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Textron (TXT) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Drop Y/Y

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Textron Inc. (TXT - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2022 earnings of $1.00 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents by 13.6%. The bottom line also improved 23.5% from the year-ago quarter’s figure.

Revenues

Total revenues came in at $3,154 million, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3,232 million by 2.4%. The reported figure also decreased 1.2% from the year-ago quarter’s $3,191 million.

Manufacturing revenues declined 1.2% in the second quarter to $3,140 million, while revenues at the Finance division improved 16.7% to $14 million.

Textron Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Textron Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Segmental Performance

Textron Aviation: In the quarter under review, revenues in this segment rose 10.6% year over year to $1,284 million. The increase was primarily due to higher aircraft and aftermarket volumes.

The company delivered 48 jets, up from 44 in the year-ago quarter. It also delivered 35 commercial turboprops, up from 33 in the second quarter of 2021.

The segment generated an operating profit of $155 million in the quarter compared with the $96 million earned in the year-ago quarter due to a higher volume as well as a favorable pricing impact.

The order backlog at the end of the quarter was $5.8 billion.

Bell: Revenues from this segment declined 22.9% to $687 million, primarily due to lower military as well as commercial revenues.

The segment delivered 34 commercial helicopters in the quarter, down from 47 last year.

The segment’s profit was down 42.7% to $63 million due to lower volumes and mix. Bell’s order backlog at the end of the quarter was $5.3 billion, up sequentially from $4.8 billion.

Textron Systems: Revenues in this segment came in at $293 million, down 12% from the year-ago period. The deterioration can be attributed to lower volumes, which included the impact of the U.S. Army’s withdrawal from Afghanistan on the segment's fee-for-service and aircraft support contracts.

Segmental profits declined 14.3% year over year to $63 million in the second quarter due to a lower volume and a mix.

Textron Systems’ backlog at the end of the second quarter was $2.1 billion.
Industrial: Revenues in this segment improved 9.7% to $871 million due to a favorable pricing impact as well as higher volume and mix, primarily on the Specialized Vehicles product line.

Moreover, the segment’s profit was $41 million compared with $32 million in the previous year quarter. The improvement can be attributed to a higher volume and a mix.

Finance: Revenues in this segment increased to $14 million from $12 million in the year-ago quarter. The profit came in at $10 million in the second quarter compared with $3 million in the year-ago period.

Financials

As of Jul 2, 2022, cash and cash equivalents totaled $1,764 million compared with $1,922 million as of Jan 1, 2022.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to $589 million as of Jul 2, 2022 compared with $679 million in the year-ago period.

Capital expenditures were $66 million during the second quarter of 2022 compared with $75 million recorded in the second quarter of 2021.

The long-term debt was $3,177 million as of Jul 2, 2022 compared with $3,179 million as of Jan 1, 2022.

Zacks Rank

Textron currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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