Toyota Motor Corporation TM recorded earnings of ¥205.30 per share ($3.37 per ADR) in first-quarter fiscal 2016 (ended Jun 30, 2015), compared with ¥185.34 per share ($3.63 per ADR) earned in first-quarter fiscal 2015 (ended Jun 30, 2014). Earnings per ADR also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.94. The Japanese automaker reported consolidated net income of ¥646.3 billion ($5.34 billion) in first-quarter fiscal 2016, higher than ¥587.7 billion ($5.76 billion) posted in the year-ago quarter.
Consolidated revenues increased 9.3% year over year to ¥6.99 trillion ($57.8 billion) in the reported quarter. Revenues also outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $54.4 billion.
Unit sales went down 5.7% year over year to 2.11 million vehicles globally. Unit sales rose 2.6% to 728,813 vehicles in North America. However, sales declined 7.1% to 470,000 units in Japan, 0.5% to 206,374 vehicles in Europe, 14.7% to 328,602 units in Asia and 12% to 380,240 units in other regions (Central and South America, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East).
Operating income increased to ¥756 billion ($6.25 billion) from ¥692.7 billion ($6.79 billion) a year ago. The improvement came on the back of favorable foreign exchange rates and cost-reduction efforts, partly offset by lower vehicle sales and increased expenses to support initiatives for enhancing competitiveness.
Segment Results
The Automotive segment’s revenues rose 8.4% to ¥6.41 trillion ($53 billion) in the quarter, while the operating income improved 15.5% to ¥677.5 billion ($5.6 billion).
The Financial Services segment’s revenues went up 24.6% to ¥470.3 billion ($3.89 billion), while the operating income fell 28.6% to ¥70.1 billion ($579.3 million).
All Other businesses’ revenues dipped 0.5% to ¥256.9 billion ($2.12 billion). However, operating income improved 13.7% to ¥12.2 billion ($100.8 million).
Financial Position
Toyota had cash and cash equivalents of ¥2.29 trillion ($18.9 billion) as of Jun 30, 2015, compared with ¥2.28 trillion ($22.4 billion) as of Mar 31, 2015. Total debt amounted to ¥19.67 trillion ($162.6 billion) as of Jun 30, 2015 compared with ¥18.98 trillion ($186.1 billion) as of Mar 31, 2015.
In first-quarter fiscal 2016, operating net cash flow was ¥1.12 trillion ($9.3 billion) compared with ¥875.6 billion ($8.6 billion) recorded in the year-ago period.
Fiscal 2016 Guidance
Toyota raised its consolidated revenue guidance to ¥27.8 trillion ($237.6 billion) from ¥27.5 trillion ($235 billion) for fiscal 2016. The revenue guidance reflects a 2.1% improvement over fiscal 2015.
Operating income guidance was affirmed at ¥2.8 trillion ($23.9 billion). The guidance implies a 1.8% year-over-year increase.
Net earnings are expected to be around ¥2.25 trillion ($19.2 billion) or ¥714.93 per share ($12.22 per ADR). The net income guidance reflects expectations of a 3.5% improvement over fiscal 2015.
Consolidated vehicle sales for fiscal 2016 are anticipated to be about 8.95 million units, up from the prior estimate of 8.9 million units, but down from nearly 8.97 million vehicles sold in fiscal 2015.
Zacks Rank
Currently, Toyota sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Other well-ranked automobile stocks include Tesla Motors, Inc. TSLA, PACCAR Inc. PCAR and Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack PBY. Pep Boys currently sports a Zacks Rank #1, while both PACCAR and Tesla carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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