On Oct. 18, 2006, Dow Jones & Co. (NYSE:DJ) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Sept. 2006.

  • Revenues were below estimates by 7%, while EPS beat the estimates by nine pennies.
  • Check out the full analysis in this article by Alyce Lomax.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$443

$412

$397

3.9%

Net Profit

--

$16

$10

57.4%

EPS

$0.10

$0.19

$0.12

58.3%

Diluted Shares

--

84

83

0.5%



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

Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

47.27%

47.56%

(0.29)

Operating Margin

3.30%

2.37%

0.93

Net Margin

3.88%

2.56%

1.32

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

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Cash Flow Highlights

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