On April 18, eBay
- To dig deeper into eBay's business divisions, including PayPal and Skype, read our earnings take.
- Revenues increased by 27.2% to $1.8 billion, driven by growth across all sectors. Sales at Skype, which drives the communications division, increased 123% year over year.
- eBay has a three-star rating in Motley Fool CAPS, our free interactive stock database, beating out other Internet giants Amazon.com
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$1,768.1 |
$1,390.4 |
27.2% |
|
Net Profit |
$377.2 |
$248.3 |
51.9% |
|
EPS |
$0.27 |
$0.17 |
58.8% |
|
Diluted Shares |
1,384.3 |
1,437.5 |
(3.7%) |
Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.
Margin Checkup
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
77.7% |
79.6% |
(1.9) |
|
Operating Margin |
26.5% |
23.2% |
3.3 |
|
Net Margin |
21.3% |
17.9% |
3.5 |
Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.
Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$3,284.3 |
$2,704.5 |
21.4% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$380.5 |
$318.9 |
19.3% |
|
Inventory |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Liabilities |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$122.5 |
$101.2 |
21.1% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$0.0 |
$0.0 |
N/A |
Learn the ways of the balance sheet.
Cash Flow Highlights
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$564.5 |
$584.2 |
(3.4%) |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$85.4 |
$133.6 |
(36.1%) |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$479.1 |
$450.6 |
6.3% |
Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.
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