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Barnes (B) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Down Y/Y
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Barnes Group Inc. (B - Free Report) reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2020 results, wherein both earnings and revenues surpassed estimates.
The company’s adjusted earnings in the reported quarter were 30 cents per share. The figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents by 11.1%. However, the bottom line declined 66.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Top-Line Results
In the reported quarter, Barnes’ revenues decreased 27.8% year over year to $269.1 million. Revenues were adversely impacted by organic sales decline of 26% and adverse impact of 4% from divestitures, partially offset by positive impact of 2% from foreign exchange.
The top line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $246 million by 9.3%.
Barnes reports net sales under two heads — Industrial and Aerospace. A brief snapshot of the segmental sales is provided below:
Net sales generated from Industrial amounted to $196.9 million, declining 15% year over year. The segment suffered from weakness in automotive and industrial end markets, and the coronavirus outbreak-related issues. Organic sales were down 12% year over year, while favorable foreign exchange had a positive impact of 3%. Divestiture of the Seeger business had a negative impact of 6%.
Aerospace’s sales were $72.1 million in the third quarter, down 49% year over year. Original equipment manufacturing net sales declined 44%, while aftermarket net sales fell 58% on account of softness in aerospace end markets.
Barnes Group, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
In the reported quarter, Barnes’ cost of sales decreased 24.5% year over year to $176.9 million. Notably, cost of sales represented 65.7% of net sales versus 62.9% in the year-ago quarter. Selling and administrative expenses decreased 13.7% to $60.9 million and represented 22.6% of net sales. Total operating income in the quarter declined 53.8% to $31.2 million, while margin contracted 650 basis points to 11.6%. Interest expenses totaled $3.7 million in the reported quarter, down 30.7% year over year.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
Exiting the third quarter, Barnes’ cash and cash equivalents were $77.5 million, up 4.4% from $74.2 million recorded in the last reported quarter. Long-term debt was $701.4 million, reflecting a 1.4% decline from $711.4 million in the last reported quarter.
In the first nine months of 2020, it generated net cash of $163.4 million from operating activities, up 1.3% from the comparable period of the previous year. Capital expenditure totaled $30.2 million, decreasing 19.9%. Free cash flow was $133.2 million compared with $123.6 million reported a year ago.
During the quarter, Barnes paid out dividends amounting to $8.1 million, in line with the year-ago quarter’s disbursement. Notably, the company refrained from repurchasing any shares in the quarter.
Outlook
For the fourth quarter of 2020, the company anticipates adjusted earnings of 27-35 cents per share, suggesting a decline of 64% at the mid-point from the year-ago reported figure.
Organic sales for the fourth quarter are predicted to decline about 20% on a year-over-year basis. Operating margin is predicted to be 11%.
For full-year 2020 it anticipates capital expenditures of $40 million.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
The company currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Barnes (B) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Down Y/Y
Barnes Group Inc. (B - Free Report) reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2020 results, wherein both earnings and revenues surpassed estimates.
The company’s adjusted earnings in the reported quarter were 30 cents per share. The figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents by 11.1%. However, the bottom line declined 66.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Top-Line Results
In the reported quarter, Barnes’ revenues decreased 27.8% year over year to $269.1 million. Revenues were adversely impacted by organic sales decline of 26% and adverse impact of 4% from divestitures, partially offset by positive impact of 2% from foreign exchange.
The top line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $246 million by 9.3%.
Barnes reports net sales under two heads — Industrial and Aerospace. A brief snapshot of the segmental sales is provided below:
Net sales generated from Industrial amounted to $196.9 million, declining 15% year over year. The segment suffered from weakness in automotive and industrial end markets, and the coronavirus outbreak-related issues. Organic sales were down 12% year over year, while favorable foreign exchange had a positive impact of 3%. Divestiture of the Seeger business had a negative impact of 6%.
Aerospace’s sales were $72.1 million in the third quarter, down 49% year over year. Original equipment manufacturing net sales declined 44%, while aftermarket net sales fell 58% on account of softness in aerospace end markets.
Barnes Group, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Margin Profile
In the reported quarter, Barnes’ cost of sales decreased 24.5% year over year to $176.9 million. Notably, cost of sales represented 65.7% of net sales versus 62.9% in the year-ago quarter. Selling and administrative expenses decreased 13.7% to $60.9 million and represented 22.6% of net sales. Total operating income in the quarter declined 53.8% to $31.2 million, while margin contracted 650 basis points to 11.6%. Interest expenses totaled $3.7 million in the reported quarter, down 30.7% year over year.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
Exiting the third quarter, Barnes’ cash and cash equivalents were $77.5 million, up 4.4% from $74.2 million recorded in the last reported quarter. Long-term debt was $701.4 million, reflecting a 1.4% decline from $711.4 million in the last reported quarter.
In the first nine months of 2020, it generated net cash of $163.4 million from operating activities, up 1.3% from the comparable period of the previous year. Capital expenditure totaled $30.2 million, decreasing 19.9%. Free cash flow was $133.2 million compared with $123.6 million reported a year ago.
During the quarter, Barnes paid out dividends amounting to $8.1 million, in line with the year-ago quarter’s disbursement. Notably, the company refrained from repurchasing any shares in the quarter.
Outlook
For the fourth quarter of 2020, the company anticipates adjusted earnings of 27-35 cents per share, suggesting a decline of 64% at the mid-point from the year-ago reported figure.
Organic sales for the fourth quarter are predicted to decline about 20% on a year-over-year basis. Operating margin is predicted to be 11%.
For full-year 2020 it anticipates capital expenditures of $40 million.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
The company currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks from the same space are Dover Corporation (DOV - Free Report) , IDEX Corporation (IEX - Free Report) and Kaman Corporation (KAMN - Free Report) , each currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Dover delivered a positive earnings surprise of 18.10%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
IDEX delivered a positive earnings surprise of 3.66%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
Kaman delivered a positive earnings surprise of 30.42%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
More Stock News: This Is Bigger than the iPhone!
It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 27 billion devices in just 3 years, creating a $1.7 trillion market.
Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 6 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2021.
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