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What happened
Shares of industrial supplier Rexnord Corp. (ZWS -2.11%) fell as much as 18.3% in trading Thursday after reporting fiscal second-quarter 2017 results. At 1 p.m. EDT, shares were still down 13.2% on the day.
So what
Net sales increased 1% from a year ago to $491 million, although core sales declined 2%. Net income rose 9% to $24.6 million, or $0.24 per share. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.38 was also in line with analyst estimates, although the bar for revenue was set higher at $496.9 million.
What really disappointed investors was full-year earnings guidance of $1.32 to $1.38 per share. Analysts were expecting $1.43 per share, and that's a big reason the stock is down today.
Now what
Growth may not be what investors were looking for recently, but sometimes it's important to take a step back and look at the business, rather than just at what Wall Street analysts had as their estimates. With the economy growing slowly, it's not surprising that revenue isn't growing significantly, but Rexnord is still posting a nice profit. And with shares now trading at just 13 times the bottom end of earnings estimates, I think there's a lot of value for investors.
