On Oct. 26, iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Sept. 30.

  • Call it a good quarter: The $0.39 in earnings per share blew away the expectations of $0.09.
  • A 61.4% increase in contract revenues was the primary cause of the 4.9% increase in sales.
  • Fool Rick Munarriz says to look for a pretax loss in the upcoming fourth quarter and explains why here.
  • The all-stars in Motley Fool CAPS still like the stock, with 115 outperforms versus 13 underperforms.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$53,259

$55,047

$52,458

4.9%

Net Profit

--

$10,042

$9,752

3.0%

EPS

$0.09

$0.39

$0.40

(2.5%)

Diluted Shares

--

25,502

12,600

102.4%

Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.

Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

41.75%

39.47%

2.28

Operating Margin

16.83%

18.65%

(1.82)

Net Margin

18.24%

18.59%

(0.35)

*Expressed in percentage points.

Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Sep. 30, 2006

Dec. 31, 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$72,168

$76,064

(5.1%)

Accounts Rec.

$30,643

$23,045

33.0%

Inventory

$23,824

$15,903

49.8%

Liabilities

Sep. 30, 2006

Dec. 31, 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$27,959

$23,721

17.9%

Long-Term Debt

--

--

--



Learn the ways of the balance sheet.

Cash Flow Highlights
What, no cash flow statement? If it's so hard to get one out on earnings day, the company should make a robot to do it.

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