On Monday, biopharmaceutical company Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) released Q3 earnings for the period ended Sept. 30.

  • Revenues just barely missed the analyst consensus, while EPS fell short by $0.04.
  • Revenues increased 14.5%, driven by a 14% increase in U.S. product sales and an 18% increase in international sales.
  • Amgen's EPS climbed 22.1% because of an increase in net profit and a 5.7% decrease in diluted share count.
  • Long-term debt increased 229% because $2.5 billion of convertible notes due in 2011 and $2.5 billion of convertible notes due in 2013 were issued.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$3,616

$3,612

$3,154

14.5%

Net Profit

--

$1,102

$967

14.0%

EPS

$0.98

$0.94

$0.77

22.1%

Diluted Shares

--

1,178

1,249

(5.7%)



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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

86.46%

82.50%

3.96

Operating Margin

36.60%

41.15%

(4.55)

Net Margin

30.51%

30.66%

(0.15)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$5,781

$5,551

4.1%

Accounts Rec.

$2,124

$1,664

27.6%

Inventory

$1,711

$1,059

61.6%



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable*

$4,515

$3,352

34.7%

Long-Term Debt

$9,006

$4,070

121.3%

*Accounts payable includes accrued liabilities

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Cash Flow Highlights

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

N/A

$1,442

N/A

Capital Expenditures

$376

$199

88.9%

Free Cash Flow

N/A

$1,243

N/A



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