Cash management services provider Brink's (NYSE: BCO) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday before the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Brink's beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.1% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.30 billion, up 3.8% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and revenue guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Brink’s revenue to grow 5.8% year on year to $1.33 billion, improving from the 2.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.08 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. Brink's has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.
Looking at Brink’s peers in the business services & supplies segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. MSA Safety delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 8.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.1%, and Steelcase reported revenues up 4.8%, topping estimates by 2.7%. MSA Safety traded up 4.4% following the results while Steelcase’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of MSA Safety’s results here and Steelcase’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the business services & supplies stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 3.7% on average over the last month. Brink's is down 3.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $128.50 (compared to the current share price of $110.59).
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