Looking back on industrial & environmental services stocks’ Q4 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and its peers.
As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the industrial & environmental services industry, including CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) and its peers.
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Shares of environmental solutions provider jumped 14.7% in the morning session after the company reported decent fourth-quarter results, surpassing analysts' expectations for revenue, EPS, and EBITDA. Revenue grew 3% y/y, driven by record-high bookings and a 46% increase in backlog, signaling strong demand across its industrial and environmental businesses. On top of that, the company's full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance came in ahead of forecasts, adding to the positive momentum. Zooming out, we think this was a good quarter with some key areas of upside.
Air quality and fluid handling company CECO (NASDAQ:CECO) reported Q4 CY2024 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 3.2% year on year to $158.6 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $725 million at the midpoint came in 4.1% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.27 per share was 19.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Looking back on gas and liquid handling stocks’ Q3 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including CECO (NASDAQ:CECO) and its peers.
CECO currently trades at $31 and has been a dream stock for shareholders. It’s returned 282% since December 2019, more tripling the S&P 500’s 91.2% gain. The company has also beaten the index over the past six months as its stock price is up 28.6%.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 gas and liquid handling earnings season.
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how gas and liquid handling stocks fared in Q3, starting with Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC).
Air quality and fluid handling company CECO (NASDAQ:CECO) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2024, with sales falling 9.3% year on year to $135.5 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $587.5 million at the midpoint also came in 3.2% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.14 per share was also 29.4% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
