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Owens-Illinois (OI) Beats Q4 Earnings, Revenues in Line

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Owens-Illinois, Inc. (OI - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter 2016 adjusted earnings per share of 50 cents, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents. Earnings also jumped 25% year over year. Shares of the company gained around 5% and closed at $19.83 on Feb 1, after the results came.

Including one-time items, the company reported a loss of 43 cents per share in the quarter, compared to a profit of 4 cents in the year-ago quarter.

Operational Update

Owens-Illinois’ net sales inched up 1% year over year to $1.6 billion. Revenues came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Sales volumes advanced 1% compared to the prior-year quarter. Currency translation adversely impacted net sales by $16 million or 1%. On a global basis, pricing was up $27 million, primarily driven by price adjustments that reflect cost inflation.

Owens-Illinois, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Owens-Illinois, Inc. Quote

Shipments in Europe increased 3% mainly due to gains in beer and food shipments. In North America, volumes were similar to the prior year with higher non-alcoholic beverage and spirits shipments offsetting lower food and beer shipments. Fourth-quarter shipments for legacy Latin America dipped 3% with higher shipments in all product categories except wine. Asia Pacific shipments reported a 6% decline year over year.

Cost of sales was up 7% to $1.43 billion in the quarter. Gross profit plunged 26% to $215 million from $292 million in the year-earlier quarter. Selling and administrative expenses went up 2.4% to $128 million. Segment operating profit improved 8% year over year to $201 million. Segment operating profit margin expanded 110 basis points to 12.2% in the quarter.

Financial Update

At the end of 2016, Owens-Illinois had cash and cash equivalents of $492 million, which increased from $399 million at the end of 2015. Cash flow from operations came in at $758 million in 2016 compared with $612 million in 2015.

At the end of 2016, Owens-Illinois’ long-term debt increased to $5,133 million, compared with $5,345 million at the end of 2015.

2016 Performance

Owens-Illinois reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.31 in 2016, up 15.5% from $2 per share recorded in the prior year. Earnings outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.29 per share. Including one-time items, the bottom line came in at $1.32, surging 55% from 85 cents recorded in 2015.

Revenues increased 8.9% year over year to $6.7 billion from $6.2 billion in 2015. Revenues came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

Guidance

Owens-Illinois guided adjusted earnings per share outlook for 2017 in the band of $2.40–$2.50 per share. The guidance reflects uncertainty in macroeconomic conditions and currency rates as well as other factors.

Share Price Performance

In the last one year, Owens-Illinois has outperformed the Zacks classified Glass Products sub-industry with respect to price performance. The stock gained 60.9%, while the industry rose 51.8% over the same time frame.



 

Zacks Rank

Owens-Illinois currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Some better-ranked stocks in the same sector are ABB Ltd , Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (APOG - Free Report) .

ABB Ltd has delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 23.50% in the last four quarters. The company sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Altra Industrial Motion also boasts a Zacks Rank #1 and has delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 8.06% for the trailing four quarters. Apogee, another Zacks Rank #1 stock, has an average positive earnings surprise of 13.24% for the past four quarters.

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