earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Badger Meter Q3 sales up 26% to $186.2M; EPS $0.88 (+44%); dividend raised 20%
BADGER METER INC
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$2.30
revenue$521,152,000
- Total sales $186.2M (+26% YoY); diluted EPS $0.88 (+44%); operating margin 16.9% (+80bps).
- Net cash from operations $31M, up 32%; dividend raised 20% for 31st consecutive annual increase.
- Utility water sales up 31% driven by cellular AMI, BEACON SaaS, and E-Series ultrasonic meters.
- Flow instrumentation sales up 2% YoY; gross margin 39.1%, up 20bps; SEA expense % improved 50bps.
- Guidance: healthy market conditions, strong order momentum; Q4 fewer operating days due to holidays.