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GE Misses on Q3 Earnings, Announces Growth Initiatives
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General Electric Company (GE - Free Report) reported weaker-than-expected results for third-quarter 2018. Concurrent to the earnings release, the company also announced certain immediate actions in a bid to boost its near-term competency and strengthen the balance sheet.
Quarterly adjusted earnings came in at 14 cents per share, 33.3% lower than the year-ago tally. The bottom line also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents.
Revenues Hurt by Power Segment Troubles
Aggregate revenues in the reported quarter came in at $29,573 billion, down 4% year over year. The top-line figure also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $29,880 billion.
On a segmental basis, the company’s Industrial revenues dropped 4.8% year over year to $27,785 million. However, the segment’s organic revenues inched up 1% year over year to $28,057 million.
Performance of the Industrial segment’s components businesses are discussed below:
Oil & Gas revenues increased nearly 7% year over year to $5,670 million, backed by benefits secured from Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). Synergistic gains from Baker Hughes in the quarter amounted to $147 million.
Aviation revenues were up 12% to $7,480 million, on the back of 35% growth in orders, driven by the rising popularity of LEAP engines and key GEnx wins.
Healthcare revenues in the reported quarter totaled $4,707 million, flat year over year.
Renewable Energy revenues improved 15% to $2,873 million, but its orders fell 3% year over year. Quarterly revenues improved on the back of increased onshore wind-equipment sales.
However, the Lighting segment’s revenues declined 18% year over year to $385 million, while its orders slipped 6% in the reported quarter.
Transportation revenues dipped 2% year over year to $932 million, while its orders surged 114.8% year over year on higher 603 locomotive orders. General Electric anticipates to successfully divest its transportation business to Wabtec Corporation by early 2019.
Power segment revenues plunged 33% year over year to $5,739 million, while orders were down 18% year over year. The company noted that the segment’s performance was hurt by the persistent execution and market challenges.
GE Capital’s revenues in the third quarter totaled $2,473 million, up 3% year over year.
Margins Suffer
In the quarter under review, the Industrial segment’s adjusted operating profit decreased 23% year over year to $2,213 million, while margins shrunk 180 basis points year over year. Results suffered due to a decline in Power and Renewable Energy, partially offset by improvement in profits in Transportation, Aviation, Healthcare and Lighting.
However, the GE Capital segment generated profit of $19 million versus $24 million witnessed in the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Exiting the third quarter of 2018, General Electric had cash and cash equivalents of $61.7 billion, down from $82.7 billion recorded as of Dec 31, 2017.
Adjusted free cash flow from GE Industrial totaled $1.1 billion, down 5% from the year-earlier quarter.
GE’s Latest Moves
General Electric has slashed its dividend from 12 cents per share to a penny (effective from the next dividend declaration). The company noted this strategic move will enable it to hold around $3.9 billion cash on an annualized basis compared to the previous payout level.
The company also mentioned that it will reorganize the Power segment in order to improve its performance, over the long run. In line with this, General Electric also intends to consolidate GE Power’s headquarters structure to ensure these units can best serve their customers.
General Electric expects that these moves will significantly improve its revenues and profitability, going forward.
Outlook
In a bid to become a high-tech industrial company, General Electric rolled out a business portfolio-restructuring program this June. In sync with this, the behemoth intends to become more competent by focusing on just three core segments — power, aviation and renewable energy — and gradually exit all other businesses.
Per its restructuring plans, the company will separate GE Healthcare and turn it into a stand-alone company, and will also exit the oil and gas businesses. These apart, GE Transportation will be sold to Wabtec Corporation and efforts are on track to shrink its GE Capital business.
General Electric is poised to grow on the back of stronger innovation, strategic restructuring moves, solid international presence and robust end-market sales. However, over the past month, shares of this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company have lost 17.1%, wider than 11.3% loss registered by the industry it belongs to.
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Some better-ranked stocks in the same space are listed below:
Macquarie Infrastructure Company sports a Zacks Rank of 1 (Strong Buy). The company pulled off an average positive earnings surprise of 8.05% in the last four quarters.
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. also flaunts a Zacks Rank of 1. The company generated an average positive earnings surprise of 5.04% in the trailing four quarters.
Crane Company (CR - Free Report) holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). The company came up with an average positive earnings surprise of 5.04% during the same time frame.
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GE Misses on Q3 Earnings, Announces Growth Initiatives
General Electric Company (GE - Free Report) reported weaker-than-expected results for third-quarter 2018. Concurrent to the earnings release, the company also announced certain immediate actions in a bid to boost its near-term competency and strengthen the balance sheet.
Quarterly adjusted earnings came in at 14 cents per share, 33.3% lower than the year-ago tally. The bottom line also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents.
Revenues Hurt by Power Segment Troubles
Aggregate revenues in the reported quarter came in at $29,573 billion, down 4% year over year. The top-line figure also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $29,880 billion.
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On a segmental basis, the company’s Industrial revenues dropped 4.8% year over year to $27,785 million. However, the segment’s organic revenues inched up 1% year over year to $28,057 million.
Performance of the Industrial segment’s components businesses are discussed below:
Oil & Gas revenues increased nearly 7% year over year to $5,670 million, backed by benefits secured from Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). Synergistic gains from Baker Hughes in the quarter amounted to $147 million.
Aviation revenues were up 12% to $7,480 million, on the back of 35% growth in orders, driven by the rising popularity of LEAP engines and key GEnx wins.
Healthcare revenues in the reported quarter totaled $4,707 million, flat year over year.
Renewable Energy revenues improved 15% to $2,873 million, but its orders fell 3% year over year. Quarterly revenues improved on the back of increased onshore wind-equipment sales.
However, the Lighting segment’s revenues declined 18% year over year to $385 million, while its orders slipped 6% in the reported quarter.
Transportation revenues dipped 2% year over year to $932 million, while its orders surged 114.8% year over year on higher 603 locomotive orders. General Electric anticipates to successfully divest its transportation business to Wabtec Corporation by early 2019.
Power segment revenues plunged 33% year over year to $5,739 million, while orders were down 18% year over year. The company noted that the segment’s performance was hurt by the persistent execution and market challenges.
GE Capital’s revenues in the third quarter totaled $2,473 million, up 3% year over year.
Margins Suffer
In the quarter under review, the Industrial segment’s adjusted operating profit decreased 23% year over year to $2,213 million, while margins shrunk 180 basis points year over year. Results suffered due to a decline in Power and Renewable Energy, partially offset by improvement in profits in Transportation, Aviation, Healthcare and Lighting.
However, the GE Capital segment generated profit of $19 million versus $24 million witnessed in the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Exiting the third quarter of 2018, General Electric had cash and cash equivalents of $61.7 billion, down from $82.7 billion recorded as of Dec 31, 2017.
Adjusted free cash flow from GE Industrial totaled $1.1 billion, down 5% from the year-earlier quarter.
GE’s Latest Moves
General Electric has slashed its dividend from 12 cents per share to a penny (effective from the next dividend declaration). The company noted this strategic move will enable it to hold around $3.9 billion cash on an annualized basis compared to the previous payout level.
The company also mentioned that it will reorganize the Power segment in order to improve its performance, over the long run. In line with this, General Electric also intends to consolidate GE Power’s headquarters structure to ensure these units can best serve their customers.
General Electric expects that these moves will significantly improve its revenues and profitability, going forward.
Outlook
In a bid to become a high-tech industrial company, General Electric rolled out a business portfolio-restructuring program this June. In sync with this, the behemoth intends to become more competent by focusing on just three core segments — power, aviation and renewable energy — and gradually exit all other businesses.
Per its restructuring plans, the company will separate GE Healthcare and turn it into a stand-alone company, and will also exit the oil and gas businesses. These apart, GE Transportation will be sold to Wabtec Corporation and efforts are on track to shrink its GE Capital business.
General Electric is poised to grow on the back of stronger innovation, strategic restructuring moves, solid international presence and robust end-market sales. However, over the past month, shares of this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company have lost 17.1%, wider than 11.3% loss registered by the industry it belongs to.
Stocks to Consider
Some better-ranked stocks in the same space are listed below:
Macquarie Infrastructure Company sports a Zacks Rank of 1 (Strong Buy). The company pulled off an average positive earnings surprise of 8.05% in the last four quarters.
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. also flaunts a Zacks Rank of 1. The company generated an average positive earnings surprise of 5.04% in the trailing four quarters.
Crane Company (CR - Free Report) holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). The company came up with an average positive earnings surprise of 5.04% during the same time frame.
The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of All
Last year, it generated $8 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $47 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce ""the world's first trillionaires,"" but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.
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