Alcoa (NYSE:AA) released earnings on July 7 for its 2005 fiscal second quarter, which ended on June 30.

Income Statement Highlights

Q2 2005
Avg. Est.

Q2 2005
Actual

Q2 2004
Actual

%
Change
Sales $6,640 $6,763 $5,971 +13.3%
Net Profit -- $460 $404 +13.9%
EPS $0.45 $0.52 $0.46 +13%
Dollar figures in millions, except per-share data

Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets Q2 2005 Q2 2004 % Change
Cash + ST Invest. $457 $466 -1.9%
Inventory $3,467 $2,855 +21.4%
Accounts Rec. $3,245 $2,983 +8.8%
Dollar figures in millions

Liabilities Q2 2005 Q2 2004 % Change
Long-Term Debt $5,514 $6,329 -12.9%
Accounts Pay. $2,350 $2,253 +4.3%
Dollar figures in millions

Margin Checkup

Q2 2005 Q2 2004 % Change

Gross Margin

19.33%

 21.30% -1.98%
Op. Margin 9.92% 12.46% -2.54%
Net Margin 6.80% 6.77% +0.04%


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At the time of publication, John Reeves owned shares in Alcoa. Fool rules are here.