On May 8, WPT Enterprises (NASDAQ:WPTE) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended April 2.

  • Revenues declined 30.4%, as the company delivered fewer episodes of its television series than last year.

  • Online gaming revenue decreased by $400,000, primarily because of lower levels of player activity. WPT expects to re-launch the poker site in June on CryptoLogic's (NASDAQ:CRYP) platform.

  • For the second quarter of 2007, the company expects revenues around $7.5 million and higher marketing costs.

  • WPT Enterprises carries a lowly one-star rating in Motley Fool CAPS.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$4,491.0

$6,454.0

(30.4%)

Net Profit

($2,279.0)

$3,590.0

N/A

EPS

($0.11)

$0.18

N/A

Diluted Shares

20,603.0

20,017.0

2.9%

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Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

52.1%

62.5%

(10.4)

Operating Margin

(65.2%)

(17.3%)

(47.9)

Net Margin

(50.8%)

55.6%

(106.4)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$37,046.0

$39,577.0

(6.4%)

Accounts Rec.

$1,959.0

$2,442.0

(19.8%)

Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$709.0

$835.0

(15.1%)

Long-Term Debt

$0.0

$0.0

N/A

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Cash Flow Highlights

No data available. (Lame!)

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