On May 1, FoxHollow Technologies (NASDAQ:FOXH) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended March 31.

  • Revenue was up a modest 5.5%, largely due to collaboration revenue from Merck (NYSE:MRK). Product revenue was actually down nearly 8%, and that is a troubling sign.
  • In this quarter, company launched the SilverHawk SXL -- an enhanced offering designed to improve plaque collection from arteries and reduce procedure time. The company needs this product to be successful to reverse the product sales trend.
  • FoxHollow estimates revenues in fiscal 2007 to be in the range of $205 million to $215 million, which includes $173 million to $183 million in product sales and $32 million in research collaboration revenues.
  • Management forecasts a slight profit for the year with EPS in range of $0.00 to $0.20

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data.)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$49,217

$46,647

5.5%

Net Profit

($713)

($14,638)

N/A

EPS

($0.02)

($0.60)

N/A

Diluted Shares

29,320

24,304

20.6%

Get back to basics with the income statement.

Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

77.2%

73.7%

3.5

Operating Margin

(6.0%)

(32.7%)

26.7

Net Margin

(1.5%)

(31.4%)

29.9

*Expressed in percentage points.

Margins are the earnings engine.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$169,716

$59,367

185.9%

Accounts Rec.

$19,421

$23,759

(18.3%)

Inventory

$16,508

$14,752

11.9%

Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$9,902

$6,140

61.3%

Long-Term Debt

No Data

No Data

No Data

The balance sheet reflects the company's health.

Cash Flow Highlights
A statement of cash flows was not provided.

Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.

Related Foolishness:

Fool by Numbers is designed to give you the raw earnings information in a timely fashion, putting all the numbers you need in one easy-to-read place. But at The Motley Fool, we believe numbers tell only part of the story, so check Fool.com for more of our in-depth discussion of what the numbers mean. This data has been provided by Netscribes. To provide feedback on this article, please click on the "feedback" button below.