Textron’s (TXT) shares experienced a decline of 7.1% on Thursday, despite surpassing analyst predictions earlier in the day.
As we approached the quarter’s end, Wall Street anticipated that Textron would report a net income of $1.45 per share with quarterly revenue of $3.65 billion. However, the actual results showed a higher net income of $1.55 per share and revenues of $3.7 billion.
Textron Q2 earnings
From my perspective, it appears there are a few points worth noting. Initially, the earnings figure, as per generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), stood at $1.35 per share. However, the reported $1.55 isn’t a GAAP result but rather a non-GAAP one.
Secondly, even the non-GAAP number showed only a marginal increase of $0.01 compared to what Textron reported last year. This is surprising given that Textron managed to grow its sales by 5.4% year over year.
Essentially, the sales increased slightly due to an uptick in commercial aircraft and helicopter purchases, plus income from the MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft. However, the profits derived from these sales declined.
Free cash flow for the quarter was $317 million, up from $309 million earned one year ago.
Is Textron stock a sell?
Textron’s stock is priced at approximately 18 times its trailing-12-month net income, which totals $816 million, and it has a market capitalization of $14.6 billion. This isn’t too expensive considering the company’s double-digit earnings growth potential and attractive dividend payout. However, disappointingly, Textron’s earnings are barely growing in the single digits, and its current dividend yield is only 0.1%.
In simpler terms, according to recent figures, Textron is only producing approximately $0.69 in actual cash that can be freely used for every dollar of profit it declares. This implies a price-to-free cash flow ratio that’s roughly 26, which seems quite high given its relatively slow growth rate.
I fear that makes Textron stock a sell.
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2025-07-24 23:31