On Aug. 11, 1-800-Flowers (NASDAQ:FLWS) released earnings for the 2005 Q4 earnings for the period ending July 3.

  • EPS of $0.06 equaled Street estimates, but revenue of $186.1 million exceeded analyst projects. That's better than last year's major disappointment.
  • Net income for last year's fourth quarter included a one-time tax benefit of $19.5 million.
  • Q4 2005 pre-tax net income was $0.10 per stub, compared with $0.16 per share during the same period a year ago.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Avg. Est.

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Sales

$183,600

$186,118

$161,567

+15.2%

Net Profit

--

$3,901

$30,429

-87.2%

EPS

$0.06

$0.06

$0.45

-86.7%

Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Gross Margin

39.96%

39.32%

+0.64%

Op. Margin

3.31%

6.46%

-3.15%

Net Margin

2.10%

18.83%

-16.74%

Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Cash+ ST Invest.

$46,608

$103,374

-54.9%

Inventory

$28,675

$19,625

+46.1%

Accounts Rec.

$10,619

$9,013

+17.8%


Liabilities

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Total Debt

$5,944

$9,084

-34.6%

Accounts Pay.

$57,121

$63,266

-9.7%

Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)

FY 2005

FY 2004

% Change

Cash From Ops

$10,429

$42,129

-75.2%

Capital Expend.

$13,334

$10,576

+26.1%

Free Cash Flow

$(2,905)

$31,553

N/A

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