Hansen's Juicy Q4: Fool by Numbers

On March 9, Hansen Natural (Nasdaq: HANS  ) released Q4 2005 earnings for the period ended Dec. 31, 2005.

• Record revenue of $98 million, almost double Q4 2004.
• EPS grew 152% to $0.75, exceeding analyst estimates by 13 cents.
• Operating margins jumped more than 6 percentage points to 30%.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

	Avg. Est.	Q4 2005	Q4 2004	% Change
Sales	$85,000	$98,010	$50,337	94.7
Net Profit	--	$18,440	$7,327	151.7
EPS	$0.62	$0.75	$0.31	141.9

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Margin Checkup

	Q4 2005	Q4 2004	% Change
Gross Margin	53.00%	49.65%	3.35
Op. Margin	30.39%	23.67%	6.73
Net Margin	18.81%	14.56%	4.26

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets	Q4 2005	Q4 2004	% Change
Cash+ ST Invest.	$73,515	$20,976	250.5
Inventory	$31,400	$22,406	40.1
Accounts Rec.	$28,752	$12,650	127.3

Liabilities	Q4 2005	Q4 2004	% Change
Long-Term Debt	$10	$147	(93.1)
Accounts Pay.	$26,614	$14,543	83

Inventories at work.

Cash Flow Highlights

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At the time of publication, Fool analyst Andy Cross owned shares of Pepsi. Fool rules are here.