On Feb. 20, CBRL Group (Nasdaq: CBRL) released second-quarter earnings for the period ended Jan. 26.

  • Net revenues were up 4.3% for the quarter on a combination of new store openings and a 0.5% rise in comparable same-store sales.
  • The 1.2% increase in the price of the average check was largely offset by a 0.7% drop in guest traffic.
  • The company repurchased a whopping 5.4 million shares of its common stock in the second quarter.
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Sales

$612.1

$586.7

4.3%

Net Profit*

$20.5

$26.7

(23.2%)

EPS*

$0.60

$0.53

13.2%

Diluted Shares

36.0

51.8

(30.5%)

*Based on income from continuing operations.

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Margin Checkup

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

65.6%

65.9%

(0.2)

Operating Margin

6.9%

7.3%

(0.4)

Net Margin

3.4%

4.6%

(1.2)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$258.4

$87.8

194.2%



Liabilities

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Long-Term Debt

$836.4

$911.5

(8.2%)



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Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2007

YTD 2006

Change

Cash From Ops.

$109.2

$52.4

108.5%

Capital Expenditures

$46.9

$45.0

4.4%

Free Cash Flow

$62.3

$7.5

736.7%



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