On Thursday, Rule Breakers selection and digital marketing agency aQuantive
- On both the top and bottom lines, aQuantive beat Street estimates.
- Margins fell as a result of acquisitions, though management says that it expects to recover some of the shortfall as operations are integrated.
- For the first quarter, executives expect net income to be between $6 million and $7.5 million and revenue to be between $118 million and $123 million.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$133,415 |
$87,457 |
52.5% |
|
Net Profit |
$20,433 |
$11,574 |
76.5% |
|
EPS |
$0.23 |
$0.15 |
53.3% |
|
Diluted Shares |
88,456 |
78,404 |
12.8% |
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Margin Checkup|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
84.50% |
87.63% |
(3.13) |
|
Operating Margin |
23.43% |
23.92% |
(0.49) |
|
Net Margin |
15.32% |
13.23% |
2.09 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$278,807 |
$112,351 |
148.2% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$273,174 |
$160,370 |
70.3% |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$251,072 |
$133,303 |
88.3% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$80,000 |
$80,000 |
0.0% |
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Cash Flow Checkup
No cash flow statement provided. (Boo!)
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Related Foolishness:
- aQuantive was a top growth stock recently,
- but the firm's dream is to be a global digital agency.
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