On Jan. 31, search-engine king Google
- Revenues increased 67% to $3.21 billion, with a matching 67% increase in advertising revenues year over year.
- Capital expenditures increased 127% to $1.9 billion for the fiscal year, with $367 million spent in the fourth quarter on IT infrastructure investments, including data centers, servers, and networking equipment. The company says it will continue the trend with "significant" capex in 2007.
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$3,205.5 |
$1,919.1 |
67% |
|
Net Profit |
$1,030.7 |
$372.2 |
176.9% |
|
EPS |
$3.29 |
$1.22 |
169.7% |
|
Diluted Shares |
313.5 |
304.0 |
3.1% |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
60% |
59.5% |
0.5 |
|
Operating Margin |
33.1% |
29.7% |
3.4 |
|
Net Margin |
32.2% |
19.4% |
12.8 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + Marketable Securities |
$11,243.9 |
$8,034.2 |
39.9% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$1,322.3 |
$688.0 |
92.2% |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$211.2 |
$115.6 |
82.7% |
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Cash Flow Highlights
|
FY 2006 |
FY 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$3,580.5 |
$2,459.4 |
45.6% |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$1,902.8 |
$838.2 |
127% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$1,677.7 |
$1,621.2 |
3.5% |
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