NYSE$EXP
Eagle Materials Inc. · Q2 2024 earnings
Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Eagle Materials reported record results with a 15% increase in EPS.
Eagle Materials Inc. reported record second quarter results for fiscal 2024. Revenue reached a record $622.2 million, up 3%, and net earnings also hit a record of $150.6 million, up 8%. EPS grew by 15% to $4.26. Market conditions for construction materials remained resilient, offsetting higher interest rates.
- Record Revenue of $622.2 million, up 3%.
- Record Net Earnings of $150.6 million, up 8%.
- Record Net Earnings per diluted share of $4.26, up 15%.
- Gross margins expanded by 150 bps to 33.6%.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Eagle Materials · Revenue · Quarterly
$624M
Revenue by segment
Eagle Materials · $660M total across 4 segments · Q2 2024
- Cement (Wholly Owned)$361M+12.9%54.6%
- Gypsum Wallboard$209M-6.9%31.7%
- Concrete and Aggregates$66.1M-5.0%10.0%
- Recycled Paperboard$24.3M-15.7%3.7%
Forward guidance
The company expects to be well-positioned for the second half of fiscal 2024, despite potential impacts from increased interest rates on residential construction.
Tailwinds
- Demand remained strong in Heavy Materials business.
- Implemented a second round of cement price increases in early July across half our markets.
- Announced the next round of cement price increases for early January 2024.
- Backlog of housing construction supported resilient wallboard shipments and orders.
- Portfolio of businesses will remain well-positioned for the second half of fiscal 2024.
Headwinds
- Significant increase in interest rates may have an impact on residential construction activity in the future.
- Cement sales volume decreased 1% to 2.1 million tons.
- Excluding the recently acquired Stockton Terminal, Cement sales volume declined 5%, because of wet weather in several markets and extreme heat in our southern markets throughout the quarter.
- Concrete and Aggregates revenue decreased 5% to $66.1 million, reflecting lower Concrete sales volume partially offset by higher Concrete pricing.
- Gypsum Wallboard sales volume declined 6% to 733 million square feet (MMSF).
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024
+1.2%
Avg return
Earnings day
+1.1%
Avg return
5 days after
+2.2%
Avg return
30 days after
59%
39 / 66 earnings
Positive
+12.2%
Q2 2019
Best reaction
-8.9%
Q4 2025
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | +1.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2026 | -2.9% | +0.8% | +2.7% | |
| Q2 2026 | -8.0% | -10.6% | -4.0% | |
| Q1 2026 | +2.8% | -0.2% | +4.3% | |
| Q4 2025 | -8.9% | -11.4% | -19.2% | |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2% | -0.5% | +5.8% | |
| Q1 2025 | +9.5% | +2.0% | +2.4% | |
| Q4 2024 | -7.1% | -7.3% | -15.6% | |
| Q3 2024 | +4.1% | +10.3% | +19.9% | |
| Q2 2024 | -2.9% | +1.2% | +17.9% | |
| Q4 2023 | +4.1% | +3.8% | +6.1% | |
| Q3 2023 | -2.5% | +0.9% | -4.1% | |
| Q2 2023 | -1.0% | -0.2% | +9.8% | |
| Q1 2024 | +0.4% | -2.1% | -2.8% | |
| Q1 2023 | +0.4% | -2.1% | -2.8% | |
| Q4 2022 | -1.2% | +1.3% | -11.2% | |
| Q3 2022 | +0.7% | +3.2% | -3.9% | |
| Q2 2022 | +7.5% | +12.9% | +15.4% | |
| Q1 2022 | +7.0% | +5.5% | +17.7% | |
| Q4 2021 | -4.0% | -1.8% | -7.8% | |
| Q3 2021 | +1.5% | +6.8% | +15.7% | |
| Q2 2021 | +2.7% | +11.1% | +12.0% | |
| Q1 2021 | -1.0% | +1.6% | +4.1% | |
| Q4 2020 | +5.5% | +10.7% | +22.8% | |
| Q3 2020 | -1.1% | -7.0% | -11.6% | |
| Q2 2020 | +3.4% | +1.5% | +0.4% | |
| Q1 2020 | -5.4% | -6.3% | -4.4% | |
| Q4 2019 | +3.2% | +3.4% | -0.6% | |
| Q3 2019 | +2.6% | +6.5% | +11.1% | |
| Q2 2019 | +12.2% | +17.8% | +11.3% | |
| Q1 2019 | -8.3% | -8.0% | -13.7% | |
| Q4 2018 | +1.8% | +3.4% | +6.1% | |
| Q3 2018 | -4.1% | -10.4% | -13.8% | |
| Q2 2018 | -3.9% | -4.2% | -4.1% | |
| Q1 2018 | -0.7% | -0.6% | -5.1% | |
| Q4 2017 | +3.4% | +2.8% | -2.6% | |
| Q3 2017 | +7.3% | +4.5% | +1.3% | |
| Q2 2017 | +3.1% | +4.0% | +23.2% | |
| Q1 2017 | +2.4% | +0.0% | -0.5% | |
| Q4 2016 | -4.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2016 | +11.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2016 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +3.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -5.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +7.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -1.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -2.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +3.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -2.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +9.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +12.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +4.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +2.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -0.6% | — | — |
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