On Thursday, April 26, Rule Breakers selection Secure Computing (NASDAQ:SCUR) released earnings for the first quarter ended March 31.
- Our table below reports revenue and income in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP. Sadly, that won't help you understand this business. On a non-GAAP basis -- which adds back certain charges for acquired deferred revenue and stock-based compensation -- Secure Computing booked $60.5 million in revenue and $0.05 in per-share earnings.
- More impressive, though, is that Secure is winning against tough competitors like Check Point Software (NASDAQ:CHKP), Trend Micro (NASDAQ:TMIC), and Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO). For example, management says that 118 deals completed during the quarter were valued at $100,000 or more -- a company record.
- That's impressive momentum, and it may explain why the 400 professional and amateur investors tracking the stock in CAPS collectively give Secure Computing four out of five stars.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$53,772 |
$42,617 |
26.2% |
|
Net Profit |
($11,489) |
($12,759) |
N/A |
|
EPS |
($0.18) |
($0.25) |
N/A |
|
Diluted Shares |
65,272 |
51,705 |
26.2% |
Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
70.06% |
72.00% |
(1.94) |
|
Operating Margin |
(14.68%) |
1.80% |
(16.48) |
|
Net Margin |
(21.37%) |
(29.94%) |
8.57 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$9,317 |
$15,276 |
(39%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$55,045 |
$7,699 |
615% |
|
Inventory |
$5,153 |
$8,996 |
(42.7%) |
|
Liabilities |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$9,639 |
$5,580 |
72.8% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$73,169 |
$0 |
N/A |
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Cash Flow Checkup
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$12,004 |
$11,699 |
2.6% |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$2,884 |
$3,837 |
(24.8%) |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$9,120 |
$7,862 |
16% |
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