.8 1,553.6 3,199.6 1,414.8 1,424.1 391.5 59.4 188.0 42.1 14.7 8.6 3.2 26.2 (2.7) 5.0 6.2 9 9.1
Total Non-Current Assets 1,839.9 1,634.7 1,901.2 1,746 1,666.9 3,527.1 5,580.4 5,552.5 6,102.6 5,877.2 1,149.8 880.1 695.3 621.5 565.8 376.4 506.5 287.0 178.8 101.9 24.5 13.4
Total Assets 2,206.4 1,862.1 2,125.6 1,972.2 2,211.3 4,970.9 6,496.4 6,769.6 7,391.3 7,103 1,530.7 1,149.9 965.3 910.2 1,017.0 788.1 659.8 473.5 250.6 165.4 39.8 29.6
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 57.1 35.3 43.2 42.8 26.9 41.1 63.4 65.4 70.1 86.7 20.8 34.0 29.3 15.7 20.1 23.5 31 40.8 28.6 12.3 2.4 2.4
Short-Term Debt 110.6 41.3 52.8 56.2 49.1 140.4 91.3 100.8 121.9 179.0 47.0 21.7 11.4 6.4 20.3 14.4 0.6 1.3 4.2 5.4 1.9 0.8
Deferred Revenue 80.2 64.3 69.4 51.3 44 47.2 54.8 193.2 184.1 362.9 225.7 152.9 89.8 54.6 160.0 9.5 11.8 4.9 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 211.8 115.4 120.6 17.6 19.1 482.1 720.1 396.0 782.7 198.0 37.3 8.0 10.6 11.8 (66.6) 56.8 94.9 21.6 10.6 7.5 0.4 0.3
Total Current Liabilities 472.9 367.9 453.2 381.4 371.9 804.6 1,045.1 684.5 1,374.6 1,058.1 456.1 313.0 224.6 168.7 293.7 135.1 138.2 68.6 43.4 25.2 4.7 3.5
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 350.9 59.0 61.4 133.9 64.7 852.7 1,077.5 2,614.7 2,973.4 3,808.4 86.6 75.1 154.1 124.5 128.6 151.2 12.5 2.4 1.6 2.6 4 1.8
Deferred Tax Liabilities 15.6 12.4 56.5 89.8 73.6 86.4 170.4 217.6 247.4 486.8 22.4 0 0 0 4.8 12.5 7.0 7.3 2.3 0.9 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities (207.6) 185.2 194.4 172.5 142.8 439.9 844.3 562.5 1,194.9 673.5 49.4 46.7 26.6 14.2 3.7 3.0 13.3 54.8 23.6 (3.5) (4) (1.8)
Total Non-Current Liabilities 544.7 535.6 723.3 815.1 698.1 1,900.7 2,634.9 4,019.8 4,415.7 5,356.6 158.4 121.8 180.7 138.7 137.1 166.8 32.7 64.6 27.6 3.5 4 1.8
Total Liabilities 1,017.6 903.5 1,176.5 1,196.4 1,070 2,705.2 3,680.0 4,704.3 5,790.3 6,414.7 614.5 434.8 405.3 307.4 430.8 301.9 171.0 133.1 71.0 29 9.3 6
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 0 0
Retained Earnings 416.9 291.6 41.9 39.2 15.5 (176.8) 436.5 (530.9) (946.2) (1,037.7) 356.0 293.0 246.8 342.8 360.2 60.8 75.9 39.7 10.8 (3.6) (8.5) (10.5)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (305.0) (462.2) (272.1) (442.4) (520.2) (942.0) (1,074.0) (1,112.7) (925.6) (1,052.1) 47.2 22.2 (19.2) (26.7) (12.7) (1.7) 1.8 (1.0) (0.0) (6.1) (3.5) (1.2)
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,187.9 959.5 950.1 774.4 1,139.6 2,276.8 2,817.0 2,050.9 1,575.2 664.4 878.6 669.1 485.9 545.9 553.3 474.1 488.8 340.4 179.6 136.4 30.5 23.6
Total Liabilities & Equity 2,206.3 1,862.1 2,125.6 1,972.2 2,211.3 4,970.9 6,496.4 6,769.6 7,391.3 7,103 1,530.7 1,149.9 965.3 910.2 1,017.0 788.1 659.8 473.5 250.6 165.4 39.8 29.6
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 847.3 427.4 582.7 648 569 1,514.9 1,711.6 2,695.5 3,095.3 3,808.4 133.6 96.8 165.4 130.9 148.9 165.6 13.6 0.9 4.0 8 5.9 2.6
Net Debt 700.6 336.1 493.3 562.8 244.2 647.6 1,613.8 2,307 2,774.7 3,343.4 28.0 4.6 60.7 28.7 32.4 145.2 (19.5) (22.2) (7.0) 5.5 3.6 (8)
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Operating Activities
Net Income 281.6 296.4 117.4 69 (295.0) (320.4) (1,239.9) 370.9 93.8 366.2 75.2 73.6 4.2 (93.5) (17.4) (5.6) (15.0) 35.7 29.4 14.7 3.5 2.8 (0.1)
Depreciation & Amortization 110.8 105.2 102.9 88.5 145.3 223.7 316.0 240 264.7 264.9 50.8 30.3 25.1 31.0 38.0 30.4 46.8 32.3 18.2 12.6 (7.7) (3.2) (2.3)
Stock-Based Compensation 13.3 0 0 8.8 0 0 0 10.8 64.8 38.8 4.6 5.7 23.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital (141.1) (134.4) (43.8) (20.9) (278.2) (127.7) (289.0) (28.5) (215.6) (201.6) (32.1) (6.4) (24.6) 14.4 (113.7) (40.5) (7.2) (15.3) (10.1) (5.9) (17.9) (7.4) (3)
Other Non-Cash Items 103.4 4.0 130.2 33.3 76.3 669.6 1,573.4 (188.8) 87.8 (253.6) 31.1 19.0 37.7 138.3 49.0 28.2 46.6 4.2 16.1 (0.3) 16.2 6.3 3.8
Operating Cash Flow 366.2 232.7 250.8 178.2 (156.1) 259.6 330.7 396.9 130.8 184.6 141.1 124.3 58.9 81.1 (45.4) 7.9 70.9 58.1 55.5 23.3 (3) (1.5) (1.6)
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (103.0) (71.9) (56.4) (52.8) (50.4) (74.6) (155.6) (238) (274.1) (240.3) (109.1) (100.8) (81.1) (69.8) (55.8) (33.8) (61.2) (58.3) (28.7) (13.3) (4.8) (7.9) (1.1)
Acquisitions 0.4 0 4.4 83.4 2,100.5 662.9 1,271.9 358.8 9.0 554.4 (69.8) (75.8) 34.5 (56.2) (60.5) 684.0 (65.7) (13.8) (1.7) 0 0 0.1 0.1
Purchases of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (10.0) 0 (5.7) (6.7) (57.6) (55.3) (29.1) (170.2) (488.4) (10.5) (19.1) (105.9) (31.3) (91.6) (17.6) (1)
Sales/Maturities of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.5 10.0 0 0 5.4 74.0 67.1 62.2 293.7 227.0 3.1 79.6 26.0 45.3 66.6 13.2 1.8
Other Investing Activities 0 14.4 0 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0.9 (5.3) (59.5) (39.3) (17.8) 32.1 (8.0) (4.7) (6.7) (83.5) (23.6) (62.9) (4.2) (15.5) (17.3) (1.8) (8.8)
Investing Cash Flow (102.6) (57.5) (52.0) 30.3 2,044.2 573.7 1,111.0 115.5 (324.5) 269.1 (198.0) (128.2) (42.9) (97.5) 0.5 305.3 (157.9) (74.5) (114.5) (14.7) (47.1) (14) (9)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance (2.9) (60.4) (91.0) 62.5 (928.5) (177.8) (1,384.6) (382.4) (140.1) (712.6) 27.6 10.8 (17.4) 0.7 (11.1) (26.2) 109.2 124.5 8.3 (1.9) 0 0 0
Stock Repurchased (215.2) (102.1) 0 (282.2) (380.5) (99.5) (264.1) (2.5) 0 (1.7) 0 0 0 0 0 (212.0) (36.2) 0 (0.5) (0.2) 0 0 0
Dividends Paid (0.5) (1.7) (112.5) (253.2) 0 0 0 (11.1) (19.4) (1.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities (4.1) (2.7) (0.6) 13.2 (1,377.6) (7.4) (24.4) (16.6) (129.4) (35.9) (1.1) 1.3 (0.4) 5.4 24.8 24.9 0 (114.1) (15.3) (3.5) 48.9 7.2 21.2
Financing Cash Flow (222.5) (166.9) (201.8) (461.6) (2,683.2) (259) (1,659.1) (410.1) 222.8 (445.7) 40.8 31.8 (2.8) 21.8 30.7 (212.0) 76.9 17.2 71.8 0.0 48.9 7.2 21.2
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 54.2 1.0 3.1 (251.8) (521.7) 769.5 (485.8) 57 24.8 6.3 (12.4) 17.9 (6.3) 2.5 (14.3) 97.5 (12.8) 3.4 12.0 8.6 (1.1) (8.3) 10.6
Cash at Beginning 97.9 96.9 93.8 345.6 867.3 97.8 583.6 532.8 295.8 458.7 117.5 98.4 104.7 102.2 116.5 19.0 33.2 29.8 11.2 2.5 3.7 10.6 0
Cash at End 152.1 97.9 96.9 93.8 345.6 867.3 97.8 589.8 320.6 465 105.1 116.3 98.4 104.7 102.2 116.5 20.4 33.2 23.2 11.1 2.6 2.3 10.6
Free Cash Flow 263.1 160.8 194.3 125.4 (206.5) 184.9 175.0 158.9 (143.3) (55.7) 31.9 23.6 (22.2) 11.4 (101.2) (25.9) 9.7 (0.2) 26.9 10.0 (7.8) (9.4) (2.7)
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Income Statement
Revenue 1,701.9 1,566.6 1,484.3 1,242.3 1,086.7 1,024.9 1,212.1 1,144.6 3,333.1 3,301.9 4,291.7 4,414.7 3,913.9 3,567.1 1,145.8 875.8 644.8 473.7 336.9 244.5 97.7 277.1 247.4 170.6 220 111.1 39.6 18.1
Gross Profit 482.2 419.8 394.5 334.9 272.2 222.5 262.6 240.6 557.7 513.2 531.6 576.5 495.4 418.6 194.5 159.9 115.6 76.2 62.7 35.0 12.4 56.4 80 40.6 46.2 22.8 16.4 10.7
Operating Income 431.1 374.0 338.8 270.0 (4.6) (329.3) 36.0 (26.8) 235.2 290.7 337.0 299.5 320.7 250.2 148.4 130.9 89.4 35.9 15.5 3.7 (13.4) 26.0 56.5 15.1 22.2 8.2 2.5 0.9
Net Income 281.6 296.5 107.6 69.6 192.4 (613.3) 938.5 370.1 91.5 371.8 (316.2) (158.3) (69.7) (201.1) 105.6 75.8 61.6 46.1 (95.9) (17.4) 305.2 (15.0) 35.7 27.9 15.8 3.6 2.8 (0.3)
EPS (Diluted) 1.89 1.92 0.74 0.37 -2.34 -1.53 0.06 1.74 -1.20 2.79 -2.38 -1.18 -0.52 -1.50 1.91 1.46 1.26 0.24 -2.40 -0.46 -0.26 -0.28 0.70 0.62 0.40 0.14 0.14 -0.02
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 146.7 91.3 89.4 85.2 324.8 867.3 97.8 388.5 320.6 465 105.6 92.1 104.7 102.2 116.5 20.4 33.2 23.2 11.1 2.5 2.3 10.6
Total Assets 2,206.4 1,862.1 2,125.6 1,972.2 2,211.3 4,970.9 6,496.4 6,769.6 7,391.3 7,103 1,530.7 1,149.9 965.3 910.2 1,017.0 788.1 659.8 473.5 250.6 165.4 39.8 29.6
Total Debt 847.3 427.4 582.7 648 569 1,514.9 1,711.6 2,695.5 3,095.3 3,808.4 133.6 96.8 165.4 130.9 148.9 165.6 13.6 0.9 4.0 8 5.9 2.6
Stockholders' Equity 1,187.9 959.5 950.1 774.4 1,139.6 2,276.8 2,817.0 2,050.9 1,575.2 664.4 878.6 669.1 485.9 545.9 553.3 474.1 488.8 340.4 179.6 136.4 30.5 23.6
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 366.2 232.7 250.8 178.2 (156.1) 259.6 330.7 396.9 130.8 184.6 141.1 124.3 58.9 81.1 (45.4) 7.9 70.9 58.1 55.5 23.3 (3) (1.5) (1.6)
Capital Expenditure (103.0) (71.9) (56.4) (52.8) (50.4) (74.6) (155.6) (238) (274.1) (240.3) (109.1) (100.8) (81.1) (69.8) (55.8) (33.8) (61.2) (58.3) (28.7) (13.3) (4.8) (7.9) (1.1)
Free Cash Flow 263.1 160.8 194.3 125.4 (206.5) 184.9 175.0 158.9 (143.3) (55.7) 31.9 23.6 (22.2) 11.4 (101.2) (25.9) 9.7 (0.2) 26.9 10.0 (7.8) (9.4) (2.7)