Specialty vehicles contractor Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) will be reporting results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
Oshkosh beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.74 billion, up 9.2% year on year. It was a decent quarter for the company, with full-year revenue guidance slightly topping analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Oshkosh’s revenue to decline 2.1% year on year to $2.42 billion, a reversal from the 11.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.18 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Oshkosh has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at Oshkosh’s peers in the heavy transportation equipment segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Greenbrier delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 8.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.1%, and PACCAR reported a revenue decline of 14.3%, falling short of estimates by 1.3%. Greenbrier traded up 3.7% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Greenbrier’s results here and PACCAR’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the heavy transportation equipment segment, with share prices up 3.5% on average over the last month. Oshkosh’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $116.01 (compared to the current share price of $95.60).
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