On Aug. 18, Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) released earnings for its 2005 second quarter, which ended July 30.
- Not surprisingly, management attributed much of the year-over-year increase in profits to the selling powers of the latest installment in the Harry Potter series.
- It may have also prompted the company to begin offering a $0.15-per-stub dividend, payable on Sept. 30 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 9. That's a full-year yield of nearly 1.6%.
- Income from continuing operations was $0.20 per stub, in line with Street estimates.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)
|
Avg. Est. |
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
% Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$1,180,000 |
$1,170,800 |
$1,100,349 |
+6.4% |
|
Net Profit |
- |
$13,467 |
$8,734 |
+54.2% |
|
EPS |
$0.20 |
$0.18 |
$0.12 |
+50.0% |
Margin Checkup (What's this?)
|
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
29.42% |
29.50% |
-0.09% |
|
Op. Margin |
1.88% |
2.18% |
-0.29% |
|
Net Margin |
1.15% |
0.79% |
+0.36% |
Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)
|
Assets |
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash+ ST Invest. |
$21,315 |
$22,860 |
-6.8% |
|
Inventory |
$1,336,174 |
$1,311,745 |
+1.9% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$112,114 |
$84,530 |
+32.6% |
|
Liabilities |
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Long-Term Debt |
$9,000 |
$257,400 |
-96.5% |
|
Accounts Pay. |
$760,806 |
$647,909 |
+17.4% |
Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)
No cash flow statement provided. (Boo!)
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