On Oct. 31, FTD Group (NYSE:FTD) released first-quarter earnings for the period ending Sept. 30.

  • The recently acquired Interflora Holdings contributed $17.6 million to revenues. Without it, sales still grew more than 6% compared to last year's quarter.

  • Debt increased 33.8%, which includes a new senior secured credit facility of $150 million used to buy Interflora.

  • Free cash flow remains negative, but it did improve, thanks to smaller capital expenditures and less cash used for operations.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$107,678

$108,771

$85,869

26.7%

Net Profit

--

$5,443

$3,427

58.8%

EPS

$0.07

$0.18

$0.11

63.6%

Diluted Shares

--

29,469

30,542

(3.5%)



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Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

44.45%

46.60%

(2.15)

Operating Margin

14.13%

12.15%

1.98

Net Margin

5.00%

3.99%

1.01

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$13,302

$2,480

436.4%

Accounts Rec.

$44,780

$29,022

54.3%

Inventory

$3,320

$6,451

(48.5%)



Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$58,783

$35,801

64.2%

Long-Term Debt

$324,617

$242,620

33.8%



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Cash Flow Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash From Ops.

($5,701)

($8,044)

N/A

Capital Expenditures

$1,935

$3,292

(41.2%)

Free Cash Flow

($7,636)

($11,336)

N/A



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