Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) released earnings on June 22, 2005.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q1 06 Prior Yr.
Q
%
Chg.
Sales $1,240,000 $1,244,421 $1,100,917 +13%
Net Profit -- $98,903 $82,409 +20.5%
EPS $0.32 $0.33 $0.27 +22.2%


Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets Q1 06 Prior Year
Q
%
Change
Cash + ST
Investments
$876,511 $814,782 +7.6%
Inventory $1,238,976 $1,065,519 +16.3%
Accounts
Receivable
-- -- No data
Liabilities
Long-Term Debt -- -- No data
Accounts Payable $481,949 $428,294 +12.5%


Margin Checkup

Q1 06 Prior Year
Q
%
Change
Gross Margin 41.85% 41.49% +0.36%
Operating Margin 12.12% 11.69% +0.43%

Net Margin

7.95% 7.45%

+0.49%



Cash Flow Highlights

Q1 06 Prior Year
Q
%
Change
Cash From
Operations
$87,640 $60,102 +45.8%

Capital Expenditures

$32,327 $22,618 +42.9%

Free Cash Flow

$55,313 $37,484 +47.6%


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