Rail transportation company Greenbrier (NYSE:GBX) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday after the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
Greenbrier beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 7.3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $842.7 million, up 2.7% year on year. It was a stunning quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Greenbrier’s revenue to decline 27.4% year on year to $764.1 million, a reversal from the 3.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.18 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. Greenbrier has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.
Looking at Greenbrier’s peers in the heavy machinery segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. PACCAR’s revenues decreased 19% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.6%, and Wabtec reported revenues up 8.4%, in line with consensus estimates. PACCAR traded up 2.4% following the results while Wabtec’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of PACCAR’s results here and Wabtec’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the heavy machinery segment, with share prices up 3.7% on average over the last month. Greenbrier’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $53.50 (compared to the current share price of $45.94).
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