Yahoo Finance Donaldson (DCI) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Donaldson Company, Inc.’s DCI first-quarter fiscal 2023 (ended Oct 31, 2022) earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.1% and sales surpassed the same by 2.8%.
The bottom line improved 23% from the year-ago fiscal quarter’s 61 cents. The sales growth in the reported quarter was partially offset by the headwinds related to supply-chain constraints and higher cost of raw materials.
Revenue Results
In the fiscal first quarter, Donaldson’s net sales reached $847.3 million, reflecting year-over-year growth of 11.4%. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $824 million.
Region-wise, DCI’s net sales in the United States/Canada increased 24.8% year over year. The top line expanded 0.9% in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 31.9% in Latin America. However, the same decreased 8% in the Asia Pacific.
Donaldson reports revenues under the following segments: Engine Products and Industrial Products. A brief snapshot of the segmental sales is provided below:
Engine Products’ (accounting for 71.3% of net sales in first-quarter fiscal 2023) sales were $604.5 million, reflecting year-over-year growth of 14.7%.
The results were positively impacted by 15% growth in Off-Road, 22% in Aerospace and Defense, 14.1% in Aftermarket sales and 14.4% in On-Road.
Revenues generated from Industrial Products (accounting for 28.7% of net sales in first-quarter fiscal 2023) were $242.8 million, increasing 3.9% from the year-ago fiscal quarter.
The results benefited from sales growth of 9.3% in Industrial Filtration Solutions and 53.3% in Gas Turbine Systems. However, sales declined 29.3% in Special Applications.
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Margin Profile
In the fiscal first quarter, Donaldson’s cost of sales increased 11.2% year over year to $560.1 million. Gross profit jumped 11.8% to $287.2 million, while the gross margin increased 10 basis points (bps) to 33.9%. The margin results benefited from favorable pricing, partially offset by higher raw material costs.
Operating expenses increased 12.3% year over year to $167.9 million. Operating profit in the quarter under review increased 11% to $119.3 million. The operating margin was 14.1%, flat year over year.
The effective tax rate in the quarter was 25.2%, compared with 25.9% in the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
While exiting first-quarter fiscal 2023, Donaldson’s cash and cash equivalents were $161 million, down 16.7% from $193.3 million recorded in the last fiscal year’s comparable quarter. Long-term debt was down 6.8% year over year to $600.7 million.
In the first three months of fiscal 2023, Donaldson repaid its long-term debt of $40 million.
In the same time period, DCI generated net cash of $118.2 million from operating activities, reflecting an increase of 175.6% from the year-ago figure. Capital expenditure (net) totaled $28.1 million compared with $18.3 million in the year-ago fiscal period. Free cash flow increased 266.3% to $90.1 million.
DCI also used $45.7 million to repurchase shares and $28.2 million to pay out dividends during the first three months of fiscal 2023.
Outlook
For fiscal 2023 (ending July 2023), Donaldson expects earnings per share of $2.91-$3.07 compared with 2022 GAAP and adjusted EPS of $2.66 and $2.68, respectively. Sales are anticipated to increase 1-5% from the fiscal 2022 level. Positive pricing is anticipated to have an accretive impact of 6%. However, movement in foreign currencies are expected to negatively impact sales by 5%.
On a segmental basis, Engine Products sales are anticipated to increase 1-5% from the fiscal 2022 level compared with 0-4% predicted earlier. The segment’s performance is likely to benefit from mid-single-digit growth in aftermarket, and aerospace & defense sales. On-road and off-road sales are expected to be flat in the fiscal year against the low single-digits decline predicted earlier.
Sales growth for Industrial Products is anticipated to be 1-5%from the fiscal 2022 figure, compared with 3-7% predicted earlier. The segment is likely to gain from high-single-digit growth in Industrial Filtration Solutions. Gas Turbine Systems sales are projected to be up low-single digits, while Special Applications sales are anticipated to decline in the mid-teens digit compared with the prior-year period’s figure.
Adjusted operating margin is expected to be 14.5-15.1% for fiscal 2023, suggesting an increase from the reported and adjusted operating margin of 13.4% and 13.5%, respectively, in fiscal 2022. Interest expenses are predicted to be approximately $18 million compared with $14.5-$15 million expected earlier. The fffective tax rate is anticipated to be 25-27%.
Capital expenditure for the fiscal year is expected to be $115-$135 million. Free cash flow conversion is anticipated to be 110-125%. Share buybacks are expected to account for 2% of the outstanding shares.
Zacks Rank and Other Key Picks
DCI currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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