On Jan. 3, blood-testing company Immucor (NASDAQ:BLUD) released second-quarter 2007 earnings for the period ended Nov. 30.

  • Revenues exceeded analyst expectations, rising 24% to $54.4 million.
  • Earnings per share also exceeded forecasts as net income rose 75% to $14.1 million.
  • Immucor has been able to continue its practice of price increases, leading to increased margins and driving strong earnings growth.
  • Immucor has earned a five-star rating at Motley Fool CAPS.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Sales

$51,400

$54,426

$44,025

23.6%

Net Profit

--

$14,102

$8,055

75.1%

EPS

$0.18

$0.20

$0.11

81.8%

Diluted Shares

70,510*

71,500

(1.4%)

*Author's calculation.

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Margin Checkup

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

69.53%

64.83%

4.70

Operating Margin

39.21%

29.00%

10.21

Net Margin

25.91%

18.30%

7.61

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$74,523

$36,400

104.7%

Accounts Rec.

$41,269

$36,922

11.8%

Inventory

$22,615

$19,825

14.1%



Liabilities

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$6,307

$11,091

(43.1%)

Long-Term Debt

$0

$100

(100.0%)



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Cash Flow Highlights

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At the time of publication, Rich Duprey had no positions in any of the companies mentioned in the article. Fool rules are here.