Sherwin-Williams's Earnings Beat Last Year's by 17%

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Sherwin-Williams (NYS: SHW) reported earnings on July 18. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Sherwin-Williams missed estimates on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

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


Margins increased across the board.

Revenue details
 Sherwin-Williams logged revenue of $2.71 billion. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see revenue of $2.78 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 5.5% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.57 billion.

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 $2.54. The 18 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $2.57 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $2.54 for Q2 were 17% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.17 per share. GAAP EPS of $2.46 for Q2 were 13% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.17 per share.

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 45.5%, 80 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 14.6%, 150 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 9.5%, 60 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $3.03 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $2.71.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $10.54 billion. The average EPS estimate is $7.93.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 456 members out of 509 rating the stock outperform, and 53 members rating it underperform. Among 195 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 184 give Sherwin-Williams a green thumbs-up, and 11 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Sherwin-Williams is hold, with an average price target of $186.93.

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