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Toyota's (TM) Q2 Operating Income Rises Y/Y, Revenues Top

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Toyota Motor Corporation’s TM operating income rose 10% to ¥522 billion ($4.7 billion) in second-quarter fiscal 2018 (ended Sep 30, 2017). Also, the Japanese automaker reported net income of ¥481 billion ($4.3 billion) in the quarter, up 17.1% from the year-ago period.

Consolidated revenues increased 7% year over year to ¥7.14 trillion ($64.36 billion) in the quarter. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $63.74 billion.

In the first six months of fiscal 2018, consolidated vehicle sales went up to 4,389,435 units globally, an increase of 25,898 units compared with the same period last year.

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Segment Results

All figures mentioned below are U.S. GAAP-based.

The Automotive segment’s net revenues rose to ¥6.37 trillion ($57.4 billion) in the reported quarter in comparison to ¥5.9 trillion ($54.7 billion) in the year-ago quarter, while operating income increased to ¥423 billion ($3.8 billion) from the year-ago figure of ¥394 billion ($3.6 billion).

The Financial Services segment’s net revenues rose to ¥494 billion ($4.4 billion) in the reported quarter in comparison to ¥432 billion ($4 billion) in the year-ago quarter, while operating income increased to ¥69 billion ($621 million) from the year-ago figure of ¥62 billion ($573 million).

All Other businesses’ net segmental revenues rose to ¥431 billion ($3.9 billion) in the quarter under review compared with ¥284 billion ($2.6 billion) in the year-ago quarter, while operating income rose to ¥23 billion ($205 million) from the year-ago figure of ¥17 billion ($156 million).

Financial Position

Toyota had cash and cash equivalents of ¥2.8 trillion ($25 billion) as of Sep 30, 2017 compared with ¥3 trillion ($27.8 billion) as of Mar 31, 2017. Long-term debt amounted to ¥10.5 trillion ($95 billion) as of Sep 30, 2017 compared with ¥9.9 trillion ($91.67 billion) as of Mar 31, 2016.

In the first half of fiscal 2018, operating net cash flow was ¥2.1 trillion ($18.4 billion) compared with ¥1.6 trillion ($15 billion) registered in the year-ago period.

Fiscal 2018 Guidance

Toyota expects its consolidated vehicle sales guidance for fiscal 2018 to be within the range of 8.9-8.95 million units compared with the 8.97 million units recorded in fiscal 2017.

The company reiterated its expectation for consolidated net revenues to be ¥28.5 trillion ($56.8 billion), reflecting a 0.4% decline over fiscal 2017.

The operating income guidance is ¥2 trillion ($18 billion) compared with the previous guidance of ¥1.85 trillion ($16.82 billion) for 2018.

Dividend

Toyota announced that its board members have approved an interim dividend of ¥100 (90 cents) per common share.

Share Repurchase

The company announced that it will be buying back 45 million shares worth up to ¥250 billion ($2.25 billion).

Zacks Rank & Key Picks

Toyota carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Some better-ranked companies in the auto space include Navistar International Corporation NAV, Cummins Inc. CMI and BorgWarner Inc. BWA. Navistar and Cummins sport a Zacks Rank#1 (Strong Buy), whereas BorgWarner carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Navistar has an expected long-term growth rate of 5%.

Cummins has an expected long-term growth rate of 12.1%.

BorgWarner has an expected long-term growth rate of 9.1%.

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