Record Orders and Sales Drive 22% Adjusted EPS Beat; FY27 Guidance Raised
CMCO sits 35% above its 52-week low of $11.99.
Summary
Columbus McKinnon delivered a blowout Q1 FY27, with net sales surging 125% to $531.5M and orders hitting $568.1M — both records — driven by the Kito Crosby acquisition and 12.7% organic growth. Adjusted EPS of $0.61 crushed the year-ago $0.50, while adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 720 bps to 21.0%, reflecting synergy capture and favorable material costs. Management raised full-year FY27 guidance to revenue of $2.09B-$2.15B, signaling confidence in sustained momentum. This follows a rocky FY26 marked by a $200M goodwill impairment and integration costs; the strong quarter and guidance hike mark a clear inflection. Free cash flow ex-deal costs reached $32.4M, supporting deleveraging from 4.9x leverage. The book-to-bill of 1.1x and robust short-cycle demand point to continued strength in H2.
At the time of this announcement, CMCO was trading at $16.20 on NASDAQ in the Industrial Applications And Services sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $421.5M. The 52-week trading range was $11.99 to $24.40. This news item was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 9 out of 10. Source: PR Newswire.