On Nov. 8, FoxHollow Technologies (NASDAQ:FOXH) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Sept. 30.

  • Revenues jumped 49% to $53.8 million, thanks to increased usage of the company's SilverHawk device and research revenue from its collaboration with Merck (NYSE:MRK).
  • Margin improvements show that the company is starting to effectively scale up its operations.
  • Lowered revenue guidance for the year caused a 20% stock decline today.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$53,752

$36,076

49%

Net Profit

$6,728

($1,486)

N/A

EPS

$0.26

($0.06)

N/A

Diluted Shares

25,803

23,189

11.3%



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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

79.3%

72.8%

6.5

Operating Margin

10.8%

(5.3%)

16.1

Net Margin

12.5%

(4.1%)

16.6

*Expressed in percentage points

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$56,276

$62,458

(9.9%)

Accounts Rec.

$27,029

$18,349

47.3%

Inventory

$13,122

$14,605

(10.2%)



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$9,153

$7,936

15.3%

Long-Term Debt

$0.0

$0.0

N/A



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Cash Flow Highlights

A statement of cash flows was not provided.

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