On May 22, Mentor (NYSE:MNT) released fiscal Q4 2006 earnings for the period ended March 31.

  • While total revenue, including discontinued operations, beat expectations, earnings per share missed badly, partly due to divestiture expenses of $0.05 per share and equity compensation of $0.01 per share.
  • No announcement was made on the timing of final FDA approval for Mentor's new silicone breast implant.
  • Forward earnings guidance was not given, even after several promptings by analysts participating in the earnings conference call.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales*

$131,900

$72,402

$68,679

5.4%

Net Profit**

--

$15,020

$8,364

79.6%

EPS

$0.40

$0.31

$0.19

63.2%

Diluted Shares

51,061

48,138

6.1%

* GAAP revenue from continuing operations. Including discontinued, Q4 2006 = $133,620 and Q4 2005 = $131,585.
** GAAP net profit. Not including discontinued, Q4 2006 = $13,576 or $0.28 EPS and Q4 2005 = $6,158 or $0.14 EPS.

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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

72.43%

76.08%

(3.65)

Operating Margin

26.27%

14.77%

11.50

Net Margin **

20.75%

12.18%

8.57

* Expressed in percentage points.
** Including discontinued operations.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$200,954

$112,894

78%

Accounts Rec.

$58,199

$57,218

1.7%

Inventory

$35,219

$35,041

0.5%


Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Long Term Debt*

$164,000

$150,970

8.6%

*Bank borrowings and convertible subordinated notes

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Cash Flow Highlights

No cash flow data provided. Boo!

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  • Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

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