Illinois Tool Works
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Illinois Tool Works missed slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted slightly and GAAP earnings per share grew.
Margins expanded across the board.
Revenue details
Illinois Tool Works reported revenue of $4.50 billion. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw a top line of $4.57 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 1.7% lower than the prior-year quarter's $4.58 billion.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
EPS came in at $1.09. The 19 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $1.06 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.12 for Q3 were 7.7% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.04 per share. (The prior-year quarter included $0.04 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 36.6%, 130 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 17.0%, 140 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.6%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $4.37 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.98.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $18.16 billion. The average EPS estimate is $4.12.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 755 members out of 781 rating the stock outperform, and 26 members rating it underperform. Among 232 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 228 give Illinois Tool Works a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Illinois Tool Works is outperform, with an average price target of $60.57.
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