On Feb. 1, oil services firm Carbo Ceramics (NYSE:CRR) released Q4 2006 earnings for the period ending Dec. 31, 2006.

  • Revenues grew 37% to $87 million, buoyed by a 45% increase in its fracture diagnostic services and a 24% increase in proppant volume.
  • Net income grew to $15 million, or $0.61 per share, a 44% increase over last year.
  • U.S. proppant sales volume increases of 22% exceeded the 16% increase in the natural gas rig count year over year.
  • Carbo Ceramics has a four-star rating at Motley Fool CAPS.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$79,300

$86,953

$63,567

36.8%

Net Profit

--

$14,955

$10,397

43.8%

EPS

$0.55

$0.61

$0.43

41.9%

Diluted Shares

--

24,413

24,198

0.9%



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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

37.23%

36.65%

0.58

Operating Margin

25.63%

24.83%

0.80

Net Margin

17.20%

16.36%

0.84

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$32,473

$61,670

(47.3%)



Accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, and long-term debt information was not provided.

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Cash Flow Highlights
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At the time of publication, Rich Duprey owned shares of Carbo Ceramics but had no positions in any of the other companies mentioned in the article. Fool rules are here.