On Jan. 25, 2007, Kimberly-Clark
- Revenues increased 7.4%, primarily driven by strong performance in the company's health-care and personal-care business segments, along with higher net selling prices and a favorable product mix.
- The company anticipates revenue growth of 3%-5% for fiscal 2007.
- The company repurchased approximately 4.3 million shares of its common stock for $286 million. It estimates further share repurchases of about $600 million to $800 million in fiscal 2007.
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$4,307.2 |
$4,008.9 |
7.4% |
|
Net Profit |
$482.6 |
$371.1 |
30.0% |
|
EPS |
$1.05 |
$0.79 |
32.9% |
|
Diluted Shares |
461.2 |
467.4 |
(1.3%) |
Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.
Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
31.7% |
32.2% |
(0.5) |
|
Operating Margin |
14.2% |
14.3% |
(0.1) |
|
Net Margin |
11.2% |
9.3% |
1.9 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$360.8 |
$364.0 |
(0.9%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$2,336.7 |
$2,101.9 |
11.2% |
|
Inventory |
$2,004.5 |
$1,752.1 |
14.4% |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$1,530.8 |
$1,354.3 |
13.0% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$2,276.0 |
$2,594.7 |
(12.3%) |
Learn the ways of the balance sheet.
Cash Flow Highlights
|
FY 2006 |
FY 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$2,579.5 |
$2,311.8 |
11.6% |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$972.1 |
$709.6 |
37.0% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$1,607.4 |
$1,602.2 |
0.3% |
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