On Jan. 25, computer seller PC Connection (NASDAQ:PCCC) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.

  • PC Connection had record quarterly sales with a rise of 8.3% to $431.9 million.
  • All three business segments grew revenue, with the MoreDirect (large account customers) segment increasing sales by 18%.
  • Net profit grew to $4.6 million from about break-even numbers year over year.
  • The stock receives just a one-star rating in CAPS, The Motley Fool's new interactive stock database. To read commentaries from the community about the company, click here.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$431.9

$398.6

8.3%

Net Profit

$4.6

$0.01

N/A

EPS

$0.17

$0.00

N/A

Diluted Shares

26.5

25.3

4.8%



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

Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

12.0%

11.0%

1.0

Operating Margin

1.8%

0.2%

1.6

Net Margin

1.1%

0.0%

1.1

*Expressed in percentage points.

Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$17.6

$9.8

80.0%

Accounts Rec.

$170.2

$162.5

4.7%

Inventory

$69.4

$75.4

(7.9%)



Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$111.0

$114.4

(3.0%)

Long-Term Debt

N/A

N/A

N/A



Learn the ways of the balance sheet.

Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2006

YTD 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

$26.4

$9.6

173.8%

Capital Expenditures

$8.0

$6.6

21.4%

Free Cash Flow

$18.4

$3.0

501.3%



Find out why Fools always follow the money.

Related Companies:

  • Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT)
  • GSI Commerce (NASDAQ:GSIC)
  • PC Mall (NASDAQ:MALL)
  • Systemax (NYSE:SYX)
  • CDW (NASDAQ:CDWC)

Related Foolishness:

CDW is a Stock Advisor pick.

Fool by Numbers is designed to give you the raw earnings information in a timely fashion, putting all the numbers you need in one easy-to-read place. But at The Motley Fool, we believe numbers tell only part of the story, so check Fool.com for more of our in-depth discussion of what the numbers mean. This data has been provided by Netscribes. To provide feedback on this article, please click on the "feedback"