Here are Oracle's (NASDAQ:ORCL) results for fiscal 2005, which ended on May 31.

  • The impact of the recent PeopleSoft acquisition is reflected in the company's earnings.
  • The company reported on its FY 2005 cash flow statement that $10.6 billion was used for acquisitions, net of cash acquired.

Income Statement Highlights

FY 2005
Avg. Est.

FY 2005
Actual

 FY 2004
Actual		 %
Change
Sales $11,940 $11,799 $10,156 16.2%

Net Profit

 -- $2,886 $2,681 7.6%
EPS $0.65 $0.55 $0.50 10%
Dollar figures in millions, except per-share data

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets FY 2005 FY 2004 % Change
Cash + ST Invest. $4,802 $8,587 -44.1%
Accounts Rec. $2,570 $2,012 27.7%
Dollar figures in millions

Liabilities FY 2005 FY 2004 % Change
Long-Term Debt $159 $163 -2.5%
Accounts Pay. $230 $191 20.4%
Dollar figures in millions

Margin Checkup

FY 2005 FY 2004 % Change
Op. Margin 34.09% 38.05% -3.96%
Net Margin 24.46% 26.4% -1.94%


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  • IBM (NYSE:IBM)
  • Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
  • SAP (NYSE:SAP)

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