FTD in Bloom: Fool by Numbers (FTD)

FTD in Bloom: Fool by Numbers

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November 1, 2006 | Comments (0)

On Oct. 31, FTD Group (NYSE: FTD ) released first-quarter earnings for the period ending Sept. 30.

The recently acquired Interflora Holdings contributed $17.6 million to revenues. Without it, sales still grew more than 6% compared to last year's quarter.
Debt increased 33.8%, which includes a new senior secured credit facility of $150 million used to buy Interflora.
Free cash flow remains negative, but it did improve, thanks to smaller capital expenditures and less cash used for operations.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

	*Avg. Est.*	Q1 2007	Q1 2006	Change
Sales	$107,678	$108,771	$85,869	26.7%
Net Profit	--	$5,443	$3,427	58.8%
EPS	$0.07	$0.18	$0.11	63.6%
Diluted Shares	--	29,469	30,542	(3.5%)

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Margin Checkup

	Q1 2007	Q1 2006	Change*
Gross Margin	44.45%	46.60%	(2.15)
Operating Margin	14.13%	12.15%	1.98
Net Margin	5.00%	3.99%	1.01

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets	Q1 2007	Q1 2006	Change
Cash + ST Invest.	$13,302	$2,480	436.4%
Accounts Rec.	$44,780	$29,022	54.3%
Inventory	$3,320	$6,451	(48.5%)

Liabilities	Q1 2007	Q1 2006	Change
Accounts Payable	$58,783	$35,801	64.2%
Long-Term Debt	$324,617	$242,620	33.8%

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Cash Flow Highlights

	Q1 2007	Q1 2006	Change
Cash From Ops.	($5,701)	($8,044)	N/A
Capital Expenditures	$1,935	$3,292	(41.2%)
Free Cash Flow	($7,636)	($11,336)	N/A

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