Case IH dealership group Titan Machinery released preliminary 2Q results for fiscal 2025 on Aug. 14, ahead of the quarter close on Aug. 31. Revenue for the quarter is expected to be about $643 million.
While consolidated revenue for 2QFY24 increased 29.4% year over year and Ag segment revenue grew 34.4%, the companymaintained its FY24 guidance that the Ag segment would be up 20-25% year over year.
Growth moderated on a lack of available inventory and tougher comps, according to analysis of AEM sales data by Mig Dobre, senior research analyst with RW Baird.
Titan's operational improvements ranged from inventory management, cost reductions, footprint consolidation to a growing parts & service business resulting in near record profitability on mid-cycle sales levels.
September large ag equipment sales were up 9% in the U.S. and 11.9% in Canada, according to sales figures release by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.
A confluence of factors — from rising ag commodity exports to China, to lower crop production estimates and increasing demand for meat — are converging to paint a more optimistic picture for ag equipment sales than the industry has seen in recent years.
U.S. large ag retail sales were down 3.7% year-over-year in August, while Canadian sales were up 8.3%, according to the latest numbers from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.
When Sam Allen retired as chairman and CEO of Deere & Co. earlier this year, John May was named his successor. Last month May revealed the company’s new operating model, which is dubbed its “Smart Industrial” strategy.
While U.S.-based Titan Machinery reported a 2% uptick in ag equipment sales in its most recent reporting period, the third quarter wasn’t so kind to Canadian dealers Cervus Equipment and Rocky Mountain Dealerships.
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