On May 16, PetSmart (NASDAQ:PETM) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended April 29.

  • Despite the recent pet-food recalls, sales continued to grow, increasing 9.9%.
  • Profits surged a whopping 160%, with the help of $0.47 gain from the company's sale of its portion of MMI Holdings, the third-party operator of its veterinary hospitals.
  • The discontinuation of State Line Tack, a line of equestrian supplies, cost $0.03 per share and resulted in lower gross and operating margins.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data.)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$1,111.6

$1,011.5

9.9%

Net Profit

$106.7

$41.8

155.5%

EPS

$0.78

$0.30

160%

Diluted Shares

136.7

141.1

(3.1%)

Get back to basics with the income statement.

Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

30.5%

30.7%

(0.2)

Operating Margin

6.9%

7.4%

(0.5)

Net Margin

9.6%

4.1%

5.5

*Expressed in percentage points

Margins are the earnings engine.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$283.0

$345.9

(18.2%)

Accounts Rec.

$57.4

$31.7

81.2%

Inventory

$461.7

$405.3

13.9%

Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$187.5

$167.8

11.8%

Long-Term Debt

$436.6

$384.3

13.6%

*Long-term debt reflects capital lease obligations.

The balance sheet reflects the company's health.

Cash Flow Highlights

No free cash flow statement? Bad PetSmart! Bad!

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