On Oct. 23, Veeco Instrument (NASDAQ:VECO) released Q3 earnings for the period ended Sept. 30, 2006.

  • Veeco's revenue and earnings were in line with revised revenue and earnings estimates that the company announced earlier this month, thanks to $15 million worth of data storage being rescheduled for Q4.
  • Orders for Q3 were up 36%, to $114.8 million, because of growth across all segments, including a 99% increase in HB-LED wireless bookings.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$113

$112

$100

12.3%

Net Profit

--

$5

$2

187.9%

EPS

$0.16

$0.14

$0.05

180%

Diluted Shares

--

31

30

3.4%



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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

42.59%

44.23%

(1.64)

Operating Margin

4.42%

4.21%

0.21

Net Margin

4.01%

1.56%

2.45

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$127

$112

13.3%

Accounts Rec.

$87

$86

0.9%

Inventory

$105

$99

5.3%



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$36

$33

10.7%

Long-Term Debt

$209

$229

(8.9%)



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Cash Flow Highlights
Vecco Instrument must have stored its cash flow statement somewhere, because it's missing from the press release.

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