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(In millions, except 
per share amounts and other data)     Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries 
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Years ended December 31                   1996     1995     1994     1993     1992 
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Operating Results
Net sales                              $27,973  $27,037  $22,245  $16,963  $13,303 
Manufacturing and other costs of sales  18,990   17,545   13,760   10,351    8,395 
Selling, general and 
  administrative expenses                4,715    4,642    4,381    3,776    2,951 
Depreciation expense                     2,308    1,919    1,525    1,170    1,000 
Interest expense, net                      185      149      142      141      157 
  Total costs and expenses              26,198   24,255   19,808   15,438   12,503 
Earnings before income taxes
  and cumulative effect of
  change in accounting principle         1,775    2,782    2,437    1,525      800 
Income taxes provided on earnings          621    1,001      877      503      224 
Net earnings before cumulative effect
  of change in accounting principle     $1,154   $1,781   $1,560   $1,022     $576 
Net earnings                            $1,154   $1,781   $1,560   $1,022     $453 
Net earnings before cumulative effect
  of change in accounting principle         --       --       --       --       --
  as a percent of sales                    4.1%     6.6%     7.0%     6.0%     4.3%       
Net earnings as a percent of sales         4.1%     6.6%     7.0%     6.0%     3.4%       
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Per Share Data (in dollars) * **
Fully diluted
  Net earnings before cumulative
    effect of change in 
    accounting principle                 $1.90    $2.93    $2.65    $1.78    $1.05 
  Cumulative effect of change
    in accounting principle                 --       --       --       --   (0.22) 
  Net earnings                           $1.90    $2.93    $2.65    $1.78    $0.83 
  Average common and common
    equivalent shares outstanding        609.6    609.8    592.7    583.7    567.1 
Dividends declared                      $0.460   $0.400   $0.310   $0.220   $0.198 
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Balance Sheet
Total assets                           $24,076  $22,738  $17,495  $13,498  $10,629 
Working capital                          3,324    2,717    3,008    2,324    1,883 
Long-term debt                           1,931    1,949    1,127    1,360    1,258 
Total debt                               3,313    3,554    2,043    1,915    1,695 
Total stockholders' equity             $11,795  $10,985   $9,055   $6,409   $5,144 
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Other Data
Current ratio                             1.42     1.35     1.51     1.53     1.56 
Return on average invested capital
before cumulative
  effect of change in accounting
principle                                  8.4%    14.7%    17.5%    15.3%     9.4%
Return on average invested capital         8.4%    14.7%    17.5%    15.3%     7.5%
Return on average stockholders' equity
before cumulative
  effect of change in accounting
principle                                 10.0%    17.7%    21.1%    17.8%    11.7%
Return on average stockholders' equity    10.0%    17.7%    21.1%    17.8%     9.4%
Fixed asset expenditures                $2,973   $4,225   $3,322   $2,187   $1,442 
  % to sales                              10.6%    15.6%    14.9%    12.9%    10.8%
Research and development expenditures   $2,394   $2,197   $1,860   $1,521   $1,306 
  % to sales                               8.6%     8.1%     8.4%     9.0%     9.8%
Year-end employment (in thousands)         139      142      132      120      107 
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* All earnings per share, dividends and outstanding shares data have been restated to reflect the 1994 and 1992 two-for-one stock splits.
** Primary earnings per common and common equivalent share were the same as fully diluted for all years shown except in 1994 when primary earnings per share were one cent higher than fully diluted. Average primary common and common equivalent shares outstanding for 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were 609.0, 609.7, 591.7, 582.6 and 565.6, respectively.


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