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Aktien Stammtisch

@Aktien_Stammtisch

4Mon·

Whirlpool Q1'25 Earnings Highlights

$WHR (+0.22%)

🔹 Revenue: $3.62B (Est: $3.67B) 🔴

🔹 Adj EPS: $1.70 (Est: $1.71) 🔴

🔹 Organic Net Sales Growth: +2.2% YoY (ex-Europe divestiture)

FY25 Guidance (Reaffirmed)

🔹 Revenue: ~$15.8B (Est: $15.76B) 🟡

🔹 Adjusted EPS: ~$10.00 (Est: $9.98) 🟡

🔹 GAAP EPS: ~$8.75

🔹 Ongoing EBIT Margin: ~6.8% (vs. 5.8% like-for-like FY24)

🔹 Free Cash Flow: $500M–$600M

🔹 Operating Cash Flow: ~$1B

Segment Performance

MDA North America

🔹 Revenue: $2.42B (▼ -0.3% YoY)

🔹 EBIT Margin: 6.2% (▲ +60 bps YoY)

MDA Latin America

🔹 Revenue: $737M (▼ -11.9% YoY)

🔹 EBIT Margin: 6.6% (▼ -120 bps YoY)

MDA Asia

🔹 Revenue: $268M (▲ +12.3% YoY)

🔹 EBIT Margin: 7.0% (▲ +240 bps YoY)

SDA Global

🔹 Revenue: $196M (▲ +7.9% YoY)

🔹 EBIT Margin: 18.5% (▲ +40 bps YoY)

Free Cash Flow & Capital

🔹 Ongoing EBIT Margin: 5.9% (▲ +160 bps YoY)

🔹 GAAP Net Earnings Margin: 2.0% (▲ +780 bps YoY)

🔹 Operating Cash Flow: $(721)M (vs. $(873)M YoY)

🔹 Free Cash Flow: $(793)M (vs. $(988)M YoY)

🔹 Dividend Declared: $1.75/share (Q1 + Q2)

Strategic Commentary

🔸 “Margin expansion of 160 bps amid macro uncertainty reflects strong execution.” – CEO Marc Bitzer

🔸 “New tariff regulations expected to restore competitive parity and support U.S. manufacturing.”

🔸 “Pricing actions and cost takeout measures tracking in-line with guidance.” – CFO Jim Peters

Macro & Tariff Update

🔸 Imports from Asian producers surged >30% in Q4 '24–Feb '25 as players raced to beat tariffs

🔸 Canada & Europe impacted by retaliatory tariff threats

🔸 WHR anticipates a more level playing field under new U.S. trade policy

@TechNav

4Mon·

Is Trump playing the madman?

The USA has had a permanent trade deficit for over 50 years. It imports more than it exports. Why is that? Because they have focused on high-tech. While other countries have built their factories for washing machines $WHR (+0.22%) sneakers $NKE (+0.59%) and tractors $DE (+0.35%) kept their factories running, the Americans preferred $MSFT (+0.31%) , $GOOGL (+0.13%), $NVDA (+0.03%) and $V (+0.28%) raised them. Technology instead of cheap production.

But: no world power can manage in the long term without industrial production. Trump now has three possible paths ahead of him:

1. introduce tariffs. Sounds like a heavy hand, but it often leads to less innovation and poorer quality because international competition is eliminated.

2. conclude trade agreements. In other words, deals that determine what is exported and imported, how much and where. More structured, but more laborious.

3. currency manipulation. Countries like Turkey or Denmark like to do this to boost their exports. For the USA, however, this is more difficult with the dollar as the world currency. If they start to manipulate it, everyone else will react too.

What is Trump doing instead? Exactly what he has always done: The big bluff.

With North Korea: threatening Rocketman as if he would flatten the whole country. Bluff.

With Gaza: the "hell on earth" rhetoric. Bluff.

With the Ukraine war: calling Zelensky a dictator and then a few days later pretending he never said anything. Bluff.

Now comes the next bluff. Against the EU. Against China. Against Jerome Powell.

He's playing the lunatic because that's how he understands the game. It worked in his reality show and it worked in the election campaign. He knows that if he goes crazy, everyone will stare at him spellbound. And that's enough for him to win. Chaos is part of his plan.

My conclusion: I won't be swayed by the fuss. I don't make investment decisions based on tweets and headlines. I'd rather take advantage of the weak dollar and keep buying

Here is also a suitable YouTube video: https://youtu.be/wIeTXYRajhw?si=NaVKDkc0xxDQtIwR

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Soprano@Soprano

4Mon

It is neither madness nor stupidity, but desperation that we see here.

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Hennington Research

@HennRes

1Yr·

Super Micro Computer ($SMCI ) and Deckers Outdoor ($DECK (-0.56%) ) are included in the S&P 500 ($SPY (+0.02%) ), while Whirlpool ($WHR (+0.22%) ) and Zion Bancorporation ($ZION (+0.61%) ) will be withdrawn. These changes will take effect before the opening on March 18 effective.

Martin von mit Verstand zum Kapital

@MitVerstandzumKapital

1Yr·

Economy on 26.10.2023...

Markets 📉 and Bitcoin 📈. Next week new FED decision today ECB. Meta delivered figures...

Yesterday, the markets despite generally positive quarterly figures, first let off some air. The $BTC (-0.03%)
Bitcoin and $ETH (-0.83%)
Ethereum were able to make further gains. It is just not a good time for good quarterly figures or new issues. Today, the ECB will then also reveal your decision and next week, the Fed will follow suit. Let's take a look at some numbers from yesterday:

$BA (+0.67%)
Boeing Co. missed in the third quarter with an

Earnings per share of -$3.26 missed analyst estimates of -$3.23. Revenue of $18.1 billion above expectations of $18.09 billion. Boeing now sees 2023 delivery of 375 to 400 jets of the 737 series (previously: 400 jets).

$IBM (+0.42%)
IBM third-quarter earnings per share of $2.20 beat analyst estimates of $2.13. Revenue of $14.75 billion in line with expectations.

$MAT (+0.22%)
Mattel third-quarter earnings per share of $1.08 beat analyst estimates of $0.86. Revenue of $1.92 billion above expectations of $1.85 billion.

$WHR (+0.22%)
Whirlpool third-quarter earnings per share of $5.45 beat analyst estimates of $4.23. Revenue of $4.93 billion exceeded expectations of $4.74 billion.

$NTGR (+0%)
Netgear third-quarter earnings per share of $0.23 beat analyst estimates of -$0.05. Revenue of $197.8 million exceeded expectations of $183.85 million.

$META (+0.12%)
Meta Platforms posted a strong rise in third-quarter profit, beating expectations. A lowered cost forecast should also provide a tailwind. Third-quarter revenue rose 23% year-over-year to $34.1 billion. Meanwhile, costs and expenses were cut by 7% to $20.4 billion. Operating profit multiplied from USD 5.7 billion to USD 13.7 billion. Operating margin doubled from 20% to 40%. Bottom line profit exploded from $4.4 billion to $11.6 billion. Earnings per share increased from USD 1.64 to USD 4.39. With the figures presented, Meta Platforms clearly exceeded analysts' expectations.

Stock Exchange Holiday Austria

Economic data

07:30

DE: Ifo Export Expectations October

08:00

JP: Machine tool orders September (final)

13:00

TR: Central Bank of Turkey, outcome of Monetary Policy Council meeting

14:15

EU: ECB, result of the Council meeting Main refinancing rate PROGNOSIS: 4.50% previously: 4.50% Deposit rate PROGNOSIS: 4.00% previously: 4.00%

14:30

US: New orders for durable goods September PROGNOSE: +2.0% yoy previous: +0.1% yoy
US: GDP (1st release) 3Q annualized PROGNOSIS: +4.7% yoy 2Q: +2.1% yoy GDP deflator PROGNOSIS: +2.5% yoy 2Q: +1.7% yoy
US: Initial jobless claims (week) PROGNOSIS: 207,000 previous: 198,000

14:45