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Knorr-Bremse First Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations

Simply Wall St

May 09, 2024

Knorr-Bremse (ETR:KBX) First Quarter 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

Revenue: €2.01b (up 3.7% from 1Q 2023).
Net income: €153.7m (up 23% from 1Q 2023).
Profit margin: 7.7% (up from 6.4% in 1Q 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.
EPS: €0.95 (up from €0.77 in 1Q 2023).

earnings-and-revenue-growth — XTRA:KBX Earnings and Revenue Growth May 9th 2024

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Knorr-Bremse EPS Beats Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) surpassed analyst estimates by 3.2%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 2.8% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 4.3% growth forecast for the Machinery industry in Germany.

Performance of the German Machinery industry.

The company's shares are up 5.6% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

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