On Jan. 31, commercial electricity supplier Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) released second-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.
- Net revenue decreased by 10.3%, partially attributable to low energy usage in a mild winter.
- The company expects EPS to be in the range of $4.30 to $4.65 for fiscal 2007 and $5.25 to $5.75 per share in 2008.
- For fiscal 2007, the company decided to raise its quarterly dividend by 15% to $0.43 per share.
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$4,593.2 |
$5,117.8 |
(10.3%) |
|
Net Profit* |
$266.6 |
$168.5 |
58.2% |
|
EPS |
$1.46 |
$0.94 |
55.3% |
|
Diluted Shares |
182.7 |
179.9 |
1.6% |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
24.8% |
21.3% |
3.5 |
|
Operating Margin |
9.2% |
5.5% |
3.7 |
|
Net Margin |
5.8% |
3.3% |
2.5 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$2,289.1 |
$813.0 |
181.6% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$3,188.0 |
$2,727.9 |
16.9% |
|
Inventory |
$799.7 |
$686.5 |
16.5% |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable* |
$2,076.9 |
$1,667.9 |
24.5% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$4,222.3 |
$4,369.3 |
(3.4%) |
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Cash Flow Highlights
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