Oshkosh (OSK) Reports Q1: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Specialty vehicles contractor Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) will be reporting results tomorrow before market open. Here’s what you need to know.

Oshkosh beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 8.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.62 billion, up 6.3% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Oshkosh’s revenue to decline 4.8% year on year to $2.42 billion, a reversal from the 12.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.04 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. Oshkosh has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.

Looking at Oshkosh’s peers in the heavy transportation equipment segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Shyft delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.8%, and Wabtec reported revenues up 4.5%, falling short of estimates by 0.8%. Shyft traded up 18.1% following the results while Wabtec was also up 8%.

Read our full analysis of Shyft’s results here and Wabtec’s results here.

Investors in the heavy transportation equipment segment have had fairly steady hands going into earnings, with share prices down 1.3% on average over the last month. Oshkosh is down 7.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $107.71 (compared to the current share price of $87).

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