The Gory Details on Toro's Double Miss

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Toro (NYS: TTC) reported earnings on Dec. 5. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Oct. 31 (Q4), Toro missed estimates on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted and GAAP earnings per share shrank to zero.


Gross margins expanded, operating margins dropped, net margins dropped.

Revenue details
 Toro reported revenue of $339.3 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $353.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 7.8% lower than the prior-year quarter's $368.1 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 $0.00. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.04 per share. GAAP EPS dropped to zero from the prior-year quarter's $0.08.

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 33.3%, 100 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 1.2%, 130 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.1%, 130 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $455.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.41.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.07 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.38.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 183 members out of 194 rating the stock outperform, and 11 members rating it underperform. Among 74 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 72 give Toro a green thumbs-up, and two give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Toro is hold, with an average price target of $38.50.

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