On Feb. 20, mattress maker Sealy
- See David Lee Smith's take on the earnings report in "Time to Sleep On Sealy?"
- Management declared a fourth-quarter cash dividend of $0.075 per share of common stock.
- Our Motley Fool CAPS investors have tossed and turned over this stock, collectively rating it a lowly one star.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$395.3 |
$364.6 |
8.4% |
|
Net Profit |
$21.5 |
$15.2 |
41.7% |
|
EPS |
$0.22 |
$0.20 |
10.0% |
|
Diluted Shares |
91.0 |
75.4 |
20.6% |
Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.
Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
44.9% |
43.7% |
1.2 |
|
Operating Margin |
13.7% |
11.8% |
1.9 |
|
Net Margin |
5.4% |
4.2% |
1.3 |
Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.
Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$45.6 |
$36.6 |
24.8% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$193.8 |
$175.4 |
10.5% |
|
Inventory |
$66.1 |
$60.1 |
10.0% |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$118.9 |
$119.6 |
(0.6%) |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$814.2 |
$959.8 |
(15.2%) |
Learn the ways of the balance sheet.
Cash Flow Highlights
Management seems not to lose sleep about denying investors a cash flow statement with earnings.
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