On March 9, Hansen Natural (NASDAQ:HANS) released Q4 2005 earnings for the period ended Dec. 31, 2005.

  • Record revenue of $98 million, almost double Q4 2004.
  • EPS grew 152% to $0.75, exceeding analyst estimates by 13 cents.
  • Operating margins jumped more than 6 percentage points to 30%.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Sales

$85,000

$98,010

$50,337

94.7

Net Profit

--

$18,440

$7,327

151.7

EPS

$0.62

$0.75

$0.31

141.9



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

Margin Checkup

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Gross Margin

53.00%

49.65%

3.35

Op. Margin

30.39%

23.67%

6.73

Net Margin

18.81%

14.56%

4.26



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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Cash+ ST Invest.

$73,515

$20,976

250.5

Inventory

$31,400

$22,406

40.1

Accounts Rec.

$28,752

$12,650

127.3



Liabilities

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Long-Term Debt

$10

$147

(93.1)

Accounts Pay.

$26,614

$14,543

83



Inventories at work.

Cash Flow Highlights

Data not provided. (Boo!)

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