On Dec. 21, Research In Motion
- Earnings per share included $0.10 in charges from the writedown of intangible assets related to its patent brouhaha with privately held NTP. Excluding these charges, EPS of $0.71 easily topped Street estimates of $0.65 per stub.
- Research in Motion ended the quarter with 4.3 million BlackBerry subscribers. That's more than double last year's total.
- Receivables outpaced sales by 11.5%. That margin is slightly worse than last year at this time, when receivables outpaced sales growth 147% to 138%.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)
|
Avg. Est. |
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
% Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$549,170 |
$560,596 |
$365,852 |
+53.2% |
|
Net Profit |
-- |
$120,149 |
$90,395 |
+32.9% |
|
EPS |
$0.65 |
$0.61 |
$0.46 |
+32.6% |
Margin Checkup (What's this?)
|
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
55.79% |
52.29% |
+3.50% |
|
Op. Margin |
26.44% |
22.41% |
+4.04% |
|
Net Margin |
21.43% |
24.71% |
-3.28% |
Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)
|
Assets |
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash+ ST Invest. |
$914,648 |
$814,567 |
+12.3% |
|
Inventory |
$111,878 |
$89,123 |
+25.5% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$334,084 |
$202,794 |
+64.7% |
|
Liabilities |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Long-Term Debt |
$6,953 |
$7,145 |
-2.7% |
|
Accounts Pay. + Accrued Liab. |
$265,777 |
$167,725 |
+58.5% |
Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)
|
Q3 2005 |
Q3 2004 |
% Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops |
$457,978 |
$189,525 |
+141.6% |
|
Capital Expend. |
$130,591 |
$62,163 |
+110.1% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$327,387 |
$127,362 |
+157.1% |
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Related Foolishness:
- Is the BlackBerry pricey produce?
- The patent dispute with NTP has given investors a sweet and sour taste of the BlackBerry.
- The BlackBerry could get squished. (Ewwwwww.)
- NTP really got ornery in June.
- Fellow Fool Jeremy MacNealy suggests RIM is cheaper than I think.
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