earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Valmont beats Q1 EPS estimates, raises full-year guidance on strong Infrastructure margins
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$4.32
revenue$977,828,000
- Q1 diluted EPS $4.32 vs $3.47 YoY (+24.5%); revenue $977.8M, down 8% YoY.
- Infrastructure operating margin improved to 16.4% (vs 12.9% YoY) despite 1.7% sales decline.
- Agriculture sales fell 22.1% YoY, but operating margin held at 15.9%.
- Raised FY2024 EPS outlook to $15.40-$16.40 (from $14.25-$15.50); net sales change guidance narrowed to -2% to +0.5%.
- Completed $120M ASR; Fitch reaffirmed BBB-/Stable rating; $136.1M remaining on buyback authorization.