earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
AIT Q2 EPS $2.05 (+41% YoY), revenue $1.1B (+21% organic), dividend raised to $0.35, guides higher
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$4.02
revenue$2,122,685,000
- Net sales $1.1B, up 20.9% YoY; organic growth 21.1% across both Service Center and Engineered Solutions segments.
- Net income $80.5M ($2.05 EPS) vs $57.2M ($1.46) prior year; EBITDA $125.5M, up 35.6%.
- Quarterly dividend increased to $0.35/share (14th increase since 2010), payable Feb 28 to holders of record Feb 15.
- FY2023 guidance raised: EPS $8.10–$8.50 (prior $6.90–$7.55), sales growth 13%–15%, EBITDA margins 11.5%–11.7%.
- January month-to-date organic sales up low-twenty percent vs prior year; acquired Automation, Inc. in early Nov 2022.