COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP

EDGAR

118 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1994-01-25 to 2017-05-26. Reported financial figures are available; chart coverage varies by period.

Watchlist

Latest quarter

Revenue

1.89 billion USD

2017 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 7607000000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 5718000000 USD Source

Operating margin

2.22%

2017 Q4 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 357000000 USD Source
  • Operating Income: 315000000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 7607000000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 5718000000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

173 million USD

2017 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 978000000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 805000000 USD Source

Free cash flow

126 million USD

2017 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 978000000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 805000000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 246000000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 199000000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
1.26 billion USD Source
Exact value

1263000000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
2.32 billion USD Source
Exact value

2317000000 USD

Shares outstanding
Not available

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2017-05-26.

Financial data available through: 2017-03-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Operating income: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Net income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Operating cash flow: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Capital expenditure: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Total assets: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Total liabilities: 2 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Current assets: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Current liabilities: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-03-31
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +7.1%

    Prior period

    USD 7.11 billion

    –

    Current period

    USD 7.61 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    7607000000 − 7106000000 = 501000000 USD

    7106000000 USD · 2015-04-04 – 2016-04-01

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    7607000000 USD · 2016-04-02 – 2017-03-31

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  • Net income

    -149%

    Prior period

    USD 251 million

    –

    Current period

    −USD 123 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -123000000 − 251000000 = -374000000 USD

    251000000 USD · 2015-04-04 – 2016-04-01

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    -123000000 USD · 2016-04-02 – 2017-03-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +21.9%

    Prior period

    USD 802 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 978 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    978000000 − 802000000 = 176000000 USD

    802000000 USD · 2015-04-04 – 2016-04-01

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    978000000 USD · 2016-04-02 – 2017-03-31

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  • Capital expenditure

    -30.9%

    Prior period

    USD 356 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 246 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    246000000 − 356000000 = -110000000 USD

    356000000 USD · 2015-04-04 – 2016-04-01

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    246000000 USD · 2016-04-02 – 2017-03-31

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Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2017 2016-04-02 – 2017-03-31

  • Revenue USD 7.61 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 7.25 billion 95% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 357 million 4.7% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 480 million 6.3% of revenue
  • Net income −USD 123 million −1.6% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 978 million 13% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 246 million 3.2% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived USD 732 million 9.6% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2010 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2010 91%
  • 2011 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2011 93%
  • 2012 Net loss: net income was −4.2% of revenue.
  • 2013 93%
  • 2014 Net income was higher than operating income, so the split is not drawn.
  • 2015 94%
  • 2016 93%
  • 2017 Net loss: net income was −1.6% of revenue.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2010 2009-04-03 – 2010-04-0215921000000 UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable817000000 1065000000 Derived
Source
2010 2009-04-04 – 2010-04-0215921000000 14526000000 Derived 1395000000 578000000 Derived 817000000 1065000000 Derived
Source
2011 2010-04-02 – 2011-04-0116042000000 UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable740000000 901000000 Derived
Source
2011 2010-04-03 – 2011-04-0115582000000 14457000000 Derived 1125000000 385000000 Derived 740000000 901000000 Derived
Source
2012 2011-04-02 – 2012-03-3014673000000 14596000000 Derived 77000000 693000000 Derived -616000000 607000000 Derived
Source
2013 2012-03-31 – 2013-03-2914195000000 13234000000 Derived 961000000 201000000 Derived 760000000 724000000 Derived
Source
2014 2013-03-30 – 2014-03-288899000000 8047000000 Derived 852000000 -95000000 Derived 947000000 1157000000 Derived
Source
2015 2014-03-29 – 2015-04-038117000000 7658000000 Derived 459000000 457000000 Derived 2000000 1092000000 Derived
Source
2016 2015-04-04 – 2016-04-017106000000 6591000000 Derived 515000000 264000000 Derived 251000000 446000000 Derived
Source
2017 2016-04-02 – 2017-03-317607000000 7250000000 Derived 357000000 480000000 Derived -123000000 732000000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 7.6B 2017
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.17.8B13.4B8.9B4.5B0.0200820132017
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2008Revenue16500000000
2008Revenue16499500000
2009Revenue16432000000
2012Revenue14673000000
2013Revenue14195000000
2014Revenue8899000000
2015Revenue8117000000
2016Revenue7106000000
2017Revenue7607000000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

7.1% 2017
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.11%-2%-15%-28%-41%200820132017
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2008Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2008Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2009Year over year-0.4%
2012Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2013Year over year-3.3%
2014Year over year-37.3%
2015Year over year-8.8%
2016Year over year-12.5%
2017Year over year7.1%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 4.7% 2017
Net margin -1.6% 2017
Free cash flow margin 9.6% 2017
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.14.9%9.7%4.6%-0.5%-5.6%2008-03-2820132017
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2008-03-28Operating marginNot reported
2008-05-15Operating marginNot reported
2009-04-03Operating marginNot reported
2012Operating margin0.5%
2013Operating margin6.8%
2014Operating margin9.6%
2015Operating margin5.7%
2016Operating margin7.2%
2017Operating margin4.7%
2008Net margin3.3%
2008Net margin3.3%
2009Net margin6.8%
2012Net margin-4.2%
2013Net margin5.4%
2014Net margin10.6%
2015Net margin0%
2016Net margin3.5%
2017Net margin-1.6%
2008Free cash flow marginNot reported
2008Free cash flow marginNot reported
2009Free cash flow marginNot reported
2012Free cash flow margin4.1%
2013Free cash flow margin5.1%
2014Free cash flow margin13%
2015Free cash flow margin13.5%
2016Free cash flow margin6.3%
2017Free cash flow margin9.6%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 978M 2017
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.7B1.3B851.6M425.8M0.0200820132017
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2008Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
2008Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
2009Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
2012Operating cash flow1176000000
2013Operating cash flow1119000000
2014Operating cash flow1577000000
2015Operating cash flow1473000000
2016Operating cash flow802000000
2017Operating cash flow978000000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 732M 2017
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.2B937.2M624.8M312.4M0.0200820132017
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2008Free cash flowUnavailableNo source recorded
2008Free cash flowUnavailableNo source recorded
2009Free cash flowUnavailableNo source recorded
2012Free cash flow607000000
2013Free cash flow724000000
2014Free cash flow1157000000
2015Free cash flow1092000000
2016Free cash flow446000000
2017Free cash flow732000000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

75% 2017
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.81%61%40%20%0%2008-03-282013-03-292017
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2008-03-28Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2008-05-15Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2009-04-03Liabilities / assetsNot reportedNo source recorded
2012-03-30Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2013-03-29Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2014-03-28Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2015-04-03Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2016Liabilities / assets73.7%
2017Liabilities / assets75%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

1.1× 2017
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.83×1.37×0.91×0.46×0.00×200820132017
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2008Current assets / current liabilities1.23×
2008Current assets / current liabilities1.24×
2009-04-03Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
2012Current assets / current liabilities1.08×
2013Current assets / current liabilities1.69×
2014Current assets / current liabilities1.63×
2015Current assets / current liabilities1.36×
2016Current assets / current liabilities1.31×
2017Current assets / current liabilities1.1×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2010 2009-04-03 – 2010-04-02
USD 817 million
Exact value

Exact value: 817000000 USD

2009-04-03 – 2010-04-02: 817000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.64 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1643000000 USD

2009-04-03 – 2010-04-02: 1643000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 578 million
Exact value

Exact value: 578000000 USD

2009-04-03 – 2010-04-02: 578000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 1.07 billion
Calculation and evidence

1643000000 − 578000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 1065000000 USD

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2010 2009-04-04 – 2010-04-02
USD 817 million
Exact value

Exact value: 817000000 USD

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USD 1.64 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1643000000 USD

2009-04-04 – 2010-04-02: 1643000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 578 million
Exact value

Exact value: 578000000 USD

2009-04-04 – 2010-04-02: 578000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 1.07 billion
Calculation and evidence

1643000000 − 578000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 1065000000 USD

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2011 2010-04-02 – 2011-04-01
USD 740 million
Exact value

Exact value: 740000000 USD

2010-04-02 – 2011-04-01: 740000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.56 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1564000000 USD

2010-04-02 – 2011-04-01: 1564000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 663 million
Exact value

Exact value: 663000000 USD

2010-04-02 – 2011-04-01: 663000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 901 million
Calculation and evidence

1564000000 − 663000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 901000000 USD

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2011 2010-04-03 – 2011-04-01
USD 740 million
Exact value

Exact value: 740000000 USD

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USD 1.56 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1564000000 USD

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USD 663 million
Exact value

Exact value: 663000000 USD

2010-04-03 – 2011-04-01: 663000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 901 million
Calculation and evidence

1564000000 − 663000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 901000000 USD

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2012 2011-04-02 – 2012-03-30
−USD 616 million
Exact value

Exact value: -616000000 USD

2011-04-02 – 2012-03-30: -616000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.18 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1176000000 USD

2011-04-02 – 2012-03-30: 1176000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 569 million
Exact value

Exact value: 569000000 USD

2011-04-02 – 2012-03-30: 569000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 607 million
Calculation and evidence

1176000000 − 569000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 607000000 USD

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2013 2012-03-31 – 2013-03-29
USD 760 million
Exact value

Exact value: 760000000 USD

2012-03-31 – 2013-03-29: 760000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.12 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1119000000 USD

2012-03-31 – 2013-03-29: 1119000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 395 million
Exact value

Exact value: 395000000 USD

2012-03-31 – 2013-03-29: 395000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 724 million
Calculation and evidence

1119000000 − 395000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 724000000 USD

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2014 2013-03-30 – 2014-03-28
USD 947 million
Exact value

Exact value: 947000000 USD

2013-03-30 – 2014-03-28: 947000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.58 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1577000000 USD

2013-03-30 – 2014-03-28: 1577000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 420 million
Exact value

Exact value: 420000000 USD

2013-03-30 – 2014-03-28: 420000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 1.16 billion
Calculation and evidence

1577000000 − 420000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 1157000000 USD

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2015 2014-03-29 – 2015-04-03
USD 2 million
Exact value

Exact value: 2000000 USD

2014-03-29 – 2015-04-03: 2000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.47 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1473000000 USD

2014-03-29 – 2015-04-03: 1473000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 381 million
Exact value

Exact value: 381000000 USD

2014-03-29 – 2015-04-03: 381000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 1.09 billion
Calculation and evidence

1473000000 − 381000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 1092000000 USD

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2016 2015-04-04 – 2016-04-01
USD 251 million
Exact value

Exact value: 251000000 USD

2015-04-04 – 2016-04-01: 251000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 802 million
Exact value

Exact value: 802000000 USD

2015-04-04 – 2016-04-01: 802000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 356 million
Exact value

Exact value: 356000000 USD

2015-04-04 – 2016-04-01: 356000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 446 million
Calculation and evidence

802000000 − 356000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 446000000 USD

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2017 2016-04-02 – 2017-03-31
−USD 123 million
Exact value

Exact value: -123000000 USD

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USD 978 million
Exact value

Exact value: 978000000 USD

2016-04-02 – 2017-03-31: 978000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 246 million
Exact value

Exact value: 246000000 USD

2016-04-02 – 2017-03-31: 246000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 732 million
Calculation and evidence

978000000 − 246000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 732000000 USD

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

118 filings · 4,736 latest values · 4,736 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0000023082, 23082, edgar:23082

Also known as COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP