Crane and lifting equipment company Manitowoc (NYSE: MTW) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after market hours. Here’s what to look for.
Manitowoc missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 7.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $539.5 million, down 4% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ revenue and EBITDA estimates.
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Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0 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. Manitowoc has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice since going public.
Looking at Manitowoc’s peers in the heavy machinery segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Caterpillar delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 9.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6.1%, and Terex reported revenues up 14.3%, falling short of estimates by 2%. Caterpillar traded up 11.2% following the results while Terex was down 17.8%.
Read our full analysis of Caterpillar’s results here and Terex’s results here.
Investors in the heavy machinery segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices flat over the last month. Manitowoc is down 4.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $10 (compared to the current share price of $10.21).
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