On May 24, New York & Company (NYSE:NWY) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended May 5.

  • Sales climbed by 6.3% despite a 1.2% decline in same-store sales.
  • Arbitration proceedings of the JasmineSola brand, coupled with the charges related to clear the stock connected to "the loss of a JasmineSola lease," were the prime reasons for a 200 bps decline in the net margin.
  • Factoring 61.3 million outstanding diluted shares, the company expects EPS in the range of $0.11 to $0.14 in the second quarter of fiscal 2007.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data.)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$284.0

$267.1

6.3%

Net Profit

$0.8

$6.1

(86.8%)

EPS

$0.01

$0.10

(90%)

Diluted Shares

60.9

59.7

1.9%

Get back to basics with the income statement.

Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

27.6%

29.6%

(2.0)

Operating Margin

0.6%

4%

(3.4)

Net Margin

0.3%

2.3%

(2.0)

*Expressed in percentage points.

Margins are the earnings engine.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$36.6

$26.9

36%

Inventory

$130.7

$130.2

0.4%

Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$76.1

$85.9

(11.4%)

Long-Term Debt

$24.0

$30.0

(20%)

The balance sheet reflects the company's health.

Cash Flow Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash From Ops.

($21.5)

($19.2)

N/A

Capital Expenditures

$11.6

$17.4

(33.1%)

Free Cash Flow

($33.1)

($36.5)

N/A

Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.

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