On Nov. 17, Cost Plus
- Total revenue increased 7.3% to $215.4 million. Unfortunately, same-store sales decreased 1.3% during the quarter.
- Earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 is $0.84-$1.03 per diluted share. That's a pretty big range.
- Seventeen of 25 investors rate Cost Plus an outperform in Motley Fool CAPS. C'mon, we can do better than that. If you've got an opinion, bring it to CAPS!
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights|
Q3 2006 |
Q3 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$215.4 |
$200.7 |
7.3% |
|
Net Profit |
($11.7) |
($2.7) |
N/A |
|
EPS |
($0.53) |
($0.12) |
N/A |
|
Diluted Shares |
22.1 |
22.0 |
0.2% |
Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.
Margin Checkup|
Q3 2006 |
Q3 2005 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
30.7% |
33.3% |
(2.5) |
|
Operating Margin |
(7.6%) |
(1.3%) |
(6.3) |
|
Net Margin |
(5.5%) |
(1.3%) |
(4.1) |
*Expressed in percentage points.
Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.
|
Assets |
Q3 2006 |
Q3 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$3.4 |
$3.8 |
(9.9%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$0.0 |
$0.0 |
N/A |
|
Inventory |
$341.9 |
$319.9 |
6.9% |
|
Liabilities |
Q3 2006 |
Q3 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$66.3 |
$69.1 |
(4%) |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$77.9 |
$51.7 |
50.7% |
Learn the ways of the balance sheet.
Cash Flow Highlights
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