Why Outdoor Equipment Products Provider Toro Shares Are Surging Today
Portfolio Pulse from Lekha Gupta
Toro Co (NYSE:TTC) shares surged approximately 8% following their Q4 earnings report and FY24 guidance. Despite a 16% Y/Y sales decline to $983.2 million, the results beat the consensus estimate of $973.7 million. The company experienced robust demand in its professional segment, particularly in underground and specialty construction, and golf and grounds businesses. This demand helped mitigate the significant drop in homeowner demand and channel destocking for lawn care solutions. Professional segment sales were $828.9 million, down 12.3% Y/Y, while Residential segment sales were $148.4 million, down 33.6% Y/Y. Adjusted gross margin and operating margin both contracted, and adjusted EPS of $0.71, down 36% Y/Y, still beat the consensus of $0.56. Toro ended the quarter with $193.1 million in cash and equivalents. For FY24, Toro forecasts low-single-digit net sales growth and adjusted EPS of $4.25-$4.35, in line with consensus estimates. The company anticipates benefits from a stable supply chain and a strategic partnership with Lowe's, along with a new productivity initiative named AMP, aiming for over $100 million in annualized cost savings by fiscal 2027.

December 20, 2023 | 3:24 pm
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Toro Co reported better-than-expected Q4 results and provided a positive FY24 outlook, with shares rising 8%. The company's professional segment showed strength, and it announced a strategic partnership with Lowe's and a productivity initiative expected to save over $100 million annually by fiscal 2027.
The positive earnings report and guidance, along with the strategic partnership and productivity initiative, are likely to instill investor confidence and could lead to a continued short-term rise in TTC's stock price. The significant beat on adjusted EPS and the announcement of the AMP initiative are particularly important factors that could influence investor sentiment positively.
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