Editor's Note: This piece has been revised to correct an error in the reported growth rate of finance debt.
Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HDI) released earnings for the period ended June 26, 2005, on July 13.
- EPS of $0.84 per share beat analysts' estimates.
- The company repurchased 17.7 million shares during the quarter.
- Motorcycle shipments were lower than the prior-year quarter.
Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)
|
Avg. Est. |
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
% Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$1,310,000 |
$1,333,264 |
$1,327,808 |
+0.4% |
|
Net Profit |
-- |
$237,391 |
$247,241 |
-4.0% |
|
EPS |
$0.79 |
$0.84 |
$0.83 |
+1.2% |
Margin Checkup (What's this?)
|
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
37.53% |
37.91% |
-0.38% |
|
Op. Margin |
27.25% |
28.55% |
-1.29% |
|
Net Margin |
17.81% |
18.62% |
-0.81% |
Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)
|
Assets |
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash+ ST Invest. |
$735,922 |
$1,313,004 |
-44.0% |
|
Inventory |
$225,778 |
$217,711 |
+3.7% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$138,413 |
$130,606 |
+6.0% |
|
Liabilities |
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Finance Debt* |
$807,994 |
$766,977 |
+5.3% |
|
Accounts Pay. |
$628,695 |
$654,477 |
-3.9% |
*Current and otherwise.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)
|
Q2 2005 |
Q2 2004 |
% Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops |
$561,731 |
$660,962 |
-15.0% |
|
Capital Expend. |
$75,430 |
$64,205 |
+17.5% |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$486,301 |
$596,757 |
-18.5% |
Related Companies:
- Polaris Industries (NYSE:PII)
- Honda (NYSE:HMC)
Related Foolishness:
- Was Harley a value after last quarter's drop?
- Review Harley's gnarly quarter.
- But things looked so good in July.
- Harley's back where it was more than a year ago, when I pondered its long road.
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At the time of publication, Seth Jayson had positions in no company mentioned. Fool rules are here.
