Canada's Savaria Q3 revenue rises 9%
Overview
Canada accessibility equipment maker's Q3 revenue rose 9%, slight beat of analyst expectations
Q3 adjusted EPS missed analyst expectations
Q3 adjusted EBITDA beat analyst expectations
Outlook
Savaria targets 12% annual revenue growth through 2030, reaching about C$1.6 bln revenue
Company aims to maintain adjusted EBITDA margin of at least 20% through 2030
Savaria expects adjusted EBITDA per share to reach about C$4.25 by 2030
Result Drivers
ORGANIC AND ACQUISITION GROWTH - Co said revenue growth was mainly driven by 6.8% organic growth, 1.4% growth from acquisitions, and a 0.8% positive foreign exchange impact
SEGMENT GROWTH - Accessibility and Patient Care segments both posted revenue increases, with Accessibility up 9.1% and Patient Care up 8.6%
LOWER STRATEGIC INITIATIVE EXPENSES - Operating income rose partly due to the absence of C$4.7M in strategic initiative expenses that were present in the prior year
Company press release:
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q3 Revenue | Slight Beat* | C$245.03 mln | C$243.99 mln (7 Analysts) |
Q3 Adjusted EPS | Miss | C$0.32 | C$0.35 (6 Analysts) |
Q3 Adjusted Net Income | Miss | C$23.33 mln | C$24.90 mln (2 Analysts) |
Q3 Net Income | C$23.05 mln | ||
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA | Beat | C$52.07 mln | C$51.31 mln (8 Analysts) |
Q3 Gross Profit | C$96.36 mln | ||
Q3 Operating Income | C$35.61 mln |
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the heavy electrical equipment peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Savaria Corporation is C$35.00, about 16.8% above its November 3 closing price of C$29.96
The stock recently traded at 20 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 20 three months ago
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