On Feb. 15, Marine Products (NYSE:MPX) released Q4 2005 earnings for the period ending Dec. 31, 2005.

  • The company cut back on production in the face of declining consumer sentiment and the Gulf Coast hurricanes. Unit volumes fell 21%.
  • Higher raw-material and fixed costs cut into gross and operating margins.
  • Cash flow was hurt by a significant jump in accounts receivable.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Sales

$60,200

$56,873

$62,684

(9.3%)

Net Profit

--

$4,185

$5,457

(23.3%)

EPS

$0.12

$0.11

$0.13

(15.4%)

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Margin Checkup

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

Change

Gross Margin

23.13%

25.17%

(2.04)

Op. Margin

9.32%

12.91%

(3.60)

Net Margin

7.36%

8.71%

(1.35)

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$38,925

$46,747

(16.7%)

Inventory

$26,856

$25,869

3.8%

Accounts Rec.

$3,662

$1,082

238.4%



Liabilities

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Long-Term Debt

--

--

N/A

Accounts Pay.

$3,461

$3,750

(7.7%)

Cash Flow Highlights*

Q4 2005

Q4 2004

% Change

Cash From Ops.

$19,366

$29,405

(34.1%)

Capital Expend.

$1,118

$2,838

(60.6%)

Free Cash Flow

$18,248

$26,567

(31.3%)

*Cash flow data is for all of 2005.

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At the time of publication, Fool analyst Andy Cross did not own shares in any company mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.