Water management solutions company Zurn Elkay (NYSE: ZWS) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday after market close. Here’s what investors should know.
Zurn Elkay beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 4.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $444.5 million, up 7.9% year on year. It was a stunning quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Zurn Elkay’s revenue to grow 7.8% year on year to $442.1 million, improving from the 2.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.40 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Zurn Elkay has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 1.4% on average.
Looking at Zurn Elkay’s peers in the building products segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Lennox’s revenues decreased 4.8% year on year, missing analysts’ expectations by 4.3%, and Apogee reported revenues up 4.6%, topping estimates by 2.1%. Lennox traded down 9.9% following the results while Apogee was also down 4.5%.
Read our full analysis of Lennox’s results here and Apogee’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the building products segment, with share prices up 3.7% on average over the last month. Zurn Elkay is down 1.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $47.43 (compared to the current share price of $46.36).
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