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AAR Corp. AIR reported first-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted earnings of 61 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 58 cents by 5.2%. Earnings surged 17.3% from the year-ago quarter.
The company reported GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of 63 cents compared with 32 cents generated in the prior-year quarter.
Total Sales
In the quarter under review, AAR generated net sales worth $446.3 million. The reported figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.6% and decreased 1.9% from $455.1 million recorded in the year-ago quarter.
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Segment Details
In the fiscal first quarter, sales in the Aviation Services segment totaled $424 million, down 2.7% year over year.
Expeditionary Services recorded sales of $22.3 million, up 14.4% from $19.5 million in the year-ago quarter.
Operational Update
The adjusted gross profit margin in the reported quarter improved to 18.1% from 16.1% in the prior-year quarter. The margin expansion was a result of the favorable impacts of the company’s efforts to reduce costs and increase operational efficiency.
SG&A expenses rose 1.6% to $50.1 million in the fiscal first quarter. The adjusted operating margin expanded to 6.9% from 5.5% in the prior-year quarter, driven by the company’s efforts to improve operating efficiency as well as the recovery in commercial sales.
AIR incurred net interest expenses of $1 million in the fiscal first quarter compared with $0.7 million in the year-ago quarter.
Financial Details
As of Aug 31, 2022, AAR’s cash and cash equivalents amounted to $44.3 million compared with $53.5 million as of May 31, 2022.
AAR reported long-term debt of $114.1 million as of Aug 31, 2022, up from $98.9 million as of May 31, 2022.
Zacks Rank
AAR currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Defense Releases
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