On Nov. 16, big-and-tall men's retailer Casual Male Retail Group (NASDAQ:CMRG) released Q3 2006 earnings for the period ended Oct. 28.

  • Revenues were up a husky 14% to $106.9 million, as same-store sales for the quarter surged 13% year over year, helped along by the rebranding of the company's stores to Casual Male XL.
  • The retailer reported a net loss of $844,000, or $0.02 per share, but included a $1.2 million charge for consolidating its Rochester Big & Tall division and a loss for its recently acquired high-end Jared M. division. Excluding the charges, and at a normalized tax rate, the company would have had a $0.01-per-share profit.
  • Internet sales for Casual Male grew at a hefty 60% clip year over year.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$106,851

$93,770

14%

Net Profit

($844)

($2,840)

N/A

EPS

($0.02)

($0.08)

N/A

Diluted Shares

34,393

34,350

0.1%



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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

44%

41.1%

2.9

Operating Margin

0.1%

(0.7%)

0.8

Net Margin

(0.8%)

(3%)

1.2

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$7,185

$6,480

10.9%

Accounts Rec.

N/A*

$4,480

N/A

Inventory

$124,176

$107,110

15.9%



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$69,059

$38,160

81%

Long-Term Debt

$94,749

$114,870

(17.5%)

* Information was not included in the press release

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Cash Flow Highlights

The cash flow statement must be hung up at the tailor's. Looks like we'll have to wait for the fine threads when the 10-Q comes out.

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At the time of publication, Rich Duprey had positions in Casual Male. Fool rules are here.