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Steelcase Inc · Q4 2021 earnings
Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Reported better than expected revenue and earnings per share while navigating multiple supply chain challenges and the resurgence of COVID.
Steelcase reported Q4 revenue of $677.1 million and net income of $6.6 million, or diluted earnings of $0.06 per share. Revenue decreased 28 percent compared to the prior year, or 25 percent on an organic basis, as all segments were impacted by economic uncertainty and delays in return-to-office plans.
- Delivered better than expected revenue and earnings per share in the fourth quarter.
- Navigated multiple supply chain challenges in addition to the resurgence of COVID.
- Orders declined 31 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year, driven by broad-based declines in the Americas and EMEA.
- Gross margin of 28.4 percent in the fourth quarter represented a 410 basis point decline compared to the prior year.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Steelcase · Revenue · Quarterly
$677M
Forward guidance
The company expects first quarter fiscal 2022 revenue to be in the range of $540 to $570 million and expects to report a loss per share of between $0.27 to $0.34.
Tailwinds
- Targeting seasonally higher revenue in the second quarter.
- Targeting net income in the second quarter that would approximately offset the first quarter net loss and includes a $15 million gain from an expected land sale.
- Targeting double-digit revenue growth compared to fiscal 2021 for the second half of fiscal 2022.
- Higher vaccination levels are expected to support workers returning to the office more broadly.
- Increased capital spending and corporate C-suites prioritizing their workplaces as they focus on improving productivity, collaboration, and company culture.
Headwinds
- Supply chain disruptions are expected to result in a delay of some revenue from the first quarter of fiscal 2022 to the second quarter.
- Projected inflation, net of pricing benefits, of approximately $6 million.
- Projected operating expenses of between $190 to $195 million.
- Projected interest expense, net of investment income and other income, net, of approximately $5 million.
- Targeting a decline in the second quarter compared to the prior year which benefited from a strong beginning backlog as a result of the government mandated shutdowns in the first quarter of fiscal 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 Q4 2021
+0.7%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.4%
Avg return
5 days after
-0.6%
Avg return
30 days after
55%
35 / 64 earnings
Positive
+24.1%
Q2 2019
Best reaction
-20.6%
Q3 2016
Worst reaction
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| Q2 2026 | +0.2% | +3.2% | +0.5% | |
| Q1 2026 | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q4 2025 | +6.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q3 2026 | -0.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q3 2025 | -5.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q1 2025 | +5.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q4 2024 | -4.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q3 2024 | +12.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q2 2024 | +20.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | +6.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q4 2023 | +4.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q3 2023 | +3.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q2 2023 | -11.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q1 2023 | +1.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q4 2022 | -7.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q3 2022 | -3.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q2 2022 | -3.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q1 2022 | +5.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | |
| Q4 2021 | -4.7% | -4.3% | -9.8% | |
| Q3 2021 | -0.4% | -8.3% | -2.8% | |
| Q2 2021 | -16.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2021 | -15.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2020 | +22.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2020 | +16.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2020 | +12.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2020 | -10.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2019 | -14.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2019 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2019 | +24.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2019 | -8.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2018 | +4.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2018 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2018 | +6.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2018 | -14.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2017 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2017 | +8.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2017 | +12.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2017 | -2.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2016 | +2.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2016 | -20.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2016 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +1.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -2.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +7.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -12.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +11.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +5.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -6.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -2.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +12.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -1.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +6.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -4.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -5.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -5.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -0.6% | — | — |
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