Nordson Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Nordson (NAS: NDSN) reported earnings on Dec. 13. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Oct. 31 (Q4), Nordson 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 increased significantly.


Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Nordson notched revenue of $438.7 million. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for a top line of $418.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 33% higher than the prior-year quarter's $331.0 million.

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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 $1.07. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $1.03 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.04 for Q4 were 28% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.81 per share.

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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 55.0%, 430 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 23.6%, 90 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 15.4%, 110 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $341.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.76.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.60 billion. The average EPS estimate is $4.00.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 160 members out of 167 rating the stock outperform, and seven members rating it underperform. Among 44 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 42 give Nordson 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 Nordson is outperform, with an average price target of $66.83.

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