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Trex Company
reported its third quarter earnings on Monday. Shares of the company are up 6%.
Below are some key highlights from its conference call:
• Since the end of Q3, inbound orders have remained strong.
• Accordingly, we are forecasting sales of $70 million, a 10% year-over-year increase.
• We're on track for record sales for the full year, close to $390 million or 13% more than our prior high set last year.
• Regarding our use of cash, our first priority will be to use our free cash flow to execute on the strategic initiatives.
• Our second priority is share repurchases.
• The board has authorized an additional purchase of 2 million shares of our common stock.
• This authorization will position us to pursue opportunistic share buybacks to deliver further value to our shareholders.
• Our third quarter and year-to-date 2014 financial results reflect record sales and record earnings for the company.
• We recorded net income of $9 million or $0.28 per share in the third quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of $15 million or $0.45 per share in 2013.
• We recorded net income of $36 million or $1.10 per share for the nine-month period in 2014, compared to net income of $20 million or $0.56 per share in 2013.
• The company recognized $23 million of charges in the third quarter of 2013, and $25 million for the nine-month period.
• For the third quarter, we recognized net sales of $96 million.
• We had strong order demand in the third quarter reflecting stronger demand from our existing distributor and dealer network and our successful market share growth initiatives.
• 2014 earnings before taxes were $58 million, a 31% increase over last year's underlying results.
• The 2014 effective tax rate was 37.6% compared to 1.5% in 2013.
• Inventory was $15 million at September 30, 2014, a $4 million year-over-year increase.
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