earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Insteel Industries Q3 EPS $1.96, sales $227.2M; both up sharply YoY
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC
2022-Q3 EPS reported
$5.13
revenue$618,841,000
- Net earnings $38.6M ($1.96 diluted EPS) vs $18.4M ($0.94) a year ago.
- Net sales $227.2M, up 41% YoY; average selling prices +53.9%, shipments -8.2%.
- Gross margin widened 600 bps to 25.6% due to higher price-cost spreads.
- Ended quarter debt-free with $63M cash; FY2022 capex expected up to $20M.
- CEO sees strong Q4 but notes softening in standard welded wire and tight labor.