On May 2, Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended March 25.

  • Recapitalization costs took a toll on earnings, as they dropped 67.9% from the 2006 first quarter.
  • While management is still working on improving domestic sales, same-store sales fell 2.9%.
  • The company declared a special dividend of $13.5 per share during the quarter.
  • Motley Fool CAPS investors seem bearish on the pizza industry; they rate Domino's a lonely one-star stock. Competitor Papa John's (NASDAQ:PZZA) comes in at two stars.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$339.3

$347.7

(2.4%)

Net Profit

$8.4

$26.2

(67.9%)

EPS

$0.13

$0.39

(66.7%)

Diluted Shares

64.1

67.7

(5.3%)

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Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

26.8%

27.1%

(0.3)

Operating Margin

15.0%

15.5%

(0.6)

Net Margin

2.5%

7.5%

(5.1)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$67.1

$16.4

309.9%

Accounts Rec.

$63.0

$70.7

(10.9%)

Inventory

$21.3

$19.7

7.9%

Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$55.2

$51.0

8.2%

Long-Term Debt

$785.1

$800.9

(2.0%)

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Cash Flow Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash From Ops.

$6.9

$28.7

(75.9%)

Capital Expenditures

$3.6

$4.2

(14.3%)

Free Cash Flow

$3.3

$24.5

(86.4%)

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