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3M Company Beats on Q1 Earnings: ETFs in Focus

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Shares of 3M Company (MMM - Free Report) were up 0.46% at market close on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 as the company reported better-than-expected results. The company reported a 3.9% year-over-year increase in first quarter of 2017 revenues. Moreover, it beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both earnings and revenues (read: 3M Beats Both Q1 Earnings & Revenues, 2017 View Up).


Q1 Performance


3M reported GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $2.16, up 5.4% year over year and ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.07. Moreover, revenues of $7.68 billion surpassed the consensus mark of $7.51 billion.


The company reported operating income of $1.774 billion, down from $1.788 billion a year ago.


Revenue Performance


Industrial revenues rose to $2.709 billion from $2.599 billion a year ago.


Safety and Graphics revenues rose to $1.527 billion from $1.477 billion a year ago.


Healthcare revenues rose to $1.423 billion from $1.391 billion a year ago.


Electronics and Energy revenues rose to $1.21 billion from $1.089 billion a year ago.


Consumer revenues however dropped to $1.042 billion from $1.05 billion a year ago.


Corporate and Unallocated revenues totaled $2 million and dual credit elimination was $228 million, up from $197 million a year ago.


Guidance


The company expects local currency sales growth to be in the range of 2-5%. It expects EPS to be in a range of $8.70-$9.05 for 2017 and free cash flow of 95-105%. On the tax front, it expects a full-year tax rate of 26-27.5%.


In the current scenario, let us discuss the following ETFs with a high exposure to 3M Co (read: Industrial ETF Investors! Look at Trump, Not Soft Earnings).


SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA - Free Report)


This fund is one of the most popular ETFs in the U.S. market and tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index. It has AUM of $16.13 billion and charges a fee of 17 basis points a year. It has a 6.41% allocation to 3M Co (as of April 24, 2017). The fund returned 16.33% in the past one year and 6.16% in the year-to-date time frame (as of April 25, 2017). It closed 1.11% higher on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. DIA currently has a Zacks ETF Rank of #3 (Hold) with a Medium risk outlook


Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI - Free Report)


This ETF tracks the performance of the U.S. industrials sector. It has AUM of $10.95 billion and charges a fee of 14 basis points a year. It has 5.47% allocation to 3M Co (as of April 25, 2017). The fund returned 16.87% in the past one year and 7.14% in the year-to-date time frame (as of April 25, 2017). It closed 0.48% higher on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. XLI currently has a Zacks ETF Rank of #2 (Buy) with a Medium risk outlook.


Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS - Free Report)


This ETF is a relatively cheaper bet on the U.S. industrials sector. It has AUM of $3 billion and charges a fee of 10 basis points a year. It has 4.3% allocation to 3M Co (as of March 31, 2017). The fund returned 17.25% in the past one year and 6.30% in the year-to-date time frame (as of April 25, 2017). It closed 0.64% higher on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. VIS currently has a Zacks ETF Rank of #2 with a Medium risk outlook.


Below is a year-to-date performance comparison of the funds and 3M Co.


 
Source: Yahoo Finance


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