On July 21, EMC (NYSE:EMC) released earnings for the second quarter, which ended June 30, 2005.

  • Revenue of $2.34 billion and EPS of $0.12 were both in line with Street estimates.
  • Favorable foreign exchange rates boosted the year-over-year revenue comparison by 1.7%.
  • 11 million shares were repurchased during the quarter at an average price of $13.09 per share. Over the past six months, 21 million shares have been repurchased at an average price of $12.90 per stub.
  • EPS after the cost of expensing options would have been $0.09 vs.$0.04 a year ago.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Avg. Est.

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Sales

$2,340,000

$2,344,815

$1,971,184

+19.0%

Net Profit

--

$293,364

$192,804

+52.2%

EPS

$0.12

$0.12

$0.08

+50.0%

Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Gross Margin

53.59%

50.63%

+2.97%

Op. Margin

15.38%

12.15%

+3.23%

Net Margin

12.51%

9.78%

+2.73%

Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Cash+ ST Invest.

$3,573,035

$2,289,065

+56.1%

Inventory

$696,738

$544,023

+28.1%

Accounts Rec.

$1,163,935

$962,155

+21.0%


Liabilities

Debt + Convert. Notes

$127,956

$133,312

-4.0%

Accounts Pay.

$479,751

$433,805

+10.6%

Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Cash From Ops

$1,028,824

$884,662

+16.3%

Capital Expend.

$253,652

$174,465

+45.4%

Free Cash Flow

$775,172

$710,197

+9.1%

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