On July 26, Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) released earnings for its 2005 fourth quarter, which ended June 30.

  • Last year's EPS of $0.23 benefited from a $1.6 billion settlement with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT).
  • Net income was lifted into the black by a $190 million net tax benefit.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Avg. Est.

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Sales

$2,980

$2,975

$3,110

-4.3%

Net Profit

--

$121

$783

-84.5%

EPS

$0.01

$0.04

$0.23

-82.6%



Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

Change

Gross Margin

41.41%

39.36%

+2.05%

Op. Margin

-3.36%

-13.22%

+9.85%

Net Margin

4.07%

25.18%

-21.11%



Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$3,396

$3,601

-5.7%

Inventory

$430

$464

-7.3%

Accounts Rec.

$2,231

$2,339

-4.6%



Liabilities

Long-Term Debt

$1,123

$1,175

-4.4%

Accounts Pay.

$1,167

$1,057

+10.4%



Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Cash From Ops

$195

$2,172

-91.0%

Capital Expend.

$80

$75

+6.7%

Free Cash Flow

$115

$2,097

-94.5%



Related Companies:

  • Apple Computer (NASDAQ:AAPL)
  • Dell (NASDAQ:DELL)
  • Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ)
  • IBM (NYSE:IBM)
  • Microsoft

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