Low Energy Prices Drive Greenbrier to Record Revenue
January 07 2016 - 7:40AM
Dow Jones News
Railcar maker Greenbrier Cos. reported record revenue as the low
energy prices boosted railcar orders.
But Greenbrier Chief Executive William Furman warned Thursday
that order and backlog levels will likely come down from their
"elevated energy-driven peak."
For the November quarter, Greenbrier delivered 6,900 units
compared to 4,000 units a year ago. The company said it received an
additional 2,100 railcar orders after the quarter ended.
At quarter-end, the company has a backlog of 36,000 units,
compared to 41,200 units a year before.
The Lake Oswego, Ore.-based company has been expanding its
geographic reach, most recently entering into markets in the Middle
East and South America.
For the quarter ended Nov. 30, Greenbrier reported a profit of
$69.4 million, or $2.15 a share, up from $32.8 million, or $1.01, a
year prior.
Revenue jumped 62% to $802.4 million.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast earnings of
$1.62 a share on $759 million in revenue.
For the fiscal year ending in August, Greenbrier reaffirmed its
projections of per-share adjusted earnings between $5.65 and $6.15
on revenue of more than $2.8 billion. The company said results will
be weighted toward the first-half of the year due to line
changeovers and product-mix changes.
Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of $5.98 a share
on revenue of $2.72 billion.
Gross margin rose to 23% from 17.8% due to improved production
efficiencies.
Shares of Greenbrier, which have fallen 19% in the last few
months, were inactive in premarket trading.
Write to Austen Hufford at austen.hufford@wsj.com
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