Carpenter Technology Q2 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

Carpenter Technology Corporation CRS reported adjusted earnings of $1.66 per share for second-quarter fiscal 2025, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of adjusted earnings of $1.56. It had posted adjusted earnings of 85 cents in the year-ago quarter. The upside is driven by ongoing improvements in the product mix.Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.Net revenues increased 8.4% year over year to $678 million in the reported quarter. However, the figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $709 million. Shipment volumes were down 6% year over year.CRS witnessed a year-over-year revenue increase of 35.3% in the Aerospace and Defense end-use market. Revenues in the Energy end-market were down 12.5%. The metric for the Medical end-use markets rose 0.5%. Revenues in the Distribution markets decreased 9.2%, whereas the same for Industrial and Consumer end-use markets declined 16%. The Transportation end-use market’s revenues fell 20.1%.Carpenter Technology Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise  Carpenter Technology Corporation price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Carpenter Technology Corporation QuoteCRS’s Q2 Operational ResultsThe cost of goods sold in second-quarter fiscal 2025 moved down 0.4% year over year to $499 million. The gross profit increased 44.8% year over year to $178 million.Adjusted operating income in the reported quarter was $119 million compared with the prior-year quarter’s $70 million. The adjusted operating margin in the quarter under review was 17.6% compared with 11.2% in the year-ago quarter.Carpenter Technology’s Q2 Segmental PerformanceThe Specialty Alloys Operations segment reported sales of $602 million compared with the prior-year quarter’s $549 million. We predicted the segment’s sales to be $620 million. The segment sold 44,714 pounds compared with the year-ago quarter’s 50,114 pounds. The reported figure missed our estimate of 51,181 pounds. The segment posted an operating profit of $136 million compared with the prior-year quarter’s $83 million. Our estimate for the segment’s operating profit was $139 million.The Performance Engineered Products’ net sales fell 0.7% year over year to $95 million. The reported figure missed our estimate of $106 million. The segment sold 2,208 pounds compared with the year-ago quarter’s 2,318 pounds. It was lower than our projection of 2,545 pounds. The segment reported an operating profit of $7 million, flat year-over-year. Our estimate for the segment’s operating profit was $6.9 million.CRS’ Cash Flow & Balance Sheet UpdatesCarpenter Technology ended second-quarter fiscal 2025 with cash and cash equivalents of $162 million compared with $199 million at the end of fiscal 2024. The long-term debt was $694.8 million at the end of the quarter compared with $694.2 million as of the end of fiscal 2024. Cash flow from operating activities was $67.9 million in the quarter under review compared with $14.6 million in the prior-year quarter.Carpenter Technology’s Share Price PerformanceShares of the company have gained 228.9% in the past year compared with the industry’s growth of 74.6%.  Image Source: Zacks Investment Research CRS’s Zacks RankCarpenter Technology currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.Peer PerformanceCommercial Metals Company CMC reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 78 cents for first-quarter fiscal 2025 (ended Nov. 30, 2024), in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company’s earnings fell 47.7% from the prior-year quarter’s $1.49.Commercial Metals’ net sales in the reported quarter were $1.91 billion, down 4.7% from the year-ago quarter’s $2 billion. 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