Greenbrier Earnings: What To Look For From GBX

Rail transportation company Greenbrier (NYSE:GBX) will be reporting earnings tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.

Greenbrier beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.1% last quarter, reporting revenues of $875.9 million, up 8.3% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Greenbrier’s revenue to grow 4.1% year on year to $898.3 million, a reversal from the 23.1% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.78 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Greenbrier has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.

Looking at Greenbrier’s peers in the heavy machinery segment, only Lindsay has reported results so far. It beat analysts’ revenue estimates by 4%, delivering year-on-year sales growth of 23.5%. The stock was down 8% on the results.

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