On April 26, EarthLink
- Revenues increased 4.7%, driven primarily by growth in the business services and partially offset by a decline in consumer services.
- The total number of subscribers decreased 1.3% to 5.27 million year over year, while churn among consumer subscribers decreased slightly to 4.5%. Average revenue per consumer subscriber decreased a painful 3.7% to $18.13 year over year.
- Total business-service revenues increased 162% year over year, largely because of a 120% increase in average revenue per business subscriber.
- Sporting only a one-star rating out of a possible five, EarthLink is unpopular in our Motley Fool CAPS community-intelligence database.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$324.4 |
$309.7 |
4.7% |
|
Net Profit |
($30.0) |
$16.4 |
N/A |
|
EPS |
($0.24) |
$0.12 |
N/A |
|
Diluted Shares |
123.1 |
133.5 |
(7.8%) |
Get back to basics with the income statement.
Margin Checkup
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Operating Margin |
(1.2%) |
6.4% |
(7.6) |
|
Net Margin |
(9.2%) |
5.3% |
(14.5) |
Margins are the earnings engine.
Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$367.4 |
$352.8 |
4.1% |
Liabilities data not available.
The balance sheet reflects the company's health.
Cash Flow Highlights
|
2007 |
2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$15.4 |
$32.6 |
(53%) |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$13.8 |
$7.5 |
83.3% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$1.6 |
$25.1 |
(93.8%) |
Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.
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