Earnings Surge for MICROS - Analyst Blog
April 27 2012 - 7:15AM
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MICROS Systems
Inc.’s (MCRS) Non-GAAP earnings per share for the third
quarter of fiscal 2012 came in at 56 cents compared with 49 cents
in the prior-year quarter and 51 cents in the earlier quarter. This
substantially surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48
cents.
On a GAAP basis, earnings came in
at 53 cents per share, versus 47 cents in the prior-year quarter as
well as prior quarter.
Revenues
Revenues were $278 million, up 9.8%
year over year and 2.8% sequentially. This was exactly in line with
the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
On a segment basis, Service
revenues came in at $177.4 million, rising from $172.2 million,
going up 3.0% from the previous year quarter. Hardware revenues
came in at $63.1 million, increasing 26.5% from the year-ago
quarter. Software revenues came in at $37.6 million, up 20.9% year
over year.
Margins
Gross margin came in at 54.9%
compared with 55.8% in the year-ago quarter and 56.3% in the last
quarter. Operating margin came in at 20.1% versus 20.5% in the
previous year period, but remained stable sequentially.
Balance Sheet
At the end of the quarter, cash and
cash equivalents amounted to $816.0 million, rising 10.3% from
$739.5 million at the end of the earlier quarter. Inventory fell
around 1.6% to $36.7 million from $37.3 million in the prior
quarter. Accounts payable surged 7.2% to $53.7 million at the end
of the quarter from $50.1 million at the end of December 31,
2011.
Our Take
A number of contract wins and
extensions were earned by the company during its third quarter,
which were chiefly responsible for the escalated revenue growths.
We are also hopeful that these long-term awards will continue to
generate approbatory yields for MICROS as it moves ahead to battle
the lingering downsides of the on-going clouded fiscal
scenario.
The company currently retains a
Zacks #3 Rank, which translates into a short-term ‘Hold’ rating. We
also maintain a long-term ‘Neutral’ recommendation on the
stock.
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