On Nov. 1, Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ:CBOU) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Oct. 1.

  • The opening of 72 net new company-owned coffeehouses during the last twelve months led to a revenue growth of 17.1%.

  • The ubiquitous "other revenue" (made up of product sales and franchise-related revenue) did pretty well, growing 21.5%.

  • Expenses were up across the board, leading to lower margins and a wider loss than last year.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$57,137

$56,968

$48,655

17.1%

Net Profit

--

($3,103)

($1,198)

N/A

EPS

($0.16)

($0.16)

($0.08)

N/A

Diluted Shares

--

19,286

14,142

36.4%



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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

58.35%

59.70%

(1.35)

Operating Margin

(5.90%)

(2.82%)

(3.08)

Net Margin

(5.45%)

(2.46%)

(2.99)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$13,286

$3,871

243.2%

Accounts Rec.

$1,772

$849

108.6%

Inventory

$10,803

$10,533

2.6%



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$8,296

$11,875

(30.1%)

Long-Term Debt

$0

$29,924

(100%)



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Cash Flow Highlights

No data available. Maybe it got tossed out with the old coffee grinds ...

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