Hawkins Increases Sales but Misses Estimates on Earnings

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Hawkins (NAS: HWKN) reported earnings on Jan. 30. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Dec. 30 (Q3), Hawkins beat expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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


Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
 Hawkins reported revenue of $85.5 million. The one analyst polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for revenue of $83.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 1.6% higher than the prior-year quarter's $84.2 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 $0.13. The one earnings estimate compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.47 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.13 for Q3 were 76% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.54 per share. (The prior-year quarter included $0.03 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 17.9%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.0%, 110 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 1.6%, 500 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $85.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.33.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $346.0 million. The average EPS estimate is $2.08.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 232 members out of 240 rating the stock outperform, and eight members rating it underperform. Among 72 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 71 give Hawkins a green thumbs-up, and one give it a red thumbs-down.

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