On July 28, Guess? (NYSE:GES) released earnings for its 2005 second quarter, which ended July 2.

  • Revenue growth of 16% was ahead of analyst estimates -- but they've been guessing wrong a lot lately.
  • EPS growth of 80% was triple analysts' expectations. (I'm not kidding; they make lots of strange guesses.)
  • Growth in accounts receivable and debt is related to a recent European acquisition.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Avg. Est.

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Sales

$174,900

$178,235

$154,097

+15.7%

Net Profit

--

$4,164

$2,131

+95.4%

EPS

$0.03

$0.09

$0.05

+80.0%



Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

Change

Gross Margin

37.30%

37.50%

-0.20%

Op. Margin

4.35%

3.38%

+0.97%

Net Margin

2.34%

1.38%

+0.95%



Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$91,504

$54,474

+68.0%

Inventory

$113,206

$96,810

+16.9%

Accounts Rec.

$74,399

$38,084

+95.4%



Liabilities

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Long-Term Debt*

$87,863

$60,721

+44.7%

Other Liabilities

$43,938

$16,353

+168.7%



*Includes current portion of long term debt and notes payable.

Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Cash From Ops

$23,937

$1,468

Big %

Capital Expend.

$23,900

$9,950

+140.2%

Free Cash Flow

$37

$(8,482)

N/A



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  • Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ:PSUN)

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At the time of publication, Seth Jayson had shares of American Eagle, Aeropostale, Pacific Sunwear, and Guess. Fool rules are here.