earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Titan Intl Q4 sales fall 23% YoY to $390M; posts record FCF $119M in FY23; acquires Carlstar Group at ~4x EBITDA
TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC
2023-FY EPS reported
$1.25
revenue$1,821,800,000
- Q4 net sales of $390.2M, down 23.5% YoY from $509.8M; gross margin stable at 14.9%.
- FY 2023 free cash flow of $119M, a record; full-year gross margin up slightly to 16.8% from 16.5%.
- Acquired Carlstar Group LLC at ~4x 2023 adjusted EBITDA; deal structured with cash and stock, adding consumer and power sports exposure.
- No financial guidance provided for 2024 due to integration of Carlstar; management expects to provide later in the year.
- Each segment saw sales declines: Agricultural -29.9%, Earthmoving/Construction -18.7%, Consumer -1.6% in Q4.