Earlier today, solar energy company and Motley Fool Rule Breakers pick Suntech Power
- Up nicely in early trading, Suntech easily surpassed investor expectations by boosting revenue by more than 174%. (Estimates were for a 154% improvement.)
- Blazing demand should continue: Management upped its 2007 projection for photovoltaic output from 250 megawatts to 325 megawatts.
- Perhaps that's why, unlike its lower-ranked rivals Evergreen Solar
(NASDAQ:ESLR) , SunPower(NASDAQ:SPWR) , and First Solar(NASDAQ:FSLR) , the 1,204 amateur and professional investors tracking Suntech in Motley Fool CAPS give the stock four out of five stars.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$246,696 |
$89,886 |
174.5% |
|
Net Profit |
$26,094 |
$19,319 |
35.1% |
|
EPS |
$0.16 |
$0.12 |
33.3% |
|
Diluted Shares |
164,088 |
156,221 |
5.0% |
Get back to basics with the income statement.
Margin Checkup|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
19.04% |
30.10% |
(11.06) |
|
Operating Margin |
10.87% |
22.32% |
(11.45) |
|
Net Margin |
10.58% |
21.49% |
(10.91) |
Margins are the earnings engine.
Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$693,519 |
$345,661 |
100.6% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$163,778 |
$5,374 |
2947.6% |
|
Inventory |
$190,783 |
$61,868 |
208.4% |
|
Liabilities |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$45,425 |
$8,516 |
433.4% |
|
Total Debt |
$835,162 |
$77,035 |
984.1% |
The balance sheet reflects the company's health.
Cash Flow Checkup
No cash flow statement provided. (Whatever.)
Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.
Related Foolishness:
- How was our Foolish forecast?
- Suntech wants to raise the roof.
- Being bullish on America couldn't hurt, I suppose.
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Fool contributor Tim Beyers, who is ranked 6,458 out of more than 29,300 in CAPS, is a sucker for growth stocks and a regular contributor to David Gardner's Rule Breakers team. He didn't own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this article at the time of publication. Tim's portfolio holdings can be found at his Fool profile. His thoughts on Foolishness and investing may be found in his blog. The Motley Fool's disclosure policy always adds up.
