Medtronic’s Financials

Here are Medtronic’s numbers for the past several quarters:
Quarter………..EPS………….Sales
Jul-01…………$0.28………..$1,455.70
Oct-01………..$0.29………..$1,571.00
Jan-02………..$0.30………..$1,592.00
Apr-02………..$0.34………..$1,792.00
Jul-02…………$0.32………..$1,713.90
Oct-02………..$0.34………..$1,891.00
Jan-03………..$0.35………..$1,912.50
Apr-03………..$0.40………..$2,148.00
Jul-03…………$0.37………..$2,064.20
Oct-03………..$0.39………..$2,163.80
Jan-04………..$0.40………..$2,193.80
Apr-04………..$0.48………..$2,665.40
Jul-04…………$0.43………..$2,346.10
Oct-04………..$0.44………..$2,399.80
Jan-05………..$0.46………..$2,530.70
Apr-05………..$0.53………..$2,778.00
Jul-05…………$0.50………..$2,690.40
Oct-05………..$0.54………..$2,765.40
Jan-06………..$0.55………..$2,769.50
Apr-06………..$0.62………..$3,080.00 (est)
Jul-06…………$0.59………..$3,020.00 (est)
If the earnings report is inline with expectations, then Medtronic’s trailing P/E ratio will drop to 22, its lowest level in a decade.
In October, the company boosted earnings guidance for FY06, FY07 and FY08. Remarkably, the stock is down 11% since then.

Posted by on May 23rd, 2006 at 7:44 am


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