On Feb. 12, robotics specialist iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 30.

  • In 2007, management expects revenue growth of 19% to 24%, to $225 million to $235 million.
  • Despite the solid growth numbers below, Rick Munarriz says investors seemed to have been expecting more. The stock is down more than 13% in afternoon trading.
  • iRobot has a mediocre two-star ranking in Motley Fool CAPS.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$61,138

$46,492

31.5%

Net Profit

($1,783)

$15

N/A

EPS

($0.08)

$0.00

N/A

Diluted Shares

23,697

24,349

(2.7%)



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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

37.3%

35.3%

2.0

Operating Margin

(4.4%)

(0.7%)

(3.8)

Net Margin

(2.9%)

0.0%

(3.0)

*Expressed in percentage points

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$70,383

$76,064

(7.5%)

Accounts Rec.

$28,510

$23,045

23.7%

Inventory

$20,890

$15,903

31.4%



Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$27,685

$23,721

16.7%



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Cash Flow Highlights

The company did not provide a cash flow statement with earnings, which does not compute for us Fools.

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