In its third quarter fiscal year 2023 earnings report, released June 29, Lindsay Corp. reported $164.6 million in revenue, down 23% year-over-year from $214.3 million in the third quarter of 2022. Operating income for the quarter was $27 million, a decrease of $8.2 million, or 23%, compared to operating income of $35.2 million in the prior year third quarter.

Operating margin was 16.4% of sales, consistent with the prior year quarter. Operating margin performance was supported by gross margin improvement in both business segments while operating expenses were comparable to the prior year third quarter.

North American Irrigation revenue for the quarter was $$75 million, down 22% year-over-year. The decrease resulted primarily from lower unit sales volumes while average selling prices were comparable with the prior year. Lower unit sales volumes resulted primarily from farmers delaying capital investment decisions.

Lindsay Corp. President and CEO Randy Wood had the following to say regarding the company's outlook:

"As we are now in the growing season in North America, demand in our fourth quarter is expected to be driven primarily by summer crop harvest and storm damage replacement, which we are expecting to be lower than the exceptional demand we experienced in last year's strong fourth quarter. The potential impact from continuing drought conditions could provide additional demand support. We expect sales volume in Brazil to increase in the fourth quarter, supported by the new government financing program that was recently announced. Demand across other international markets continues to be supported by positive agricultural market fundamentals and continuing global concerns over food security and global grain supplies."

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