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Kennametal Inc. (KMT - Free Report) has reported in-line results for first-quarter fiscal 2020 (ended Jun 30, 2019). While earnings in the quarter met estimates, sales surpassed the same by 0.02%. Notably, the company reported weaker-than-expected results in the preceding two quarters.
The machinery company’s adjusted earnings in the reported quarter were 17 cents, meeting the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the company’s earnings declined 75.7% from the year-ago figure of 70 cents on weak sales and margin results.
Revenue Details
In the quarter under review, Kennametal generated revenues of $518.1 million, declining 11.7% year over year. Organic sales declined 11% in the quarter while forex woes had an adverse impact of 2% and business days had a positive impact of 1%.
The company’s organic performance suffered from weak end markets — including transportation, general engineering and energy — and soft market conditions regionally.
Kennametal’s top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $518 million.
On a geographical basis, it generated revenues of $259.3 million from America operations, declining 10.3% year over year. Sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) were down 10.5% to $153.5 million, while that for the Asia Pacific declined 16.4% to $105.3 million.
The company reports revenue results under three segments — Industrial, WIDIA and Infrastructure. Its segmental performance for the fiscal first quarter is briefly discussed below:
Industrial revenues totaled $280 million, declining 12.9% year over year. The results were adversely impacted by an 11% decline in organic revenues and a 2% impact of forex woes.
WIDIA revenues were $44.1 million, down 9.5% year over year. The results were impacted adversely by forex woes of 1% and an organic sales decline of 10%, partially offset by a 2% impact from business days.
Infrastructure revenues totaled $194 million, declining 10.8% year over year. The results were adversely impacted by 1% from forex woes and an 11% decline in organic sales, partially offset by 1% positive impact from business days.
Operating Margin
Kennametal’s cost of goods sold in the reported quarter grew 0.9% year over year to $379.1 million. It represented 73.2% of revenues versus 64% in the year-ago quarter. Gross profit moved down 34.2% year over year to $139 million, wherein margin declined 920 basis points (bps) to 26.8%. Operating expenses totaled $114.2 million in the quarter under review, decreasing 7.4% year over year. As a percentage of revenues, it was 22% versus 21% in the year-ago quarter.
Adjusted operating income in the reported quarter declined 71.1% year over year to $24.3 million. Notably, fall in adjusted operating income resulted from a decline in organic sales, the impacts of simplification/modernization actions, high cost of raw materials and lower absorption of costs (including fixed and volume-related labor costs) in some facilities. However, the adverse impacts were to some extent offset by the benefits of simplification/modernization actions. Adjusted operating margin dipped 970 bps to 4.7%.
Adjusted effective tax rate was 22.5%, down from 23.6% in the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Exiting the fiscal first quarter, Kennametal had cash and cash equivalents of $113.5 million, decreasing 37.6% from $182 million at the end of the last reported quarter. Long-term debt and capital leases inched up 0.1% sequentially to approximately $592.9 million.
In the fiscal first quarter, the company generated net cash of $27.5 million from operating activities, surging 199.4% from the year-ago quarter. Capital invested for purchasing property, plant and equipment totaled $72.5 million, above $43.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Free cash inflow was $44.5 million, up from $33.2 million in the year-ago quarter.
Concurrent with the earnings release, the company announced that its board of directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share to shareholders of record as of Nov 12, 2019. The dividend will be paid out on Nov 26.
Restructuring Actions
In July 2019, the company announced that it is taking certain measures as part of its simplification/modernization initiatives, which are likely to help it simplify the business structure, improve efficiency and boost shareholder value.
These restructuring moves are likely to be completed in the next two years and help the company to progress toward fiscal 2021 (ending June 2021) targets. The suggested restricting actions are part of its previously announced simplification/modernization drive for fiscal 2020, which will likely yield annualized savings of $35-$40 million.
The company predicts that facility closures scheduled for fiscal 2021 will result in annualized savings of $25-$30 million.
Outlook
For fiscal 2020, Kennametal anticipates gaining from simplification/modernization initiatives, meant for simplifying the business structure, improving efficiency and boosting shareholder value. However, end-market conditions will likely be challenging in the year, especially in transportation, general engineering and energy end markets. Also, regionally conditions will likely be difficult.
For fiscal 2020, the company predicts an organic sales decline of 5-9% as compared with previously mentioned fall of 2% to growth of 2%. It expects adjusted earnings per share of $1.70-$2.10, down from $2.80-$3.20 stated earlier.
The company expects effective tax rate of 22-24% for the fiscal year.
It expects capital expenditure of $240-$260 million for fiscal 2020, largely supporting the simplification/modernization initiatives. The company estimates free cash flow of $20-$50 million for the fiscal year, down from $75-$100 million mentioned earlier.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
With a market capitalization of $2.6 billion, Kennametal currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
In the past 60 days, earnings estimates for these companies improved for the current year. Further, positive earnings surprises for the last reported quarter were 14.08% for AZZ, 40% for Tennant and 11.48% for Brady.
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Kennametal (KMT) Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, View Bleak
Kennametal Inc. (KMT - Free Report) has reported in-line results for first-quarter fiscal 2020 (ended Jun 30, 2019). While earnings in the quarter met estimates, sales surpassed the same by 0.02%. Notably, the company reported weaker-than-expected results in the preceding two quarters.
The machinery company’s adjusted earnings in the reported quarter were 17 cents, meeting the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the company’s earnings declined 75.7% from the year-ago figure of 70 cents on weak sales and margin results.
Revenue Details
In the quarter under review, Kennametal generated revenues of $518.1 million, declining 11.7% year over year. Organic sales declined 11% in the quarter while forex woes had an adverse impact of 2% and business days had a positive impact of 1%.
The company’s organic performance suffered from weak end markets — including transportation, general engineering and energy — and soft market conditions regionally.
Kennametal’s top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $518 million.
Kennametal Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Kennametal Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Kennametal Inc. Quote
On a geographical basis, it generated revenues of $259.3 million from America operations, declining 10.3% year over year. Sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) were down 10.5% to $153.5 million, while that for the Asia Pacific declined 16.4% to $105.3 million.
The company reports revenue results under three segments — Industrial, WIDIA and Infrastructure. Its segmental performance for the fiscal first quarter is briefly discussed below:
Industrial revenues totaled $280 million, declining 12.9% year over year. The results were adversely impacted by an 11% decline in organic revenues and a 2% impact of forex woes.
WIDIA revenues were $44.1 million, down 9.5% year over year. The results were impacted adversely by forex woes of 1% and an organic sales decline of 10%, partially offset by a 2% impact from business days.
Infrastructure revenues totaled $194 million, declining 10.8% year over year. The results were adversely impacted by 1% from forex woes and an 11% decline in organic sales, partially offset by 1% positive impact from business days.
Operating Margin
Kennametal’s cost of goods sold in the reported quarter grew 0.9% year over year to $379.1 million. It represented 73.2% of revenues versus 64% in the year-ago quarter. Gross profit moved down 34.2% year over year to $139 million, wherein margin declined 920 basis points (bps) to 26.8%. Operating expenses totaled $114.2 million in the quarter under review, decreasing 7.4% year over year. As a percentage of revenues, it was 22% versus 21% in the year-ago quarter.
Adjusted operating income in the reported quarter declined 71.1% year over year to $24.3 million. Notably, fall in adjusted operating income resulted from a decline in organic sales, the impacts of simplification/modernization actions, high cost of raw materials and lower absorption of costs (including fixed and volume-related labor costs) in some facilities. However, the adverse impacts were to some extent offset by the benefits of simplification/modernization actions. Adjusted operating margin dipped 970 bps to 4.7%.
Adjusted effective tax rate was 22.5%, down from 23.6% in the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Exiting the fiscal first quarter, Kennametal had cash and cash equivalents of $113.5 million, decreasing 37.6% from $182 million at the end of the last reported quarter. Long-term debt and capital leases inched up 0.1% sequentially to approximately $592.9 million.
In the fiscal first quarter, the company generated net cash of $27.5 million from operating activities, surging 199.4% from the year-ago quarter. Capital invested for purchasing property, plant and equipment totaled $72.5 million, above $43.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Free cash inflow was $44.5 million, up from $33.2 million in the year-ago quarter.
Concurrent with the earnings release, the company announced that its board of directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share to shareholders of record as of Nov 12, 2019. The dividend will be paid out on Nov 26.
Restructuring Actions
In July 2019, the company announced that it is taking certain measures as part of its simplification/modernization initiatives, which are likely to help it simplify the business structure, improve efficiency and boost shareholder value.
These restructuring moves are likely to be completed in the next two years and help the company to progress toward fiscal 2021 (ending June 2021) targets. The suggested restricting actions are part of its previously announced simplification/modernization drive for fiscal 2020, which will likely yield annualized savings of $35-$40 million.
The company predicts that facility closures scheduled for fiscal 2021 will result in annualized savings of $25-$30 million.
Outlook
For fiscal 2020, Kennametal anticipates gaining from simplification/modernization initiatives, meant for simplifying the business structure, improving efficiency and boosting shareholder value. However, end-market conditions will likely be challenging in the year, especially in transportation, general engineering and energy end markets. Also, regionally conditions will likely be difficult.
For fiscal 2020, the company predicts an organic sales decline of 5-9% as compared with previously mentioned fall of 2% to growth of 2%. It expects adjusted earnings per share of $1.70-$2.10, down from $2.80-$3.20 stated earlier.
The company expects effective tax rate of 22-24% for the fiscal year.
It expects capital expenditure of $240-$260 million for fiscal 2020, largely supporting the simplification/modernization initiatives. The company estimates free cash flow of $20-$50 million for the fiscal year, down from $75-$100 million mentioned earlier.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
With a market capitalization of $2.6 billion, Kennametal currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
Some better-ranked stocks in the Zacks Industrial Products sector are AZZ Inc (AZZ - Free Report) , Tennant Company (TNC - Free Report) and Brady Corporation (BRC - Free Report) . While AZZ and Tennant currently sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Brady carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
In the past 60 days, earnings estimates for these companies improved for the current year. Further, positive earnings surprises for the last reported quarter were 14.08% for AZZ, 40% for Tennant and 11.48% for Brady.
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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 2020.
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