Fool by Numbers: Apple Q3 2005

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Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) released earnings for the third quarter ending June 25, 2005, on July 13.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

	Avg. Est.	Q3 2005	Q3 2004	% Change
Sales	$3,340	$3,520	$2,014	+74.8%
Net Profit	--	$320	$61	+424.6%
EPS	$ 0.31	$0.37	$0.08	+362.5%

Margin Checkup (What's this?)

	Q3 2005	Q3 2004	Change
Gross Margin	29.66%	27.76%	+1.90%
Op. Margin	12.13%	3.57%	+8.56%
Net Margin	9.09%	3.03%	+6.06%

Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets	Q3 2005	Q3 2004	% Change
Cash+ ST Invest.	$7,526	$4,966	+51.6%
Inventory	$193	$72	+168.1%
Accounts Rec.	$827	$629	+31.5%

Liabilities
Long-Term Debt	--	--	N/A
Accounts Pay.	$1,530	$1,061	+44.2%

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At the time of publication, John Reeves did not own shares in any of the companies mentioned above. Fool rules are here.