On Jan. 25, software king Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) released second-quarter 2007 earnings for the period ended Dec. 31, 2006.
- These figures exclude $1.64 billion of unearned revenues, preorders for Windows Vista and Office 2007 that have yet to launch. Those items will hit stores next week, and the next quarter will add that line back into net sales. The bottom-line impact should be about $0.11 per diluted share.
- The new hotness a year ago was the Xbox 360, and Microsoft couldn't make them fast enough to satisfy early demand. This year, there are some consoles on shelves and in warehouses, and the price per unit hasn't dropped since it was launched, so there's one reason for the rising inventory levels.
- I've been wondering what a couple of Microsoft's competitors intend to do with their cash balances, but $10 billion looks petty next to the Redmond giant's constant $30 billion stash -- give or take a couple of measly billion. The difference is that we all know that Microsoft has acquisitions in its blood, and now comes with a 1.3% dividend yield, too. No mystery there.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$12,542 |
$11,837 |
6.0% |
|
Net Profit |
$2,626 |
$3,653 |
(28.1%) |
|
EPS |
$0.26 |
$0.34 |
(23.5%) |
|
Diluted Shares |
9,942 |
10,638 |
(6.5%) |
Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.
Margin Checkup
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
71.1% |
81.1% |
(9.9) |
|
Operating Margin |
27.7% |
39.3% |
(11.7) |
|
Net Margin |
20.9% |
30.9% |
(9.9) |
Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.
Management Effectiveness
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Return On Assets |
15.9% |
21.1% |
(5.1) |
|
Return On Equity |
28.9% |
31.6% |
(2.7) |
See how management puts its financial tools to work.
Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$28,873 |
$34,701 |
(16.8%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$9,895 |
$7,758 |
27.5% |
|
Inventory |
$1,725 |
$1,003 |
72.0% |
|
Liabilities |
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$2,944 |
$2,477 |
18.9% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$0 |
$0 |
N/A |
Learn the ways of the balance sheet.
Cash Flow Highlights
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$2,042 |
$2,231 |
(8.5%) |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$572 |
$318 |
79.9% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$1,470 |
$1,913 |
(23.2%) |
|
$2,419 |
$3,566 |
(32.2%) |
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Cash Conversion Checkup
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Days in Inventory |
52.8 |
34.7 |
18.0 |
|
Days in Receivables |
60.2 |
51.5 |
8.6 |
|
Days Payables Outstanding |
66.5 |
87.0 |
(20.5) |
|
Cash Conversion Cycle |
46.5 |
(0.7) |
47.2 |
Read up on cash conversion metrics.
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