On Feb. 1, medical and nanotech software specialist Accelrys (NASDAQ:ACCL) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.

  • Revenue was flat and net income fell year over year. This is consistent with the company's history, as it has had difficulty showing a profit.
  • The company released three new platforms -- SciTegic Pipeline Pilot 6.0, Materials Studio 4.1, and Discovery Studio 1.7 -- during the quarter.
  • The company's weak performance has not gone unnoticed in our CAPS stock-rating service, where it has a lowly one-star rating.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$20,684

$20,433

1.2%

Net Profit

($1,081)

($567)

N/A

EPS

($0.04)

($0.02)

N/A

Diluted Shares

26,387

26,143

0.9%

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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

78.1%

78.7%

(0.5)

Operating Margin

(7.2%)

(5.7%)

(1.5)

Net Margin

(5.2%)

(2.8%)

(2.5)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$59,969

$50,079

19.7%

Accounts Rec.

$27,418

$37,434

(26.8%)

Inventory

No Data

No Data

No Data

Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

No Data

No Data

No Data

Long-Term Debt

$0

$0

N/A

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Cash Flow Highlights
A statement of cash flows was not provided. Boo!

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