On Feb. 21, Jack in the Box (NYSE:JBX) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended Jan. 21.

  • Revenues grew 5.4%, backed by 25% growth in franchise restaurant revenues, which were offset by a mere 1% growth in direct restaurant sales
  • The board of directors authorized the repurchase of as many as 3.3 million shares, just under 10% of its shares outstanding, in 2007.
  • The company expects EPS to be around $0.60-$0.70 and $3.27-$3.33 for the second quarter and fiscal 2007, respectively.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$856.7

$813.0

5.4%

Net Profit

$37.4

$25.2

48.1%

EPS

$1.03

$0.70

47.1%

Diluted Shares

36.1

36.1

0.3%



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Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Restaurant Gross Margin

69.0%

68.1%

0.9

Operating Margin

7.4%

5.4%

2.0

Net Margin

4.4%

3.1%

1.3

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$301.6

$101.6

196.7%

Accounts Rec.

$34.6

$23.9

44.9%

Inventory

$45.7

$40.6

12.7%



Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Other current liabilities

$236.5

$254.5

(7.1%)

Long-Term Debt

$491.4

$287.9

70.7%



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Cash Flow Highlights

The cash flow statement must still be in Jack's head. He'll share the number in the 10-Q.

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