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Applied Industrial 1Q Sales $1.29B >AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies reported first-quarter sales of $1.29 billion, according to the supplied headline. The headline only gives the sales figure and notes it exceeded the comparison labeled AIT.
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What happened
Applied Industrial Technologies reported first-quarter sales of $1.29 billion, up 7.6% from a year earlier, and net income of $110.4 million, or $2.97 per share. Buybacks totaled $80.0 million in the quarter.
Global impact / market context
The company earned more profit per share than a year earlier, helped by growth in its Engineered Solutions segment. Buybacks reduce the number of shares, which can support earnings per share for ordinary investors who own the stock.
What to watch
- Check whether Engineered Solutions keeps driving segment growth and margin expansion in the next report, since it was named as the main driver this quarter.
- Watch organic sales, which rose 7.1%, to see if growth comes from the business itself rather than acquisitions or other factors.
- Track whether quarterly buybacks continue at or near $80.0 million, because share count changes affect earnings per share.
Affected assets
- Applied Industrial Technologies
Evidence
- Infoway News — AIT: Engineered Solutions growth lifted earnings as quarterly buybacks reached $80.0M
- Infoway News — Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Q1 Sales Up 7.6%, EPS $2.97
- Infoway News — Applied Industrial 1Q Net $110.4M >AIT
- Infoway News — Applied Industrial 1Q Sales $1.29B >AIT
- Incident timeline — AIT: Engineered Solutions growth lifted earnings as quarterly buybacks reached $80.0M
- Incident timeline — Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Q1 Sales Up 7.6%, EPS $2.97
- Incident timeline — Applied Industrial 1Q Net $110.4M >AIT
- Incident timeline — Applied Industrial 1Q Sales $1.29B >AIT