NYSE$TNC

Tennant Company · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results, delivering robust growth in net sales and net income, and achieving strong net income to free cash flow conversion.

Tennant Company reported a 7.0% increase in fourth-quarter net sales to $311.4 million and a 30.3% increase in net income to $31.0 million. The company's full-year net sales reached a record $1,243.6 million, a 13.9% increase from 2022, with adjusted EBITDA up 44.3% to $192.9 million.

  • Delivered record full-year net sales of $1,243.6 million, marking a 13.9% increase from 2022.
  • Fourth-quarter net sales increased 7.0% to $311.4 million.
  • Achieved full-year adjusted EBITDA of $192.9 million, a 44.3% increase compared to 2022.
  • Generated full-year operating cash flow of $188.4 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$311M

Previous: $291M+7.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.92

Previous: $1.46+31.5%
Adjusted EBITDA

$41.5M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

13.3%

Previous: 14.3%-7.0%
Gross Margin

42.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$8.2M

Previous: $5.6M-246.4%
Net Income

$31M

Previous: $23.8M+30.3%
Operating Income

$24.5M

Previous: $28.4M-13.7%
Gross Profit

$131M

Previous: $115M+13.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$3M

Previous: $3.4M-11.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Tennant · Revenue · Quarterly

$311M

Q4 2023+7%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company is targeting organic net sales growth between 2% and 4% split equally between price and volume growth for the full year 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Organic net sales growth between 2% and 4%
  • Split equally between price and volume growth.
  • Expected reduction in backlog between $80 and $100 million
  • Continued strong price realization
  • Cost-out activities to favorably impact gross margins

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 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.1%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

28 / 65 earnings

Positive

+20.3%

Q1 2023

Best reaction

-23.0%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.0%+6.5%+3.3%
Q4 2025-23.0%-25.8%-17.7%
Q3 2025-5.5%-6.3%-6.7%
Q1 2025+2.7%+1.9%+7.1%
Q4 2024-1.7%-0.7%-3.4%
Q3 2024-7.7%-5.0%-2.0%
Q2 2024-2.5%-3.0%-4.7%
Q1 2024-7.5%-6.6%-11.3%
Q4 2023+4.3%+12.5%+19.5%
Q3 2023+5.3%+9.2%+13.5%
Q2 2023+7.1%+6.3%+2.7%
Q1 2023+20.3%+18.1%+13.0%
Q4 2022+4.9%+3.4%-5.6%
Q3 2022-0.5%-1.8%+5.9%
Q2 2022+3.5%+7.3%-7.8%
Q1 2022-8.3%-11.4%-10.1%
Q4 2021+3.5%+1.2%+5.1%
Q3 2021-1.5%+2.5%-1.2%
Q2 2021-4.1%-4.9%-3.6%
Q1 2021+3.6%+6.6%+3.9%
Q4 2020-3.7%-2.2%+2.4%
Q3 2020-0.4%+2.2%+14.8%
Q2 2020-4.3%-5.1%-1.9%
Q1 2020-4.7%-4.2%+22.7%
Q4 2019-0.3%-2.6%-38.0%
Q3 2019+8.2%+9.5%+4.0%
Q2 2019+8.5%+3.1%+1.8%
Q1 2019-6.1%-4.3%-15.7%
Q4 2018+4.8%+1.1%-0.8%
Q3 2018-3.9%-7.7%-8.5%
Q2 2018+5.4%+1.8%-4.4%
Q1 2018+6.7%+5.9%+12.8%
Q4 2017+1.6%+8.7%+6.4%
Q3 2017-5.6%-2.2%-5.5%
Q2 2017-13.4%-12.7%-19.1%
Q1 2017-1.6%-0.5%-4.3%
Q4 2016+6.9%+0.2%+0.9%
Q3 2016-0.3%+3.5%+24.0%
Q2 2016+9.5%+11.3%+11.4%
Q1 2016-1.4%
Q4 2015+0.4%
Q3 2015-0.2%
Q2 2015-5.1%
Q1 2015-0.2%
Q4 2014-3.2%
Q3 2014+0.6%
Q2 2014+2.8%
Q1 2014+0.1%
Q4 2013-9.0%
Q3 2013-6.9%
Q2 2013-0.1%
Q1 2013-0.5%
Q4 2012+0.3%
Q3 2012-3.0%
Q2 2012+1.7%
Q1 2011+1.8%
Q1 2012+3.6%
Q4 2011-2.1%
Q4 2009-2.1%
Q1 2010-2.1%
Q3 2011+7.2%
Q3 2010+7.2%
Q2 2010-6.5%
Q2 2011-6.5%
Q4 2010-6.5%

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