NASDAQ$WWD

Woodward Inc. · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record sales and earnings for fiscal year 2024, with 2025 guidance reflecting growth in key Aerospace and Industrial markets.

Woodward reported record sales in fiscal 2024, exceeding $3 billion for the first time, driven by robust end market demand and operational excellence. The company anticipates increasing revenue and margin expansion in Aerospace, and broad-based market strength in Industrial, offset by a decline in sales related to China on-highway natural gas trucks for fiscal 2025.

  • Delivered record sales in fiscal 2024, surpassing $3 billion.
  • Aerospace segment experienced increased commercial and defense OEM sales due to capacity improvements and aftermarket sales due to high aircraft utilization.
  • Industrial business saw increased sales in power generation and transportation.
  • Anticipates increasing revenue and margin expansion in Aerospace and broad-based market strength in Industrial for fiscal 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$854M

Previous: $777M+10.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.41

Previous: $0.84+67.9%
Effective tax rate

18.0%

No prior period
Adjusted net earnings

$86M

No prior period
Operating cash flow

$142M

No prior period
Capital expenditures

$24M

No prior period
Dividends paid

$15M

No prior period
Share repurchases

$86M

No prior period
Aerospace earnings

$106M

No prior period
Aerospace margin

19.2%

No prior period
Industrial earnings

$38M

No prior period
Industrial margin

12.6%

No prior period
Net Income

$83.3M

Previous: $83M+0.4%
Operating Income

$95.3M

Previous: $108M-11.7%
Gross Profit

$208M

Previous: $190M+9.6%
R&D Expense

$34.7M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$5.13M

Previous: $4.01M+27.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Woodward · Revenue · Quarterly

$854M

Q4 2024+10%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Woodward · $777M total across 2 segments · Q4 2023

  • Aerospace
    $455M
  • Industrial
    $322M

Forward guidance

Woodward’s fiscal 2025 guidance includes a continued strong demand environment and improving operational performance throughout the year.

Tailwinds

  • Continued strong demand environment
  • Improving operational performance throughout the year
  • Increasing revenue and margin expansion in the Aerospace segment
  • Continued strength in commercial aerospace markets
  • Increased defense activity in the Aerospace segment

Headwinds

  • Significant decline in sales related to China on-highway natural gas trucks.
  • Fiscal year 2025 guidance includes $40 million in sales related to China on-highway natural gas trucks, which would be a year-over-year decline of approximately $175 million.
  • Global economic uncertainty and instability, including in the financial markets that affect Woodward, its customers, and its supply chain
  • Risks related to constraints and disruptions in the global supply chain and labor markets
  • Changes and consolidations in the aerospace market

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 Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.1%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

40 / 69 earnings

Positive

+18.5%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-17.1%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026-0.7%+1.3%-3.1%
Q1 2026+14.3%+18.7%+18.1%
Q4 2025+12.5%+14.9%+20.2%
Q3 2025-0.0%+0.4%-2.9%
Q2 2025+1.9%+6.9%+20.1%
Q1 2025-1.8%+3.9%-5.6%
Q4 2024+6.4%+2.4%-3.0%
Q3 2024-17.1%-16.8%-10.0%
Q2 2024+7.8%+12.1%+21.4%
Q1 2024+1.6%-2.2%+0.9%
Q4 2023-2.9%-2.4%+0.8%
Q3 2023+10.6%+5.5%+8.0%
Q2 2023+18.5%+13.4%+9.8%
Q1 2023-7.6%-6.2%-9.6%
Q4 2022-0.4%+1.2%-6.6%
Q3 2022-10.9%-9.0%-11.1%
Q2 2022-7.7%-5.6%-8.2%
Q1 2022+0.6%+1.3%+14.0%
Q4 2021-1.3%+0.4%-8.5%
Q3 2021-7.0%-6.5%+0.4%
Q2 2021+1.6%+3.9%+1.4%
Q1 2021+5.5%+4.2%+4.0%
Q4 2020+1.0%+6.7%+10.6%
Q3 2020+4.8%+12.0%+10.1%
Q2 2020-6.4%+5.7%+30.7%
Q1 2020-0.3%+2.2%-5.2%
Q4 2019+0.8%-2.4%+3.0%
Q3 2019-4.3%-1.5%-2.9%
Q2 2019+6.0%+9.4%+5.9%
Q1 2019+11.6%+14.6%+24.1%
Q4 2018+7.6%+3.4%-3.7%
Q3 2018+0.7%-5.3%-1.8%
Q2 2018-1.1%-2.5%+0.3%
Q1 2018-6.9%-5.7%-8.4%
Q4 2017+4.9%+1.7%-3.9%
Q3 2017+5.5%+2.5%-1.9%
Q2 2017-2.2%-1.2%-2.8%
Q1 2017+2.6%+3.6%+5.0%
Q4 2016+7.0%+5.9%+9.0%
Q3 2016-2.8%-2.7%+4.2%
Q2 2016+4.8%
Q1 2016-3.2%
Q4 2015+0.7%
Q3 2015-8.4%
Q2 2015+0.7%
Q1 2015+6.5%
Q4 2014-5.6%
Q3 2014+9.4%
Q2 2014+7.3%
Q1 2014-3.0%
Q4 2013+0.7%
Q3 2013-0.9%
Q2 2013+2.7%
Q1 2013-4.6%
Q4 2012+8.3%
Q3 2012-3.1%
Q2 2012+4.0%
Q1 2012+2.6%
Q4 2011-5.4%
Q3 2011-5.1%
Q2 2011-0.9%
Q1 2010-1.2%
Q1 2011+2.6%
Q4 2008+5.4%
Q2 2010+5.4%
Q4 2010+5.4%
Q3 2010+4.2%
Q4 2009+4.2%
Q3 2009+4.2%

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