Andersons beats Q4 profit expectations

Reuters02-18
Andersons beats Q4 profit expectations

Overview

  • Agriculture and renewable fuels firm's Q4 adjusted EPS beat analyst expectations

  • Adjusted net income for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 beat analyst expectations

Outlook

  • Company expects strong sorghum export demand to benefit Skyland and Houston assets

  • Andersons plans to lower carbon intensity of ethanol plants

  • Company anticipates solid domestic premium ingredient demand supporting capital growth

Result Drivers

  • RENEWABLES PERFORMANCE - Record production and favorable biofuels policies drove strong results in the Renewables segment

  • CORN HARVEST - Agribusiness benefited from a record corn harvest and strong export demand

  • STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS - Recent investments, including full ownership of ethanol plants, contributed to financial performance

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Sales and Merchandising Revenues

$2.54 bln

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$2.04

$1.56 (3 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

$1.97

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$70 mln

$52.95 mln (3 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income

$67.40 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$136.50 mln

$111.30 mln (3 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the fishing & farming peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Andersons Inc is $65.00, about 5.8% below its February 13 closing price of $69.03

  • The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago

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