earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Gentex Q3 net sales $399.6M, EPS $0.32; cuts H2 2021 revenue guidance to $770-840M
GENTEX CORP
2021-Q3 EPS reported
$1.15
revenue$1,311,328,609
- Net sales $399.6M (-16% YoY); net income $76.7M, diluted EPS $0.32 vs $0.48.
- Gross margin 35.3%, down from 39.7% YoY, due to supply constraints and component cost increases.
- H2 2021 revenue guidance cut to $770-840M from $970M-$1.07B; gross margin guidance 35%-36%.
- Repurchased 2.83M shares at avg $32 for $90.6M; 25.4M shares remain under buyback plan.
- Auto-dimming mirror shipments down 7% YoY; company outperformed 23% production decline by 700 bps.