Hawkins Q2 EPS Jumps to $1.34 as Operating Income Rises 23%
HWKN sits 29% above its 52-week low of $116.045.
Summary
Hawkins' fiscal Q2 sales rose 12% to $313.8M and operating income jumped 23% to $41.9M, driving diluted EPS of $1.34 versus $1.08 a year ago. The company also bought back $18.6M of stock in the first half and trimmed debt to $229.0M.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · HWKN
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Q2 Sales Up 12% to $313.8M
Sales rose $33.4M, or 12%, from $280.4M a year ago, with 11% organic growth and about $3.7M from acquired businesses. All three segments grew at least 5%.
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Operating Income Jumps 23%
Operating income rose to $41.9M, or 13.3% of sales, from $33.9M. Gross profit rose 13% to $76.6M despite a $1.9M unfavorable LIFO swing, helped by $1.3M of tariff refunds.
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Diluted EPS $1.34 vs $1.08
Net income was $27.8M versus $22.6M a year ago; diluted EPS rose to $1.34 from $1.08. The effective tax rate rose to about 30% from 27%.
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Buybacks and Debt Paydown
The company repurchased 132,577 shares for $18.6M in the six months versus none a year ago, and net debt payments of $15.0M brought borrowings to $229.0M from $244.0M.
Analysis · HWKN · Trade & Services
Margins did the heavy lifting this quarter: sales rose 12% to $313.8M, but operating income climbed 23% to $41.9M, lifting diluted EPS to $1.34 from $1.08. That reverses the margin compression that weighed on the prior quarter's results. Cash generation remained strong at $75.5M for the six months, funding $18.6M of buybacks and $15.0M of net debt paydown, which cut interest expense to $2.6M from $3.8M. The one soft spot is Food & Health Sciences, where gross profit fell 4% on weaker food and pharmaceutical margins.
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At the time of this filing, HWKN was trading at $149.69 on NASDAQ in the Trade & Services sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.8B. The 52-week trading range was $116.05 to $174.12. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.