NYSE$TRN

Trinity Industries Inc · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Trinity's Q2 2024 earnings were reported, showing improvements across the business with increased revenues and strong performance in key segments.

Trinity Industries reported a strong second quarter in 2024, with a 16% increase in revenues year-over-year. The company's GAAP EPS was $0.67, and adjusted EPS was $0.66, marking a $0.43 improvement in adjusted EPS year-over-year. The company also raised its full-year guidance to $1.55 to $1.75.

  • Total company revenues reached $841 million, a 16% increase year-over-year.
  • GAAP EPS was $0.67 and adjusted EPS was $0.66, a $0.43 improvement year-over-year.
  • Lease fleet utilization was 96.9% with a Future Lease Rate Differential (FLRD) of positive 28.3% at quarter-end.
  • The company delivered 4,755 railcars and reported new railcar orders of 2,495.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$841M

Previous: $722M+16.5%
EPS

$0.65

Previous: $0.23+182.6%
Fleet Utilization

96.9%

Previous: 97.9%-1.0%
Future Lease Rate Differential

28.3%

No prior period
Railcar Deliveries

4.8K

Previous: 5.0K-4.6%
New Railcar Orders

2.5K

Previous: 4.8K-47.7%
Backlog Value

$2.68B

No prior period
Owned Lease Fleet

109.4K

No prior period
Investor-Owned Lease Fleet

34.3K

No prior period
Sustainable Railcar Conversions Deliveries

195

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$15.9M

Previous: -$20.8M+23.6%
Free Cash Flow

$38.5M

Previous: -$3.8M+1113.2%
Net Income

$54.4M

Previous: $17M+220.0%
Operating Income

$142M

Previous: $99.1M+43.2%
Gross Profit

$179M

Previous: $121M+47.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.9M

Previous: $6.5M-9.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Trinity · Revenue · Quarterly

$841M

Q2 2024+16.5%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 14 quarters(57%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Trinity · $905M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Rail Products
    $682M+14.2%
  • Railcar Leasing and Services
    $223M+14.3%

Forward guidance

Trinity Industries raised its full year guidance to a range of $1.55 to $1.75, which implies continued strength in operating margins through the balance of 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Industry deliveries of approximately 40,000 railcars
  • Net fleet investment of $300 million to $400 million
  • Operating and administrative capital expenditures of $50 million to $60 million
  • EPS of $1.55 to $1.75
  • Continued strength in operating margins through the balance of 2024

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 Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

31 / 67 earnings

Positive

+19.1%

Q2 2012

Best reaction

-25.4%

Q4 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+6.0%+16.6%+5.2%
Q3 2025-2.7%-6.2%-4.7%
Q1 2025-2.9%-1.9%+2.5%
Q4 2024-8.3%-10.0%-14.1%
Q3 2024-8.8%-5.4%+5.5%
Q2 2024+2.8%+1.5%-0.2%
Q1 2024+15.5%+17.3%+20.9%
Q4 2023-7.3%-7.4%-0.5%
Q3 2023+15.9%+13.7%+23.8%
Q2 2023+2.5%-1.9%-4.4%
Q1 2023-8.7%-9.7%-9.9%
Q4 2022-9.6%-5.5%-19.4%
Q3 2022+7.4%+20.1%+30.1%
Q2 2022+6.0%+7.7%+7.3%
Q1 2022-7.0%-11.1%-18.4%
Q4 2021-5.8%-5.5%+9.7%
Q3 2021+0.5%-2.1%-6.0%
Q2 2021-0.8%+0.0%+5.9%
Q1 2021-2.9%-1.8%-0.5%
Q4 2020-2.8%+2.2%-10.2%
Q3 2020-5.7%-7.3%+0.8%
Q2 2020-7.7%-8.5%-4.9%
Q1 2020+10.4%+4.1%+14.3%
Q4 2019+5.7%-1.0%-26.6%
Q3 2019+1.1%+6.2%+15.0%
Q2 2019-9.1%-5.9%-19.2%
Q1 2019-11.5%-9.5%-13.9%
Q4 2018-2.3%-6.6%-18.1%
Q3 2018-18.3%-23.3%-13.8%
Q2 2018+1.6%+2.1%-0.1%
Q1 2018-0.1%+0.4%+11.0%
Q4 2017-1.4%-6.1%-9.9%
Q3 2017-8.2%-7.8%-1.0%
Q2 2017-3.4%-1.8%+2.9%
Q1 2017+3.0%+0.5%-2.6%
Q4 2016+1.2%-3.8%-4.0%
Q3 2016-2.4%-4.8%+22.0%
Q2 2016+4.2%+1.0%+17.0%
Q1 2016+4.0%
Q4 2015-25.4%
Q3 2015+4.6%
Q2 2015+4.6%
Q1 2015-12.5%
Q4 2014+6.8%
Q3 2014-2.1%
Q2 2014+1.5%
Q1 2014+4.8%
Q4 2013+10.4%
Q3 2013+7.3%
Q2 2013+6.2%
Q1 2013-3.3%
Q4 2012-3.6%
Q3 2012-3.9%
Q2 2012+19.1%
Q1 2012+1.6%
Q4 2011+5.1%
Q4 2010+4.2%
Q3 2011+4.2%
Q2 2011-13.8%
Q1 2010-4.1%
Q1 2011+6.6%
Q4 2008+2.6%
Q3 2009-3.2%
Q3 2010-3.2%
Q2 2010-1.7%
Q4 2009-1.7%
Q2 2009-1.7%

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