International Game Technology Beats Up on Analysts Yet Again

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

International Game Technology (NYS: IGT) reported earnings on Nov. 8. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q4), International Game Technology beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew significantly and GAAP earnings per share grew significantly.


Margins expanded across the board.

Revenue details
 International Game Technology booked revenue of $631.1 million. The 18 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for revenue of $588.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 17% higher than the prior-year quarter's $539.8 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.38. The 19 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.32 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.32 for Q4 were 78% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.18 per share. (The prior-year quarter included -$0.02 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 58.5%, 330 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 28.9%, 450 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 14.0%, 410 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $517.2 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.24.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.21 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.17.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 649 members out of 691 rating the stock outperform, and 42 members rating it underperform. Among 166 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 160 give International Game Technology a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

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