StarTek Caught Gazing in 2005: Fool by Numbers

On Feb. 28, StarTek (NYSE: SRT  ) released Q4 and full fiscal 2005 earnings for the period ending Dec. 31, 2005.

• Full-year EPS comparability, as with quarterly, was a bit skewed by the sale of business units. Reported diluted EPS clocked in at $0.88, compared with $1.42 last year; income from continuing operations (net of discontinued/sold businesses) came in at $0.95, compared with $1.41 last year.
• Cash flow ballooned during 2005. But much of the gain can be attributed to changes in working capital and asset sales, neither of which can be guaranteed in the future. Watch out, yield chasers.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

	Avg. Est.	FY 2005	FY 2004	Change
Sales	N/A	$216,371	$221,906	(2.5%)
Net Profit	--	$12,860	$20,976	(38.7%)
EPS	N/A	$0.88	$1.42	-(38.0%)

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Margin Checkup

	FY 2005	FY 2004	Change
Gross Margin	22.71%	25.93%	(3.22%)
Op. Margin	9.57%	13.56%	(3.99%)
Net Margin	5.94%	9.45%	(3.51%)

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets	FY 2005	FY 2004	Change
Cash+ ST Invest.	$45,593	$39,394	15.7%
Inventory	$-	$-	N/A
Accounts Rec.	$40,612	$49,254	(17.5%)

Liabilities
Long-Term Debt	$5,650	$8,113	-30.4%
Accounts Pay.	$4,744	$7,190	-34.0%

Cash Flow Highlights

	FY 2005	FY 2004	Change
Cash From Ops	$45,459	$23,099	96.8%
Capital Expend.	$15,365	$19,465	(21.1%)
Free Cash Flow	$30,094	$3,634	728.1%

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Fool contributor Tim Beyers didn't own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this story at the time of publication. You can find out what is in his portfolio by checking Tim's Fool profile . The Motley Fool has an ironclad disclosure policy .