On Nov. 9, King Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:KG) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Sept. 30.

  • Sales declined by 5.1% to $491.7 million because King's best-selling products, Altace and Skelaxin, were down compared with last year.
  • Net income decreased by 25.8% to $90.4 million, because of lower revenues and higher operating expenses.
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$491.7

$518.0

(5.1%)

Net Profit*

$89.9

$122.6

(26.7%)

EPS

$0.37

$0.50

(26.0%)

Diluted Shares

242.8

241.9

0.4%

*From continuing operations

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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

78.4%

82.2%

(3.8)

Operating Margin

25.1%

36.2%

(11.1)

Net Margin

18.3%

23.7%

(5.4)

*Expressed in percentage points

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$917.1

$651.2

40.8%

Accounts Rec.

$255.7

$252.0

1.5%

Inventory

$186.8

$218.7

(14.6%)



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$80.8

$58.1

39.1%

Long-Term Debt

$404.3

$345.0

17.2%



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Cash Flow Highlights

A statement of cash flows wasn't provided in the earnings release.

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