On Oct. 19, SAVVIS (NASDAQ:SVVS), an IT infrastructure company, released Q3 earnings for the period ended Sept. 30.

  • Revenues exceeded analyst estimates by 1.04% and EPS missed analyst estimates by 35%.
  • Total revenue for the quarter increased 17% to $193.7 million, primarily reflecting strong growth in hosting and managed Internet protocol VPN revenue.
  • The 146% increase in cash from operations resulted in free cash flow of $26 million.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$192

$194

$166

16.6%

Net Profit

--

($14)

($24)

N/A

EPS

($0.20)

($0.27)

($2.01)

N/A

Diluted Shares

--

51

12

322.1%



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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

39.88%

35.58%

4.30

Operating Margin

2.11%

1.39%

0.72

Net Margin

(7.01%)

(14.63%)

7.62

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$122

$51

140.8%

Accounts Rec.

$44

$51

(14.2%)

Inventory

--

--

n/a


Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$45

$48

(5.9%)

Long-Term Debt*

$369

$323

14.3%

*Includes capital leases

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Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2006

YTD 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

$78

$32

146.0%

Capital Expenditures

$51

$36

43.3%

Free Cash Flow

$26

($4)

N/A



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