On April 23, Diedrich Coffee (NASDAQ:DDRX) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended March 31.

  • Revenues increased by 19.8% to $8.6 million, with the wholesale segment growing 35%, offset by decreases in the other two segments.
  • Net income rose sharply, thanks to a $5.9 million gain from the sale of discontinued operations.
  • The company has completed the transfer of 30 company-operated stores to Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) for almost $13 million.
  • While Diedrich Coffee's doesn't meet the market-cap minimum in Motley Fool CAPS, our interactive stock database, coffee retailers Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ:CBOU) and Starbucks have earned one-star and two-star ratings, respectively.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q3 2007

Q3 2006

Change

Sales

$8,566

$7,148

19.8%

Earnings from Cont. Ops.

$197

($1,129)

N/A

EPS

$0.04

($0.21)

N/A

Diluted Shares

5,500

5,303

3.7%

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Margin Checkup

Q3 2007

Q3 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

34.6%

38.5%

(3.9)

Operating Margin

(12.5%)

(18.9%)

6.4

Net Margin

2.3%

(15.8%)

18.1

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2007

Q3 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$9,667

$4,286

125.5%

Accounts Rec.

$4,320

$3,527

22.5%

Inventory

$2,969

$3,163

(6.1%)

Liabilities

Q3 2007

Q3 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$2,659

$3,613

(26.4%)

Long-Term Debt

N/A

N/A

N/A

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Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2007

YTD 2006

Change

*Cash From Ops.

($1,400)

($2,495)

N/A

Capital Expenditures

($1,005)

($1,436)

N/A

Free Cash Flow

($395)

($1,059)

N/A

*Operating cash flow from continuous operations.

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