earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Woodward Q1 FY2024 net sales $787M (+27% YoY); raises full-year adj. EPS guidance to $5.00-$5.40
Woodward, Inc.
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$1.46
revenue$786,730,000
- Q1 net sales $787M (+27% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.46, adj. EPS $1.45 vs $0.49 prior year.
- Aerospace segment sales $461M (+16%); Industrial sales $326M (+46%) on China natural gas truck demand.
- FY2024 guidance raised: sales now $3.15B-$3.30B; adj. EPS $5.00-$5.40 (from $4.75-$5.20); adj. FCF $300-$350M.
- Debt-to-EBITDA leverage improved to 1.3x from 2.3x a year ago; total debt $719M at Dec 31, 2023.
- Operating cash flow $47M vs $5M; free cash flow $5M vs negative $19M; dividends of $13M returned to shareholders.