On Aug. 25, J. Crew (NYSE:JCG) released second-quarter earnings for the period ended July 29, 2006.

  • Up: Revenue growth of 17.4%
  • Down: Inventory growth exceeded sales growth and gross margins declined.
  • Up: Sales, general, and administrative (SG&A) expense as a percentage of sales declined by 1.4%; as a percentage of revenues and operating income it increased by 33%.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Sales

No Data

$269,169

$229,366

17.4%

Net Profit

--

$20

$1,732

(98.8%)

EPS

$0.17

($0.08)

($0.07)

N/A

Diluted Shares

36,433

24,168

50.7%

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Margin Checkup

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

42.06%

42.3%

(0.24)

Operating Margin

9.96%

8.78%

1.18

Net Margin

0.01%

0.76%

(0.75)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$68,838

$29,692

131.8%

Accounts Rec.

$0

$0

N/A

Inventory

$134,636

$110,569

21.8%

Liabilities

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$78,610

$71,327

10.2%

Long-Term Debt

$247,500

$603,475

(59%)

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Cash Flow Highlights

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