On July 19, Motley Fool Inside Value selection Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) released Q2 2006 earnings for the period ended July 1. Here's the story ... the numbers are below.

  • Sales considerably lagged estimates, thanks to a price war and aggressive competition from Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD). Meanwhile, per-share earnings and gross margin beat expectations, offering evidence that Intel's restructuring efforts are already having an impact.

  • Nevertheless, the balance sheet worsened considerably, with skyrocketing debt, higher payables, and a plummeting cash balance due to increased investments, including a $600 million bet on WiMAX supplier Clearwire.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q2 2006

Q2 2005

% Change

Sales

$8,300

$8,009

$9,231

(13.2)

Net Profit

--

$885

$2,038

(56.6)

EPS

$0.13

$0.15

$0.33

(54.5)



Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.

Margin Checkup

Q2 2006

Q2 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

52.08%

56.36%

(4.29)

Op. Margin

13.38%

28.7%

(15.31)

Net Margin

11.05%

22.08%

(11.03)

*Expressed as percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q2 2006

Q2 2005

% Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$6,421

$12,600

(49)

Inventory

$4,332

$2,739

58.2

Accounts Rec.

$3,178

$3,448

(7.8)



Liabilities

Q2 2006

Q2 2005

% Change

Total Debt

$2,341

$748

213

Accounts Pay.

$6,570

$5,425

21.1



Learn the ways of the balance sheet.

Cash Flow Checkup

No cash flow statement provided. (Boo!)

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