01/26/2017 | Press release | Archived content
East Aurora, NY -- Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016.
First Quarter Highlights
Segment Results
Total Aircraft Controls sales in the quarter were $268 million, up 6% year over year. Military aircraft sales of $128 million were 6% higher. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter sales were up 26%, to $27 million. Other OEM sales were up 8%, to $53 million. Military aftermarket sales were $48 million, down slightly on lower B-2 spares and C-5 modernization activity.
Commercial aircraft revenues increased 5%, to $141 million. Sales of OEM products to Airbus increased 40%, to $35 million, including a 72% increase in A350 program sales. Boeing OEM sales were flat at $61 million. Commercial aftermarket sales were off marginally, at $27 million, due to lower initial provisioning of 787 and A350 spares.
Space and Defense segment sales were $93 million, up 11% year over year. Space sales were 13% higher, attributed to strong space avionics and satellite engine sales. Defense sales were up 10% on increased demand for ground vehicle, missile and naval products.
Industrial Systems segment sales in the quarter were $112 million, down 10%. Energy sales were off 6% and industrial automation sales were off 9%. Simulation and test sales were down 16% from last year's strong first quarter.
Components segment sales in the quarter were $116 million, up 10% from a year ago, with sales increases seen in each of the three major markets. Aerospace and defense sales of $39 million were 11% higher largely attributed to sales for Northrop Grumman's Guardian program. Medical market sales of $48 million were up 11% on increased sales of pumps and associated products. Industrial product sales for specialty markets were up 6%.
Consolidated year-end 12-month backlog was $1.2 billion.
Fiscal 2017 Outlook
The Company provided its initial projections for fiscal 2017.
"Earnings per share before specials of $0.91 were above our guidance from 90 days ago," said John Scannell, Chairman and CEO. "It was a good start to the year and it puts us on track for our full year guidance. Most of our businesses have stabilized since this time last year and we are seeing positive results from restructuring and our portfolio reviews of the past few years."
In conjunction with today's release, Moog will host a conference call beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET, which will be broadcast live over the Internet. John Scannell, Chairman and CEO, and Don Fishback, CFO, will host the call. Listeners can access the call live or in replay mode at www.moog.com/investors/communications. Supplemental financial data will be available on the webcast web page 90 minutes prior to the conference call.
Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, wind energy, marine and medical equipment. Additional information about the company can be found at www.moog.com.
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