On Oct. 23, Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) released third-quarter earnings for the period ending Sept.30, 2006.

  • Revenues and earnings beat analyst consensus by 2% and 50%, respectively.
  • Netflix increased total subscribers by 58% to approximately 5,662,000.
  • See the detailed analysis in this take by Rick Munarriz.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$251

$256

$173

48.2%

Net Profit

--

$13

$7

84%

EPS

$0.12

$0.18

$0.11

63.6%

Diluted Shares

--

70

66

6.6%



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

Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

37.96%

33.05%

4.91

Operating Margin

6.66%

3.20%

3.46

Net Margin

4.99%

4.02%

0.97

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$369

$182

102.7%



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$82

$44

86.5%



Learn the ways of the balance sheet.

Cash Flow Highlights

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

$75

$33

126.1%

Capital Expenditures

$6

$5

3.6%

Free Cash Flow

$70

$28

149.9%



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  • Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI)
  • Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)
  • Movie Gallery (NASDAQ:MOVI)

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