earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Preformed Line Products FY 2023 net sales record $669.7M (+5%); Q4 net income drops 62% to $6.3M
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
- Full-year diluted EPS $12.68 (record, +17% YoY); net income $63.3M.
- Q4 net sales $145.6M (-14% YoY) due to communication market softness and customer destocking.
- Q4 net income $6.3M ($1.29 EPS) vs $16.5M ($3.28 EPS) in Q4 2022; impacted by $2.3M foreign currency losses and $3.5M customer charges.
- Management expects BEAD program to drive communications demand in late 2024/early 2025.
- Fifth consecutive year of record annual net sales; fourth consecutive year of EPS growth.