On Thursday, Motley Fool Rule Breakers pick Applix
- Although our table reports results according to GAAP, Applix prefers to exclude stock-based compensation and certain charges arising from its settlement with the SEC last year. (Don't they all?) On that basis, the company earned $0.15 per share on $17.4 million in second-quarter revenue.
- The year-over-year earnings shortfall was caused by an increase in its effective tax rate to 40% from 12% during last year's Q2.
- Management projects $67 million to $70 million in full-year 2007 revenue and $38.5 million to $40.5 million in license revenue. Both figures would represent at least 28% year-over-year gains.
- The professional and amateur stock pickers following Applix in our Motley Fool CAPS investor-intelligence database give it five out of five stars.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$17,440 |
$13,320 |
30.9% |
|
Net Profit |
$2,129 |
$2,327 |
(8.5%) |
|
EPS |
$0.12 |
$0.14 |
(14.3%) |
|
Diluted Shares |
18,335 |
16,702 |
9.8% |
Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.
Margin Checkup|
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
88.84% |
90.39% |
(1.55) |
|
Operating Margin |
18.13% |
17.47% |
0.66 |
|
Net Margin |
12.21% |
17.47% |
(5.26) |
Margins are the earnings engine.
Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$38,137 |
$26,332 |
44.8% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$12,363 |
$10,083 |
22.6% |
|
Liabilities |
Q2 2007 |
Q2 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$2,134 |
$2,208 |
(3.4%) |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$4,875 |
$6,500 |
(25.0%) |
The balance sheet reflects the company's health.
Cash Flow Highlights
No cash flow statement provided. (Whatever.)
Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.
Related Foolishness:
- Unlike peers Business Objects
(NASDAQ:BOBJ) and Cognos(NASDAQ:COGN) , Applix is a five-star technology stock. - Find out what your peers had to say about Applix before the call.
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Fool contributor Tim Beyers didn't own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this article at the time of publication. Find Tim's portfolio here and his latest blog commentary here. He plans to buy shares of Applix when The Motley Fool's disclosure policy is done giving him the stiff-arm.
