Yahoo Finance Parker-Hannifin (PH) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Sales View Up
Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH reported third-quarter fiscal 2024 (ended Mar 31, 2024) adjusted earnings (excluding 95 cents from non-recurring items) of $6.51 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.10. The bottom line jumped 9.8% year over year.
Total revenues of $5.074 billion narrowly missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.076 billion. However, the top line increased 0.3% year over year. Strength across businesses and operational improvement drove the company’s top line. Organic sales grew 1.2% year over year. Orders were flat year over year.
Segmental Details
The Diversified Industrial segment’s revenues totaled $3.66 billion, representing 72.2% of net revenues for the quarter under review. On a year-over-year basis, the segment’s revenues decreased 5.2%.
Revenues generated in Diversified Industrial North America totaled $2.23 billion, down 5% year over year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate was pegged at $2.30 billion. Diversified International revenues were $1.43 billion, down 6% year over year. The consensus mark was pegged at $1.48 billion.
Orders for Diversified Industrial North America and Diversified Industrial International declined 4% and 8%, respectively, year over year.
The Aerospace Systems segment generated revenues of $1.41 billion, which accounted for 27.8% of net revenues for the reported quarter. Sales jumped 18% year over year, thanks to strong growth in orders. The Zacks Consensus Estimate was pegged at $1.31 billion. Orders for the Aerospace Systems unit increased 15% on a rolling 12-month average basis.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Margin Profile
For the reported quarter, Parker-Hannifin’s cost of sales fell 1.8% year over year to $3.28 billion. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 6% from the prior year to $816.3 million.
Adjusted total segment operating income increased 6.5% year over year to $1.25 billion. Adjusted total segment operating margin increased 150 basis points year over year to 24.7%.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
Exiting the fiscal third quarter, Parker-Hannifin had cash and cash equivalents of $405.5 million compared with $475.2 million at the end of fiscal 2023.
Long-term debt was $7.29 billion compared with $8.80 billion at the end of fiscal 2023.
In the first nine months of fiscal 2024, PH generated net cash of $2.15 billion from operating activities compared with $1.79 billion in the year-ago period.
Capital spending totaled $283.3 million in the reported quarter compared with $272.6 million in the year-ago period.
In the first nine months of fiscal 2024, Parker-Hannifin paid out cash dividends of $571.6 million, up 11.4% year over year.
Fiscal 2024 Guidance Revised
PH expects total sales to increase 4% year over year compared with 3-5% anticipated earlier. Its total segment operating margin is estimated to be 21.2% (24.6% on an adjusted basis).
PH currently expects adjusted earnings of $24.65-$24.85 per share for fiscal 2024 compared with $23.90-$24.50 projected earlier.
Zacks Rank and Key Picks
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