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Tweeter's Shaky Tune: Fool by Numbers

By Motley Fool Contributors – Updated Nov 15, 2016 at 5:09PM

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Fast facts the Fool way.

On Dec. 6, Tweeter Home Entertainment (NYSE:TWTR) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Sep. 30.

  • A 13% decrease in comparable store sales led to a 13.8% decline in revenues.
  • In 2006, a 32% increase in flat panel sales and a 51% increase in units only amounted to an 8% increase in revenue for the entire television category, as projection TV sales were down 16%.
  • CAPS players (people in our community intelligence database) don't have much to say. But those that do don't like what they see; five of nine investors rate Tweeter an underperform.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$162.3

$188.3

(13.8%)

Net Profit

($16.4)

($18.5)

N/A

EPS

($0.65)

($0.75)

N/A

Diluted Shares

25.5

24.6

3.4%

*Includes income from continued operations.

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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

40.1%

38.4%

1.7

Operating Margin

(10%)

(8.3%)

(1.7)

Net Margin

(10.1%)

(9.8%)

(0.3)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$1.3

$1.3

(1.1%)

Accounts Rec.

$20.2

$28.2

(28.4%)

Inventory

$109.0

$111.5

(2.2%)



Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Current Liabilites*

$100.6

$109.8

(8.4%)

Long-Term Debt

$48.9

$62.6

(21.9%)

*Excludes current portion of long-term debt.

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Cash Flow Highlights

No cash flow statement was included in the press release.

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