On May 21, backscatter X-ray specialist American Science & Engineering
- Though fourth-quarter sales and earnings grew, full-year revenue decreased 6% to $153.2 million and EPS was down 27% to $2.38.
- Our Motley Fool CAPS community is quite fond of this Rule Breakers recommendation, collectively rating the stock five stars.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data.)
Income Statement Highlights
Q4 2007 |
Q4 2006 |
Change |
|
---|---|---|---|
Sales |
$45,919 |
$40,761 |
12.7% |
Net Profit |
$5,790 |
$4,725 |
22.5% |
EPS |
$0.60 |
$0.51 |
17.6% |
Diluted Shares |
9,380 |
9,337 |
0.5% |
Get back to basics with the income statement.
Margin Checkup
Q4 2007 |
Q4 2006 |
Change* |
|
---|---|---|---|
Gross Margin |
38.3% |
47.7% |
(9.5) |
Operating Margin |
17.5% |
27.1% |
(9.5) |
Net Margin |
12.6% |
11.6% |
1.0 |
Margins are the earnings engine.
Balance Sheet Highlights
Assets |
Q4 2007 |
Q4 2006 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$138,537 |
$93,870 |
47.6% |
Accounts Rec. |
$23,366 |
$25,868 |
(9.7%) |
Inventory |
$20,140 |
$16,886 |
19.3% |
Liabilities |
Q4 2007 |
Q4 2006 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
Accounts Payable |
$8,117 |
$6,659 |
21.9% |
Long-Term Debt |
$10,379 |
$9,630 |
7.8% |
The balance sheet reflects the company's health.
Cash Flow Highlights
Not even X-ray vision could help us find the nonexistent cash flow statement.
Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.
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