On May 2, NVE
- Revenues grew more than 30%, and investors have driven the stock price up 14%.
- For all of 2007, product sales increased 73% to $14.4 million.
- Motley Fool CAPS investors collectively give the stock a bottom-rung one-star rating.
(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
Q4 2007 |
Q4 2006 |
Change |
|
---|---|---|---|
Sales |
$4,565.2 |
$3,482.8 |
31.1% |
Net Profit |
$1,554.0 |
$619.7 |
150.7% |
EPS |
$0.33 |
$0.13 |
153.8% |
Diluted Shares |
4,778.3 |
4,690.9 |
1.9% |
Get back to basics with a look at the income statement.
Margin Checkup
Q4 2007 |
Q4 2006 |
Change* |
|
---|---|---|---|
Gross Margin |
65.8% |
54.0% |
11.7 |
Operating Margin |
42.4% |
25.2% |
17.3 |
Net Margin |
34.0% |
17.8% |
16.3 |
*Expressed in percentage points
Margins are the earnings engine. See how they work.
Balance Sheet Highlights
Assets |
Q4 2007 |
Q4 2006 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$1,379.8 |
$2,536.5 |
(45.6%) |
Accounts Rec. |
$2,005.0 |
$1,667.0 |
20.3% |
Inventory |
$2,016.9 |
$2,149.8 |
(6.2%) |
Liabilities |
Q4 2007 |
Q4 2006 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
Accounts Payable |
$502.6 |
$399.8 |
25.7% |
Learn the ways of the balance sheet.
Cash Flow Highlights
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