FTD's International Flair: Fool by Numbers

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On April 30, FTD Group (NYSE: FTD) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended March 31.

• Total revenues increased 42.2%, mainly because of the Interflora acquisition, which makes up the company's international segment.
• Interflora achieved revenues of $53.6 million, supported by strong sales during Valentine's Day and Mother's Day in the United Kingdom.
• Domestic consumer-segment revenues increased 6% to $80.2 million, driven by a 4.1% increase in order volume. But domestic-florist revenues declined 7% because of lower clearinghouse order volume and reduced fresh-flower sales.
• Motley Fool CAPS investors don't seem to have green thumbs about FTD, which carries a two-star rating (out of a possible five) in the investor-intelligence community. Competitor 1-800-Flowers (Nasdaq: FLWS) is more like a weed with its lowly one-star rating. Got an opinion about these or any other stocks? Bring them to CAPS!

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

Income Statement Highlights

	Q3 2007	Q3 2006	Change
Sales	$182.9	$128.6	42.2%
Net Profit	$9.6	$7.4	29.6%
EPS	$0.32	$0.26	23.1%
Diluted Shares	29.8	29.0	2.7%

Get back to basics with the income statement.

Margin Checkup

	Q3 2007	Q3 2006	Change*
Gross Margin	39%	42.5%	(3.5)
Operating Margin	12.3%	13.1%	(0.8)
Net Margin	5.3%	5.8%	(0.5)

*Expressed in percentage points.

Margins are the earnings engine.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets	Q3 2007	Q3 2006	Change
Cash + ST Invest.	$41.4	$0.2	Big
Accounts Rec.	$47.6	$31.5	51.4%
Inventory	$4.0	$2.7	46.2%

Liabilities	Q3 2007	Q3 2006	Change
Accounts Payable	$69.7	$44.4	57.1%
Long-Term Debt	$310.9	$227.4	36.7%

The balance sheet reflects the company's health.

Cash Flow Highlights

	YTD 2007	YTD 2006	Change
Cash From Ops.	$37.4	$20.7	80.4%
Capital Expenditures	$6.0	$7.4	(18.2%)
Free Cash Flow	$31.4	$13.4	134.8%

Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.

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