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- Revenues increased by 7.7% to $1.7 billion, thanks to strong performance from the company's owned and operated sites.
- While domestic revenues increased only 5%, the international segment saw 15% growth year over year.
- Excluding traffic acquisition costs, Yahoo! lowered its fiscal year revenue guidance from between $4.95 billion and $5.45 billion, to between $4.89 billion and $5.19 billion.
- Yahoo! is a two-star stock in CAPS, our free interactive stock database. The other two Internet detectives -- Google
(NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) -- also perch on two stars.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data.)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$1,697.9 |
$1,575.9 |
7.7% |
|
Net Profit |
$160.6 |
$164.3 |
(2.3%) |
|
EPS |
$0.11 |
$0.11 |
0% |
|
Diluted Shares |
1,403.8 |
1,476.6 |
(4.9%) |
Get back to basics with the income statement.
Margin Checkup
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
59.8% |
59% |
0.8 |
|
Operating Margin |
10.9% |
14.6% |
(3.7) |
|
Net Margin |
9.5% |
10.4% |
(1.0) |
Margins are the earnings engine.
Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$2,391.1 |
$2,688.6 |
(11.1%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$891.6 |
$792.5 |
12.5% |
|
Inventory |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Liabilities |
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$142.6 |
$139.4 |
2.3% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$749.6 |
$750.0 |
(0%) |
The balance sheet reflects the company's health.
Cash Flow Highlights
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$405.6 |
$429.7 |
(5.6%) |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$144.7 |
$175.1 |
(17.4%) |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$260.9 |
$254.6 |
2.5% |
Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.
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