Welding equipment manufacturer Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) will be reporting results this Thursday morning. Here’s what you need to know.
Lincoln Electric beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.06 billion, up 7.9% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ organic revenue estimates but a slight miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Lincoln Electric’s revenue to grow 7.1% year on year to $1.09 billion, a reversal from the 3.4% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.54 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Lincoln Electric has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 1.2% on average.
Looking at Lincoln Electric’s peers in the professional tools and equipment segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Kennametal delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 9.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1%, and Fortive reported revenues up 4.6%, topping estimates by 2.7%. Kennametal traded up 7% following the results while Fortive was also up 10.8%.
Read our full analysis of Kennametal’s results here and Fortive’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional tools and equipment segment, with share prices up 8.6% on average over the last month. Lincoln Electric is up 16.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $268.89 (compared to the current share price of $293.84).
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