Everyone's Playing Shanda: Fool by Numbers

On Feb. 12, online gaming purveyor and Motley Fool Rule Breakers selection Shanda Interactive Entertainment (Nasdaq: SNDA  ) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.

• Online game revenues for the quarter soared by 44% year over year.
• Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMPORG) revenues increased by 64% year over year, coming in at more than 80% of total revenues.
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(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

	Q4 2006	Q4 2005	Change
Sales	$60,268	$44,672	34.9%
Net Profit	$30,775	($66,775)	N/A
EPS	$0.21	($0.47)	N/A
Diluted Shares	145,194.8	142,349.2	2.0%

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Margin Checkup

	Q4 2006	Q4 2005	Change*
Gross Margin	62.9%	59.9%	3.0
Operating Margin	33.0%	(7.7%)	40.6
Net Margin	51.1%	(149.5%)	200.5

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets	Q4 2006	Q4 2005	Change
Cash + ST Invest.	$453,886	$372,935	21.7%
Accounts Rec.	$4,058	$10,053	(59.6%)
Inventory	$1,149	$3,529	(67.4%)

Liabilities	Q4 2006	Q4 2005	Change
Accounts Payable	$11,677	$8,103	44.1%
Long-Term Debt	$0	$275,000	(100.0%)

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Cash Flow Highlights
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• Sina (Nasdaq: SINA  )
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• Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS  )

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