Here's Why You Should Hold On To EnerSys (ENS) Stock Now
Zacks Investment Research | Feb 12, 2019 08:23PM ET
We issued an updated research report on EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) on Feb 12.
This company, with a market capitalization of approximately $3 billion, currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
A few growth drivers and certain headwinds, which might influence EnerSys, are discussed below.
Factors Favoring EnerSys
Solid Top-Line Prospects: EnerSys’ top-line performance was impressive in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 (ended Dec 30, 2018), with revenues increasing 3.2% year over year. The improvement was backed by favorable pricing impact of 2% and acquisition gains of 4%. Reserve power products sales grew 0.8% and that of motive power increased 5.6%.
In the quarters ahead, EnerSys stands to gain from solid product portfolio, favorable pricing and sturdier sales secured from major businesses (like motive power).
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $2.8 billion for fiscal 2019 (ending March 2019) and $3.4 billion for fiscal 2020 (ending March 2020). Estimates represent year-over-year growth of 9.5% for fiscal 2019 and 20.2% for fiscal 2020.
Restructuring Initiatives & Long-Term Targets: EnerSys has been gaining from restructuring initiatives over time. The company initiated actions to strengthen American and Asian operations as well as the reserve power business in EMEA in fiscal 2019. These measures will be completed in fiscal 2019.
EnerSys has set some long-term targets. It anticipates organic sales growth of 4% (CAGR) from fiscal 2018 through 2021. Also, operating margin is predicted to grow 200 basis points over this period on the back of organic sales growth, solid product mix, lean initiatives and new products.
Capital Allocation: EnerSys uses capital for making acquisitions, buying back shares and paying dividends. In relation to acquired assets, in December 2018, the company bought Alpha Technologies Group of Companies — which engages in providing state-of-the-art energy solutions for telecom, broadband, industrial, renewable and traffic customers.
Alpha Technologies is predicted to strengthen EnerSys’ product portfolio across telecom, broadband, industrial and renewable markets. The combined businesses will create a fully-integrated energy and direct current power storage solution provider. This buyout is anticipated to generate more than $25 million in annualized synergies. Also, earnings accretion is predicted in the upcoming quarters.
In addition to buyouts, the company regularly pays dividends to shareholders and also buys back shares. In the first three quarters of fiscal 2019, EnerSys used $22.3 million for paying dividends to shareholders and $25 million for purchasing treasury stocks.
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Factors Working Against EnerSys
Share Price Performances and Earnings Estimates: Market sentiments have been against EnerSys for quite some time now. Its stock price has decreased roughly 13.9% in the past three months compared with the Zacks Investment Research
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