Federal Signal reports Q3 adjusted EPS 88c, consensus 84c

Reports Q3 revenue $,474M, consensus $481.66M. “With our teams’ continued focus on operational execution and serving our customers, our businesses were able to deliver 6% year-over-year organic net sales growth, double-digit earnings improvement, gross margin expansion, and a 200-basis point increase in adjusted EBITDA margin during the third quarter,” commented CEO Jennifer Sherman. “Our Environmental Solutions Group delivered 7% year-over-year net sales growth and a 21% increase in adjusted EBITDA. Production increases at several of our businesses and continued price realization were meaningful growth drivers. In addition, our third quarter results benefited from strong year-over-year growth in all four of our aftermarket revenue streams, which contributed to a 10% overall increase in aftermarket revenues. Our Safety and Security Systems Group also delivered impressive results, with 4% top line growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 23%. With its consistently strong performance over the last several quarters, we are raising the EBITDA margin targets for our Safety and Security Systems Group to a new range of 18% to 24%, from the previous range of 17% to 21%.”