On Aug. 4, TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) released earnings for its 2005 second quarter, which ended June 30.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Avg. Est.

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Sales

$13,000

$12,346

$14,694

-16.0%

Net Profit

--

$267

$1,465

-81.8%

EPS

$0.04

$0.03

$0.14

-78.6%



Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

Change

Gross Margin

34.46%

38.23%

-3.77%

Op. Margin

3.06%

15.57%

-12.51%

Net Margin

2.16%

9.97%

-7.81%



Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Cash+ ST Invest.

$4,741

$5,011

-5.4%

Inventory

$7,916

$8,682

-8.8%

Accounts Rec.

$9,666

$8,395

+15.1%



Liabilities

Long-Term Debt

--

--

N/A

Accounts Pay.

$2,427

$3,370

-28.0%



Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)

No cash flow statement provided. (Boo!)

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