Yesterday, Stock Advisor selection Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) released earnings for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31.

  • Embraer missed estimates on the top line, but beat the bottom line for both the quarter and the year.
  • Management attributed the revenue shortfalls to production problems with the E190 and E195 regional jets, which have been adopted by JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) and US Airways (NYSE:LCC), among others.
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(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

FY 2006

FY 2005

Change

Sales

$3,807,403

$3,829,907

(0.6%)

Net Profit

$390,140

$445,719

(12.5%)

EPS

$2.10

$2.54

(17.3%)

Diluted Shares

742,903

725,283

2.4%



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

Margin Checkup

FY 2006

FY 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

28.13%

30.24%

(2.11)

Operating Margin

8.08%

13.26%

(5.18)

Net Margin

10.25%

11.64%

(1.39)

*Expressed in percentage points.

Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

FY 2006

FY 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$1,765,191

$1,913,554

(7.8%)

Accounts Rec.*

$1,113,984

$1,305,044

(14.6%)

Inventory

$1,477,559

$2,047,245

(27.8%)



Liabilities

FY 2006

FY 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$912,754

$728,011

25.4%

Total Debt

$829,758

$819,253

1.3%



Learn the ways of the balance sheet.

Cash Flow Checkup

FY 2006

FY 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

$319,127

$346,909

(8.0%)

Capital Expenditures

$88,479

$51,766

70.9%

Free Cash Flow

$230,648

$295,143

(21.9%)



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