Kimball Electronics Q4 revenue slightly misses estimates

Kimball Electronics

12/08/2026 21:16

Overview
U.S. electronics manufacturer Q4 revenue was a slight miss versus analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q4 missed analyst estimates
Adjusted operating income for Q4 beat analyst expectations

Outlook
Kimball Electronics sees fiscal 2027 net sales of $1.535 bln to $1.56 bln
Company expects organic sales growth of 3% to 5% for fiscal 2027
Kimball Electronics expects Helvoet to contribute about $60 mln in sales in fiscal 2027

Result Drivers
SEQUENTIAL SALES GROWTH - Co said Q4 net sales rose 5% from the prior qtr, with all end-market verticals posting gains
MEDICAL SEGMENT GROWTH - Medical sales increased in Q4 and grew over 10% for the full yr after normalizing for a consigned inventory sale
STRONG CASH GENERATION - Co generated $42.4 mln in operating cash in Q4, used to pay down debt to lowest level in over 4 yrs

Company press release: ID:nBw28S8j6a

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Slight Miss*
$371.57 mln
$373.36 mln (5 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EPS
Miss
-$0.01
$0.39 (5 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
 
$0.35
 
Q4 Adjusted Net Income
Miss
-$163,000
$11.09 mln (4 Analysts)
Q4 Net Income
 
$8.52 mln
 
Q4 Adjusted Operating Income
Beat
$18.11 mln
$16.05 mln (3 Analysts)
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the semiconductors peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Kimball Electronics Inc is $35.00, about 38.7% above its August 11 closing price of $25.23
The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 18 three months ago

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