On Aug. 3, Peet's Coffee and Tea (NASDAQ:PEET) released earnings for its 2005 second quarter ended July 3.

  • EPS of $0.18 and sales of $41.7 million both beat estimates, proving the specialty coffee maker's growth strategy is on track.
  • The company maintained full-year guidance of $173 million in revenue and $0.74 in per-stub income.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Avg. Est.

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Sales

$40,600

$41,723

$33,551

+24.4%

Net Profit

--

$2,603

$1,775

+46.6%

EPS

$0.16

$0.18

$0.13

+38.5%



Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

Change

Gross Margin

54.88%

54.22%

+0.66%

Op. Margin

9.24%

8.10%

+1.15%

Net Margin

6.24%

5.29%

+0.95%



Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Cash + Invest.*

$62,064

$64,568

-3.9%

Inventory

$18,403

$13,294

+38.4%

Accounts Rec.

$3,782

$3,242

+16.7%



*Includes long-term U.S. government and agency securities

Liabilities

Long-Term Debt

$-

$-

N/A

Accounts Pay.

$3,098

$5,606

-44.7%



Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)

No cash flow statement provided. (Boo!)

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