Identification solutions manufacturer Brady (NYSE: BRC) will be reporting results this Thursday before the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
Brady beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $405.3 million, up 7.5% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ revenue estimates and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Brady’s revenue to grow 6.1% year on year to $378.6 million, slowing from the 10.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.09 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Brady has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at Brady’s peers in the safety & security services segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. CoreCivic delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 26%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6%, and Motorola Solutions reported revenues up 12.3%, topping estimates by 1.1%. CoreCivic traded down 3.5% following the results while Motorola Solutions was up 7.7%.
Read our full analysis of CoreCivic’s results here and Motorola Solutions’s results here.
The outlook for 2025 remains clouded by potential trade policy changes and corporate tax discussions, which could impact business confidence and growth. While some of the safety & security services stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.7% on average over the last month. Brady is up 13.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $101 (compared to the current share price of $95.46).
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