Overview
Bearings and industrial motion firm's Q4 revenue rose 3.5%, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations
Company cites higher pricing and favorable currency translation as revenue growth drivers
Outlook
Timken expects 2026 EPS between $4.50 and $5.00
Company forecasts 2026 adjusted EPS between $5.50 and $6.00
Timken anticipates 2026 revenue growth of 2% to 4%
Result Drivers
INDUSTRIAL MOTION GROWTH - Industrial Motion segment sales rose 8.4% due to higher demand across most sectors, higher pricing, and favorable currency translation
ENGINEERED BEARINGS CHALLENGES - Engineered Bearings segment sales rose 0.9% with higher pricing and favorable currency translation, offset by lower end-market demand
PRICING AND CURRENCY - Higher pricing and favorable foreign currency translation contributed to overall sales growth
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Beat
$1.11 bln
$1.07 bln (11 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$1.14
$1.09 (13 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
$0.89
Q4 Adjusted Net Income
Beat
$80.40 mln
$72.81 mln (9 Analysts)
Q4 Net Income
$62.30 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 9 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Timken Co is $87.00, about 9.5% below its February 3 closing price of $96.14
The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago
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