AIT: Raising Estimates; 2Q18 a Nice Beat; Guidance with FCX Forthcoming
- 2Q18 (Dec) EPS of 79 cents (vs 61 cents a year earlier) was up 29% YoY and 8 cents above our forecast due to sales $20 million (or 3%) more than what we modeled on 8% organic growth;
- Carrying through the 2Q outperformance, partially offset by a higher-than-anticipated tax rate for the second half, our FY18 estimate, excluding the pending acquisition of FCX, is now $3.45 (from $3.43 previously and the record $2.84 in FY17), up 21% from our FY17 projection;
- For FY19, our Applied-only EPS estimate is now $4.19 (from $4.10), up 22% from our FY18 estimate;
- Applied increased its quarterly dividend by 3% to 30 cents for the 9th consecutive year of increases;
- The acquisition of FCX is expected to close January 31st, at which time Applied will provide updated guidance.
Applied Industrial Technologies is a distributor of bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control solutions, and other industrial supplies, operating in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. In addition, the company provides engineering, design, and systems integration for industrial, fluid power, and flow control applications, as well as customized mechanical, fabricated rubber, fluid power, and flow control shop services. The company has two reportable segments: service center based distribution; and fluid power and flow control.
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