3Com Financial Highlights
Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data:
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1998 |
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1999 |
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2000 |
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5/31/98 |
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5/28/99 |
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6/2/00 |
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| Operating Results |
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Sales
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$ |
5,156,016 |
$ |
5,202,253 |
$ |
4,333,942 |
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Cost of sales |
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2,910,267 |
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2,900,169 |
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2,484,883 |
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Gross margin |
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2,245,749 |
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2,302,084 |
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1,849,059 |
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Operating expenses |
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2,157,415 |
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1,835,728 |
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1,830,258 |
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Operating income |
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88,334 |
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466,356 |
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18,801 |
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Net income from continuing operations |
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23,046 |
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364,945 |
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615,563 |
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Net income from discontinued operations |
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7,168 |
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38,929 |
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58,740 |
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Net income |
$ |
30,214 |
$ |
403,874 |
$ |
674,303 |
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| Shares used in computing EPS: |
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Basic |
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351,154 |
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360,424 |
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348,314 |
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Diluted |
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365,093 |
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369,361 |
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357,883 |
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Basic earnings per share:
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Continuing operations |
$ |
0.07 |
$ |
1.01 |
$ |
1.77 |
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Discontinued operations |
$ |
0.02 |
$ |
0.11 |
$ |
0.17 |
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Diluted earnings per share:
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Continuing operations |
$ |
0.06 |
$ |
0.99 |
$ |
1.72 |
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Discontinued operations |
$ |
0.02 |
$ |
0.10 |
$ |
0.16 |
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| Pro forma results |
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(excluding non-recurring items) |
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Pro forma net income |
$ |
238,892 |
$ |
359,227 |
$ |
122,992 |
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Pro forma EPS |
$ |
0.65 |
$ |
0.97 |
$ |
0.34 |
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| Financial Position |
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Total assets |
$ |
4,048,887 |
$ |
4,412,275 |
$ |
6,492,954 |
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Long-term debt |
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35,878 |
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29,723 |
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14,740 |
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Stockholders equity |
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2,807,495 |
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3,196,455 |
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4,043,064 |
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| Other Data |
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Return on controllable assets (ROCA) |
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16.6% |
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28.1% |
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13.6% |
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Common stockholders of record |
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7,100 |
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7,183 |
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5,941 |
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Employees |
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12,610 |
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12,543 |
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10,597 |
Net income for fiscal 1998 included a pre-tax charge of approximately $8.4 million related to purchased in-process technology associated with the purchase of Lanworks Technologies, Inc., and a net pre-tax charge of approximately $253.7 million for merger-related costs and disposition of real estate. Net income for fiscal 1998 also excludes Palm as a discontinued operation.
Net income for fiscal 1999 included a net pre-tax charge of approximately $10.6 million for purchased in-process technology associated with the purchases of NBX Corporation, and certain assets of ICS Networking, Inc., a net pre-tax credit of approximately $17.6 million primarily associated with past merger activities and a net gain on land and facilities of $4.2 million and a loss on investments of $2.6 million. Net income for fiscal 1999 also excludes Palm as a discontinued operation.
Net income for fiscal 2000 included a net pre-tax charge of approximately $13.5 million for purchased in-process technology, a net pre-tax credit of approximately $2.3 million primarily associated with past merger activities, a net pre-tax gain on the sale of land and facilities of
$25.5 million, a net pre-tax charge of $68.9 million for business realignment costs associated with our change in strategy and the Palm
separation, and a net pre-tax gain on sale of investments of $838.8 million.



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