earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Rush Enterprises Q2 revenue $2.0B (+11.8% YoY), EPS $1.75; announces 3:2 stock split and 21.4% dividend hike
RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$3.35
revenue$3,914,819,000
- Net income $98.3M ($1.75 diluted EPS); adjusted prior-year EPS also $1.75 after excluding a $9.8M Canada acquisition gain.
- Aftermarket revenue $651.1M (absorp. ratio 139.7%); 4,300 new Class 8 and 3,477 new Class 4-7 trucks sold.
- Board declares 3-for-2 stock split payable Aug 28, 2023 to holders of record Aug 7, 2023.
- Post-split quarterly dividend raised 21.4% to $0.17/share, payable Sep 22, 2023 to record Sep 7, 2023.
- Company repurchased $40.3M of common stock during Q2; used truck demand/values remain weak.