8:04 am AZZ beats by $0.04, misses on revs; guides FY16 EPS in-line, revs in-line (AZZ) : Reports Q4 (Feb) earnings of $0.63 per share, $0.04 better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.59; revenues rose 0.7% year/year to $182.3 mln vs the $187.41 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY16, sees EPS of $2.75-3.25 vs. $2.97 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees FY16 revs of $875-925 mln vs. $889.95 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.
Industry Comments
"As I noted on the last call, our markets remained mixed during the fourth quarter and our Galvanizing and Energy businesses were impacted by severe weather conditions resulting in delays. Within the Energy segment, WSI was impacted by the refinery strikes that slightly reduced the amount of work completed during available turnarounds. We are seeing improvements in our quoting activity within our Energy business segment, resulting in improved backlog and we anticipate further improvements in our core markets during fiscal 2016. Although we are seeing a slight impact on a couple of our businesses due to lower oil prices and reduced rig count, we continue to see a number of opportunities for growth in most of our businesses".
