Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the company's accounts-payable and long-term debt figures. These have been updated now. We regret the error.

On Jan. 23, Motley Fool Stock Advisor pick Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) released its fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.

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  • Net revenues increased by 13.4%, led by a 25% rise in the international segment and an 8% increase in the U.S. segment.
  • Yahoo! expects revenues (excluding traffic acquisition costs) in the range of $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2007 and $4.6 billion to $5.4 billion for the full year 2007.
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(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$1,702.4

$1,501.0

13.4%

Net Profit

$268.7

$683.2

(60.7%)

EPS

$0.19

$0.46

(58.7%)

Diluted Shares

1,419.1

1,496.9

(5.2%)



Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.

Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

59.4%

60.4%

(1.0)

Operating Margin

18.1%

21.9%

(3.8)

Net Margin

15.8%

45.5%

(29.7)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$2,601.4

$2,560.8

1.6%

Accounts Rec.

$931.0

$721.7

29.0%



Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$109.1

$70.3

55.3%

Long-Term Debt

$749.9

$750.0

(0.0%)



Learn the ways of the balance sheet.

Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2006

YTD 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

$167.4

$481.3

(65.2%)

Capital Expenditures

$131.6

$151.6

(13.2%)

Free Cash Flow

$35.8

$329.7

(89.1%)



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