Glass and windows manufacturer Tecnoglass (NYSE: TGLS) will be reporting earnings this Thursday before the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Tecnoglass met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $239.6 million, up 23.1% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates but full-year EBITDA guidance missing analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Tecnoglass’s revenue to grow 11.7% year on year to $215.3 million, a reversal from the 4.9% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.82 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Tecnoglass has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at Tecnoglass’s peers in the building materials segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Vulcan Materials delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 5.8%, missing analysts’ expectations by 2.8%, and Carlisle reported flat revenue, topping estimates by 0.6%. Vulcan Materials traded up 7.6% following the results while Carlisle was also up 6.1%.
Read our full analysis of Vulcan Materials’s results here and Carlisle’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the building materials segment, with share prices up 10.9% on average over the last month. Tecnoglass is up 13.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $83.67 (compared to the current share price of $73.26).
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