On Nov. 16, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ:GMCR) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Sept. 30.

  • Revenues increased 83.7% to $66.87 million on strong growth in the office coffee service, food service, and consumer direct channels.
  • Net profit declined 37% to $1.5 million, due to increased promotional and marketing costs, higher variable compensation and personnel compensation, and added interest expense from the financing of its acquisition of Keurig's.
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(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$66,875.0

$36,404.0

83.7%

Net Profit

$1,534.0

$2,435.0

(37.0%)

EPS

$0.19

$0.31

(38.7%)

Diluted Shares

7,937.0

7,860.5

1.0%



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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

37.6%

34.4%

3.2

Operating Margin

6.6%

10.4%

(3.8)

Net Margin

2.3%

6.7%

(4.4)

*Expressed in percentage points

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$1,066.0

$6,247.0

(82.9%)

Accounts Rec.

$30,071.0

$16,548.0

81.7%

Inventory

$31,796.0

$14,072.0

126.0%



Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$24,113.0

$11,228.0

114.8%

Long-Term Debt*

$71.0

$5,218.0

(98.6%)

*Excluding revolving line of credit

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Cash Flow Highlights

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