On Feb. 20, Alltel
- Fully diluted EPS from continuing operations increased 20% to $2.19 in 2006.
- Churn in the fourth quarter showed a nice downtick from 2.2% to 1.9% in the face of a 1% increase in monthly revenue per subscriber.
- In 2006, the company spun off its landline business and merged it with VALOR Communications to form Windstream Communications
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$2,088.2 |
$1,837.3 |
13.7% |
|
Net Profit* |
$235.8 |
$117.8 |
100.3% |
|
EPS* |
$0.63 |
$0.31 |
103.2% |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
55.0% |
54.5% |
0.5 |
|
Operating Margin |
17.4% |
14.5% |
2.9 |
|
Net Margin |
11.3% |
6.4% |
4.9 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$934.2 |
$982.4 |
(4.9%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$807.3 |
$761.8 |
6.0% |
|
Inventory |
$218.6 |
$195.2 |
12.0% |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$576.1 |
$500.0 |
15.2% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$2,697.4 |
$5,544.1 |
(51.3%) |
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Cash Flow Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$493.2 |
$562.7 |
(12.4%) |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$446.0 |
$267.7 |
66.6% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$47.2 |
$295.0 |
(84.0%) |
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Operating Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Subscribers |
11.7 |
10.5 |
11.1% |
|
Monthly Revenue per Subscriber |
$52.84 |
$52.36 |
0.9% |
|
Churn Rate |
1.9% |
2.2% |
(0.3%)* |
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