Seacor Holdings Misses Where it Counts

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Seacor Holdings (NYS: CKH) reported earnings on July 30. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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


Margins increased across the board.

Revenue details
 Seacor Holdings chalked up revenue of $315.6 million. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $288.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 36% lower than the prior-year quarter's $494.4 million.

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

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.49. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $1.01 per share. Non-GAAP EPS were $0.49 for Q2 versus -$0.04 per share for the prior-year quarter. GAAP EPS of $0.97 for Q2 were 80% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.54 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 are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 23.9%, 550 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 2.2%, 170 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.1%, 380 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $313.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.58.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.21 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.93.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 109 members out of 116 rating the stock outperform, and seven members rating it underperform. Among 29 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 27 give Seacor Holdings 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 Seacor Holdings is hold, with an average price target of $79.00.

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