On July 26, Sun Microsystems
- Excluding special charges, Sun earned $0.05 per stub in 2005, compared with a $0.24 net loss last year. But that's skewed by the impact of a $1.6 billion payment from Microsoft
(NASDAQ:MSFT) . - Sun needs to improve its cash flow. Could the StorageTek
(NYSE:STK) acquisition help? Probably.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)
|
Avg. Est. |
FY 2005 |
FY 2004 |
% Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$11,070 |
$11,071 |
$11,185 |
-1.0% |
|
Net Profit |
-- |
$(11) |
$(388) |
N/A |
|
EPS |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$(0.12) |
N/A |
Margin Checkup (What's this?)
|
FY 2005 |
FY 2004 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
41.46% |
40.38% |
+1.08% |
|
Op. Margin |
-3.24% |
-10.64% |
+7.40% |
|
Net Margin |
-0.10% |
-3.47% |
+3.37% |
Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)
|
Assets |
FY 2005 |
FY 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash+ ST Invest. |
$3,396 |
$3,601 |
-5.7% |
|
Inventory |
$430 |
$464 |
-7.3% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$2,231 |
$2,339 |
-4.6% |
|
Liabilities |
FY 2005 |
FY 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Long-Term Debt |
$1,123 |
$1,175 |
-4.4% |
|
Accounts Pay. |
$1,167 |
$1,057 |
+10.4% |
Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)
|
FY 2005 |
FY 2004 |
% Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops |
$369 |
$2,226 |
-83.4% |
|
Capital Expend. |
$347 |
$320 |
+8.4% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$22 |
$1,906 |
-98.8% |
Related Companies:
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(NASDAQ:DELL) -
Hewlett-Packard
(NYSE:HPQ) -
IBM
(NYSE:IBM) - Microsoft
Related Foolishness:
- Think StorageTek will save Sun? Fuhgetaboutit.
- At least that's not the only deal in the works.
- And a new coat of paint couldn't hurt, either.
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