NASDAQ$ASTE

Astec Industries Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Astec's financial performance decreased in Q1 2021 compared to the previous year, with a slight decrease in net sales and a significant drop in net income.

Astec Industries reported a decrease in net sales and net income for the first quarter of 2021. Net sales decreased by 1.5% to $284.4 million, while net income decreased by 57.8% to $8.7 million. The company's backlog increased significantly, indicating strong future demand.

  • Net sales decreased by 1.5% to $284.4 million.
  • Net income decreased by 57.8% to $8.7 million.
  • Backlog increased by 71.5% to $420.8 million.
  • Diluted EPS decreased to $0.38 compared to $0.91 in the prior year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$284M

Previous: $289M-1.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.41

Previous: $1.00-59.0%
Adjusted EBITDA

$18M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

6.3%

Previous: 8.4%-25.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.3M

Previous: -$5.77M+42.8%
Free Cash Flow

$5.4M

Previous: $14.9M-63.7%
Net Income

$8.7M

Previous: $20.6M-57.9%
Operating Income

$9.8M

Previous: $15.1M-35.3%
Gross Profit

$68.5M

Previous: $74M-7.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$165M

Previous: $43.9M+275.3%
Total Assets

$868M

Previous: $805M+7.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.4M

Previous: $1.1M+27.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Astec · Revenue · Quarterly

$284M

Q1 2021-1.5%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 7 of 16 quarters(44%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Astec · $202M total across 1 segment · Q1 2021

  • Infrastructure Solutions
    $202M-0.6%

Forward guidance

Astec anticipates a positive economic cycle supported by global infrastructure investments and is managing supply chain disruptions and steel price increases.

Tailwinds

  • Customers have projects on their books for the rest of 2021 and some into 2022.
  • Astec is in the early stages of a positive economic cycle supported by investment in global infrastructure.
  • Federal funding influences customer purchasing decisions.
  • Astec took proactive actions to mitigate any potential supply chain disruptions
  • The company continues to position its business to adjust to evolving market dynamics, while continuing to execute its transformation strategy.

Headwinds

  • Unfavorable product mix in Infrastructure Solutions and under absorption in Materials Solutions.
  • Unfavorable product mix was driven by certain international product sales with lower than normal margins as compared to domestic sales, primarily due to logistics costs.
  • The under absorption was primarily related to the movement of production from our Mequon site to other Astec sites.
  • Experienced minor interruptions to the supply chain caused by the recent surge in world demand.
  • Anticipate continued increases in steel pricing throughout 2021.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

-1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

31 / 68 earnings

Positive

+18.2%

Q2 2016

Best reaction

-30.6%

Q3 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-14.5%-15.9%-19.9%
Q4 2025+4.8%+9.3%-10.9%
Q3 2025-2.2%-0.9%-2.6%
Q1 2025+6.7%+8.1%+12.2%
Q4 2024+13.9%+11.4%+12.4%
Q3 2024+11.6%+16.9%+13.2%
Q2 2024+1.3%+0.7%-3.0%
Q1 2024-20.7%-21.9%-22.3%
Q4 2023+11.8%+11.9%+20.3%
Q3 2023-25.5%-21.3%-19.7%
Q2 2023+2.5%+4.5%+6.6%
Q1 2023-2.8%-0.4%+0.5%
Q4 2022+8.5%+4.0%-8.4%
Q3 2022-2.3%+0.9%+0.6%
Q2 2022-15.2%-13.6%-22.2%
Q1 2022+3.2%+2.8%+16.6%
Q4 2021-6.3%-6.9%-15.9%
Q3 2021+11.8%+35.4%+16.3%
Q2 2021-1.9%-2.7%-2.2%
Q1 2021-12.2%-11.8%-10.0%
Q4 2020+4.5%+5.2%+11.0%
Q3 2020-9.0%-0.7%+13.9%
Q2 2020+11.3%+15.5%+16.9%
Q1 2020+5.1%+6.0%+28.5%
Q4 2019+2.0%+3.8%+32.2%
Q3 2019+5.4%+8.3%+15.0%
Q2 2019+6.5%+6.2%-10.3%
Q1 2019-23.2%-22.1%-30.4%
Q4 2018+3.3%+2.6%-1.0%
Q3 2018-30.6%-28.3%-26.9%
Q2 2018-16.8%-20.6%-21.3%
Q1 2018-2.1%-2.8%+2.2%
Q4 2017+1.2%+1.3%-8.7%
Q3 2017-2.2%-0.2%+5.7%
Q2 2017-10.4%-9.4%-15.8%
Q1 2017+0.1%+0.0%-11.8%
Q4 2016-7.0%-9.5%-13.4%
Q3 2016-11.2%-9.9%+9.3%
Q2 2016+18.2%+14.8%+14.3%
Q1 2016+6.0%
Q4 2015+4.7%
Q3 2015-8.4%
Q2 2015-7.1%
Q1 2015+3.2%
Q4 2014+8.6%
Q3 2014-5.5%
Q2 2014+2.7%
Q1 2014-4.4%
Q4 2013+10.7%
Q3 2013-2.3%
Q2 2013-2.0%
Q1 2013+3.0%
Q4 2012+0.9%
Q3 2012-2.1%
Q2 2012+2.9%
Q1 2012-5.8%
Q4 2011-2.6%
Q3 2011-4.4%
Q2 2011+1.4%
Q1 2010-0.7%
Q1 2011+3.5%
Q4 2008-1.3%
Q4 2010-1.3%
Q3 2010-1.4%
Q3 2009-1.4%
Q2 2010-1.5%
Q4 2009-1.5%
Q2 2009-1.5%

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