On Oct. 25, Wright Medical Group (NASDAQ:WMGI) released third-quarter earnings for the period ending Sept. 30, 2006.

  • Revenues matched the Street consensus, while EPS exceeded the analysts' estimates by a wide margin.
  • Strong performance in its hip and extremity product lines led to an overall increase in sales of 7%.
  • Increased operating expenses led to a 9.6% decline in net income, which resulted in lower earnings per share compared to the year-ago quarter.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$79

$78.6

$73.5

7.0%

Net Profit

--

$3.6

$4.0

(9.6%)

EPS

$0.04

$0.10

$0.11

(9.1%)

Diluted Shares

--

35.5

35.3

2.3%



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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

71.37%

72.42%

(1.05)

Operating Margin

4.41%

8.41%

(4.00)

Net Margin

4.58%

5.42%

(0.84)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$80.1

$75.6

6.0%

Accounts Rec.

$69.4

$60.9

14.0%

Inventory

$85.8

$81.9

4.8%



Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$14.0

$14.4

(2.8%)

Long-Term Debt

$0.9

$2.6

(65.4%)

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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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