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Tweeter Could Be Sweeter: Fool by Numbers

By Motley Fool Contributors – Updated Nov 15, 2016 at 1:13AM

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Fast facts the Fool way.

On Feb. 6, Tweeter Home Entertainment (NASDAQ:TWTR) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.

  • Revenues declined by 12%, primarily from a drop in projection television sales.
  • Margins fell across the board.
  • Tweeter's interest coverage ratio shrank to less than 2. It is considering the sale of its investment in Tivoli or monetization of a federal tax refund to meet its short-term capital needs.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$234.1

$266.0

(12.0%)

Net Profit

$2.3

$14.7

(84.6%)

EPS

$0.10

$0.59

(83.1%)

Diluted Shares

25.5

24.8

2.6%



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

Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

39.6%

41.0%

(1.4)

Operating Margin

1.2%

5.8%

(4.6)

Net Margin

1.0%

5.5%

(4.6)

*Expressed in percentage points.

Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$2.1

$1.3

63.9%

Accounts Rec.

$36.3

$20.2

80.0%

Inventory

$112.7

$109.0

3.4%



Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

No Data

No Data

No Data

Long-Term Debt

$67.0

$50.6

32.3%



Learn the ways of the balance sheet.

Cash Flow Highlights
Somebody check the cables -- the company's cash flow data just isn't coming through.

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