On Feb. 22, Midway Games (NYSE:MWY) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.
- Revenue increased by a significant 38.8% to $96.87 million, because of a strong performance from the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS game systems.
- Gross margins improved significantly to 30.9%, primarily led by a rise in inflows and lower royalties and product-development costs.
- Earnings per share improved but remained negative.
- Midway Games receives just one star from our community research service, Motley Fool CAPS, compared with two stars for Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) and three stars for Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS).
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$96,864 |
$69,810 |
38.8% |
|
Net Profit |
($2,025) |
($37,815) |
N/A |
|
EPS |
($0.02) |
($0.42) |
N/A |
|
Diluted Shares |
90,952 |
89,062 |
2.1% |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
30.9% |
19.1% |
11.8 |
|
Operating Margin |
0.4% |
(52.0%) |
52.4 |
|
Net Margin |
(2.1%) |
(54.2%) |
52.1 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Investments |
$73,422 |
$98,376 |
(25.4%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$51,366 |
$30,835 |
66.6% |
|
Inventory |
$2,891 |
$5,811 |
(50.2%) |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$7,864 |
$12,431 |
(36.7%) |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$3,611 |
$6,944 |
(48.0%) |
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