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Kimball Electronics Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Expectations
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Key Takeaways
Kimball Electronics' Q1 EPS of $0.49 beat estimates by 104.2%, up 122.7% from last year.
Q1 revenues of $365.6M topped forecasts but dipped 2.3% year over year on lower auto sales.
Gross margin rose 160 bps to 7.9%, while debt fell to its lowest level in over three years.
Kimball Electronics, Inc. (KE - Free Report) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings of 49 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 104.2%. The company reported earnings of 22 cents per share a year ago.
KE’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 23.7%. Kimball Electronics posted revenues of $365.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.28%. The company reported revenues of $374.26 million in the year-ago quarter.
Kimball Electronics’ Top Line in Detail
Kimball Electronics generated $101.6 million in revenues from the medical vertical (28% of total revenues), marking a 13% year-over-year increase. The segment’s strength was driven by robust demand across sleep therapy and respiratory care, image-guided therapy, in-vitro diagnostics, drug delivery, AED, and patient monitoring applications.
Kimball Electronics, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Kimball Electronics’ automotive vertical contributed $164.4 million (45% of total revenues), down 10% year over year. The decline was due to normalization of demand following post-pandemic replenishment and ongoing program transitions among OEM customers.
Kimball Electronics’ revenues from the industrial vertical, excluding the divested Automation, Test, and Measurement business, were $99.6 million (27% of total revenues), down 1% year over year. The business remained relatively stable, supported by steady demand across climate and automation controls, IoT, factory automation, off-highway equipment, and commercial transportation.
Kimball Electronics’ gross profit for the quarter rose to $28.8 million, translating to a 7.9% gross margin, up 160 basis points from the year-ago period.
Kimball Electronics’ adjusted operating income reached $17.5 million, up 39.9% year over year. Adjusted operating margin came in at 4.8%, expanding 140 basis points from the year-ago period’s 3.4%.
Adjusted Net income came in at $12.25 million, up 121.6% year over year.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Kimball Electronics ended the quarter with cash and equivalents of $75.7 million, down from $88.8 million in June 2025. Debt was $138 million, the lowest level in over three years, reflecting continued deleveraging. The company generated $8.1 million in cash from operations.
Guidance and Outlook
Kimball Electronics reiterated its fiscal 2026 guidance, expecting its top line between $1.35 billion and $1.45 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2026 revenues is pegged at $1.4 billion, indicating a year-over-year decline of 5.72%.
The company expects its adjusted operating margin to be in the range of 4.0% to 4.25% for fiscal 2026. It expects its capital expenditures to be in the range of $50-$60 million.
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Kimball Electronics Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Expectations
Key Takeaways
Kimball Electronics, Inc. (KE - Free Report) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings of 49 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 104.2%. The company reported earnings of 22 cents per share a year ago.
KE’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 23.7%.
Kimball Electronics posted revenues of $365.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.28%. The company reported revenues of $374.26 million in the year-ago quarter.
Kimball Electronics’ Top Line in Detail
Kimball Electronics generated $101.6 million in revenues from the medical vertical (28% of total revenues), marking a 13% year-over-year increase. The segment’s strength was driven by robust demand across sleep therapy and respiratory care, image-guided therapy, in-vitro diagnostics, drug delivery, AED, and patient monitoring applications.
Kimball Electronics, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Kimball Electronics’ automotive vertical contributed $164.4 million (45% of total revenues), down 10% year over year. The decline was due to normalization of demand following post-pandemic replenishment and ongoing program transitions among OEM customers.
Kimball Electronics’ revenues from the industrial vertical, excluding the divested Automation, Test, and Measurement business, were $99.6 million (27% of total revenues), down 1% year over year. The business remained relatively stable, supported by steady demand across climate and automation controls, IoT, factory automation, off-highway equipment, and commercial transportation.
Kimball Electronics’ gross profit for the quarter rose to $28.8 million, translating to a 7.9% gross margin, up 160 basis points from the year-ago period.
Kimball Electronics’ adjusted operating income reached $17.5 million, up 39.9% year over year. Adjusted operating margin came in at 4.8%, expanding 140 basis points from the year-ago period’s 3.4%.
Adjusted Net income came in at $12.25 million, up 121.6% year over year.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Kimball Electronics ended the quarter with cash and equivalents of $75.7 million, down from $88.8 million in June 2025. Debt was $138 million, the lowest level in over three years, reflecting continued deleveraging. The company generated $8.1 million in cash from operations.
Guidance and Outlook
Kimball Electronics reiterated its fiscal 2026 guidance, expecting its top line between $1.35 billion and $1.45 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2026 revenues is pegged at $1.4 billion, indicating a year-over-year decline of 5.72%.
The company expects its adjusted operating margin to be in the range of 4.0% to 4.25% for fiscal 2026. It expects its capital expenditures to be in the range of $50-$60 million.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, KE carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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