On Feb. 5, Sohu.com
- For the full story on Sohu.com, see our earnings take.
- While revenue grew by 15.9% to more than $34 million, the bottom line fell by 32%.
- The company's advertising sales set records thanks to a 30% increase year over year from brand advertising revenues.
- Margins fell across the board, and the company cited "higher content costs, increased headcount, and higher bandwidth and server depreciation costs."
- Sohu has a four-star rating in Motley Fool CAPS, our interactive stock community.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$34,350 |
$29,650 |
15.9% |
|
Net Profit |
$6,074 |
$8,937 |
(32.0%) |
|
EPS |
$0.16 |
$0.23 |
(30.4%) |
|
Diluted Shares |
38,780 |
39,435 |
(1.7%) |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
63.5% |
67.7% |
(4.2) |
|
Operating Margin |
16.7% |
21.0% |
(4.3) |
|
Net Margin |
17.7% |
30.1% |
(12.4) |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$129,698 |
$133,086 |
(2.5%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$23,825 |
$19,283 |
23.6% |
|
Inventory |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$37,795 |
$35,053 |
7.8% |
|
Convertible Senior Notes |
$59,780 |
$74,780 |
(20.1%) |
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Cash Flow Highlights
Sohu.com must be busy online, because it forgot to include a cash flow statement in the press release.
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