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Manitex (MNTX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.14 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 80%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of forklifts, cranes and other lifting vehicles would post earnings of $0.08 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.11, delivering a surprise of 37.50%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times.
Manitex, which belongs to the Zacks Manufacturing - General Industrial industry, posted revenues of $66.54 million for the quarter ended September 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.90%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $71.33 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Manitex shares have lost about 34.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 24.3%.
What's Next for Manitex?
While Manitex has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Manitex: mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.08 on $75.47 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $0.33 on $295.02 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Manufacturing - General Industrial is currently in the bottom 44% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
Another stock from the same industry, Graham (GHM), has yet to report results for the quarter ended September 2024. The results are expected to be released on November 8.
This maker of vacuum and heat-transfer equipment is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.18 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +350%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
Graham's revenues are expected to be $50.5 million, up 12% from the year-ago quarter.
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The Middleby Corporation MIDD reported third-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings of $2.33 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.47. The bottom line decreased 1.7% year over year due to lower sales.
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Net sales of $942.8 million missed the consensus estimate of $997 million. The top line declined 3.9% year over year. Organic sales decreased 4.1%. Acquired assets boosted sales by 0.2%, while movements in foreign currencies had a positive impact of 0.1%.
Segmental Results
Sales from the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment (representing 63.7% of net sales) were $600.1 million, down 5.3% year over year. Organic sales decreased 5.3%. Buyouts did not have any material impact on sales, while foreign-currency translation had an adverse impact of 0.1%.
Sales from the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group segment (18.3%) totaled $173.2 million, down 3.8% year over year. Our estimate was $189.2 million. Organic sales plunged 4.5%. Buyouts boosted sales by 0.1%, while foreign-currency translation had a positive impact of 0.6%.
Sales from the Food Processing Equipment Group segment (18%) summed $169.5 million, up 1.7% year over year. We expected the metric to be $180 million. Organic sales increased 0.7% year over year. Acquisitions boosted sales by 0.8%, while foreign currency movements had a favorable impact of 0.2%.
Middleby Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Middleby price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Middleby Quote
MIDD’s Margin Profile
Middleby’s cost of sales decreased 3% year over year to $587.4 million. Gross profit fell 5.3% to $355.4 million. The gross margin decreased to 37.7% from 38.3% in the year-ago quarter.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 8.6% year over year to $179.5 million. Operating income declined 0.6% year over year to $173.4 million. Operating margin increased 60 basis points (bps) to 18.4%.
Adjusted EBITDA declined 5.4% year over year to $213 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin fell 40 bps to 22.6%.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Exiting the third quarter, Middleby had cash and cash equivalents of $606 million compared with $247.5 million at the end of December 2023. Long-term debt was $2.36 billion at the end of the third quarter compared with $2.38 billion at 2023-end.
In the first nine months of 2024, Middleby generated net cash of $447.1 million from operating activities compared with $373.1 million in the year-ago period. Capital expenditure totaled $36.2 million compared with $69.6 million in the year-ago-period. Free cash flow was $410.9 million in the first nine months of the year compared with $303.5 million in the year-ago period.
Middleby’s Q4 Outlook
For the fourth quarter, the company expects sales from the Commercial Foodservice segment to be flat on a sequential basis. Sales from the Residential Kitchen segment are anticipated to be near the year-ago quarter level and increase sequentially, while Food Processing sales are expected to increase on both year-over-year and sequential basis.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
MIDD currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Graham Corporation GHM currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
GHM delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 133.2%. In the past 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Graham’s fiscal 2025 earnings has remained stable.
Ingersoll-Rand plc IR presently carries a Zacks Rank of 2. IR delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 11%.
In the past 60 days, the consensus estimate for Ingersoll-Rand’s 2024 earnings has inched up 0.6%.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH currently carries a Zacks Rank of 2. PH delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 11.2%.
In the past 60 days, the consensus estimate for Parker-Hannifin’s fiscal 2025 (ending June 2025) earnings has increased 0.3%.
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