On Oct. 25, Affymetrix (NASDAQ:AFFX) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Sept. 30.

  • Revenues beat Street estimates by $5 million, while EPS was a loss of $0.21.
  • Sales remained relatively flat at $85 million, with marginal growth of 1.5%.
  • The company recorded a loss of $14 million because of restructuring charges of $10 million and stock-based compensation expenses of $3.6 million.
  • Because of restructuring charges, the operating margin declined 2,851 basis points to -20.03%.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$80

$84.7

$83.1

1.5%

Net Profit

--

($14.2)

$9.4

N/A

EPS

($0.76)

($0.21)

$0.14

N/A

Diluted Shares

--

67

70

(4.3%)



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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

59.70%

70.32%

(10.62)

Operating Margin

(20.03%)

9.99%

(30.02)

Net Margin

(16.72%)

11.26%

(27.98)

*Expressed in percentage points

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$245.5

$275.5

(10.9%)

Accounts Rec.

$70.3

$67.4

4.3%

Inventory

$45.7

$34.6

32.1%



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable*

$60.9

$55.5

9.7%

Long-Term Debt

$120

$120

0.0%

*Includes accrued expenses

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Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2006

YTD 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

No Data

No Data

N/A

Capital Expenditures

No Data

No Data

N/A

Free Cash Flow

No Data

No Data

N/A



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