The state:
TransferProtoC:
  file.managed:
    - source: salt://opt/protobuf/protoc.exe
    - name: C:\Program Files (x86)\protobuf-2.5.0\src\protoc.exe
    - makedirs: True


The output:
ID: TransferProtoC
    Function: file.managed
        Name: C:\Program Files (x86)\protobuf-2.5.0\src\protoc.exe
      Result: False
     Comment: Parent directory not present
     Changes: