CORRECTED-Magnera Q3 sales rise 51% but miss analyst expectations

Reuters
Aug 06
CORRECTED-Magnera Q3 sales rise 51% but miss analyst expectations

Corrects amounts and period in Key Details table

Overview

  • Magnera fiscal Q3 net sales rise 51% yr/yr, missing analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q3 up 23%, but missed estimates

  • Company confirms post-merger adjusted free cash flow and EBITDA range

Outlook

  • Company confirms original free cash flow guidance and adjusted EBITDA range

  • Company commiteed to strengthen credit metrics by paying down debt

Result Drivers

  • GLATFELTER MERGER - Merger contributed $320 mln to net sales and $23 mln to adjusted EBITDA

  • ORGANIC VOLUME DECLINE - 5% decline in organic volume due to market softness in Europe and competitive pressures in South America

  • PRICE/COST SPREAD - Unfavorable impacts from price/cost spread affected adjusted EBITDA

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Sales

Beat

$839 mln

$842 mln (2 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted EBITDA

Miss

$91 mln

$94.50 mln (2 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the textiles & leather goods peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Magnera Corp is $14.00, about 13.1% above its August 5 closing price of $12.16

  • The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago

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