On April 25, aerospace and defense giant Boeing
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Commercial airplane orders have helped the total backlog climb 23% to $262 billion.
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Management expects revenues in the range of $64.5 billion to $65 billion for 2007, while revenues for 2008 are expected to range between $71 billion and $72 billion.
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Earnings per share is expected to range between $4.55 and $4.75 for 2007 and $5.55 and $5.75 for 2008.
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Motley Fool CAPS investors are generally bullish on the stock, collectively assigning it a four-star rating.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data.)
Income Statement Highlights
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Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
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Sales |
$15,365.0 |
$14,264.0 |
7.7% |
|
Net Profit |
$873.0 |
$692.0 |
26.2% |
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EPS |
$1.12 |
$0.88 |
27.3% |
|
Diluted Shares |
777.4 |
791.8 |
(1.8%) |
Get back to basics with the income statement.
Margin Checkup
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
20.7% |
20.1% |
0.6 |
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Operating Margin |
8.5% |
6.7% |
1.8 |
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Net Margin |
5.7% |
4.9% |
0.8 |
Margins are the earnings engine.
Balance Sheet Highlights
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Assets |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$5,277.0 |
$7,357.0 |
(28.3%) |
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Accounts Rec. |
$5,505.0 |
$5,019.0 |
9.7% |
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Inventory |
$8,400.0 |
$7,627.0 |
10.1% |
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Liabilities |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
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Accounts Payable |
$15,921.0 |
$16,719.0 |
(4.8%) |
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Long-Term Debt |
$8,149.0 |
$9,057.0 |
(10.0%) |
The balance sheet reflects the company's health.
Cash Flow Highlights
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Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Cash From Ops. |
$728.0 |
$2,055.0 |
(64.6%) |
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Capital Expenditures |
$451.0 |
$412.0 |
9.5% |
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Free Cash Flow |
$277.0 |
$1,643.0 |
(83.1%) |
Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.
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