Trinity Industries (TRN) – Stock Summary
The stock pays a modest dividend yield of 1.07% but it has significant dividend growth potential in the coming years. The Company has a 5 year average dividend growth rate of 13.40% with dividend growth of 36.36% in the last year. The dividend will continue to grow as the EPS growth for next year is projected to be 27.23%. EPS growth in the last quarter was 59.49% compared to the same quarter from a year earlier. The stock has an equity summary score of 9.9 out of 10 for a VERY BULLISH outlook among analysts. The stock is reasonable priced with a price to sales ratio of 1.07.
The stock is projected to have earnings of $5.92 in 2014. Based on a PE of 15, the stock has a 12-month price target of $89, an increase of nearly 60% in the next year.
Trinity Industries, Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share on its $1.00 par value common stock. The quarterly cash dividend, representing Trinity’s 199th consecutively paid dividend, is payable January 31, 2014 to stockholders of record on January 15, 2014.
Recent Earnings
Trinity Industries, Inc. announced earnings results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013, including the following significant highlights:
- Record quarterly earnings per share of $1.26, a 58% increase year-over-year
- Anticipates fourth quarter earnings per common diluted share of between $1.24 and $1.34 and raises full year 2013 earnings guidance to between $4.55 and $4.65
- Rail Group receives orders for 5,610 new railcars during the third quarter resulting in a backlog of 40,050 units with a value of $5.1 billion
- Structural wind towers business receives orders with a value of $442 million, extending production visibility through 2015
- Company repurchases approximately 540,000 shares of its common stock during the quarter at a cost of $23.9 million
- Available liquidity at the end of the third quarter of approximately $1.2 billion
Trinity Industries, Inc. reported net income attributable to Trinity stockholders of $99.6 million, or $1.26 per common diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. Net income for the same quarter of 2012 was $63.2 million, or $0.80 per common diluted share.
New Developments
Trinity Industries Inc. announced on 1/10/2014 that it has acquired the assets of WesMor Cryogenic Companies through a newly formed subsidiary. WesMor specializes in the manufacturing, repair, and rehabilitation of cryogenic containers that store and transport LNG and other industrial gases with initial expected annual revenues of approximately $25 million. The transaction includes the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in La Porte, Texas, and three service facilities located in La Porte; Slidell, Louisiana; and Port Washington, Ohio.
Recently, equipment finance company Element Financial Corporation (ELEEF) announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Dallas-based Trinity Industries, Inc. (TRN) , a railcar manufacturer and lessor, to provide lease financing for up to US$2 billion worth of railcars over the next two years. Under the terms of the Agreement, Element will be presented with “preferred opportunities” to enter into lease financings for a diversified fleet of railcars, including new railcars to be manufactured by Trinity , existing railcars from Trinity’s lease fleet as well as secondary market purchases.
Trinity Industries, Inc. recently announced that its subsidiary, Trinity Railcar Repair, Inc., has acquired the assets of Seaboard Railcar Repair (“Seaboard”). Seaboard provides a full range of services for both tank and freight railcars ranging from standard maintenance and program modifications to specialized cleaning, blasting, lining, painting, inspection and testing. The transaction includes the acquisition of two maintenance facilities located in Oklahoma and North Carolina with access to a number of major railroad interchanges. The assets and results of operations of this acquisition will be reflected in the Rail Group for financial reporting purposes.
Trinity Industries, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a diversified industrial company that owns a variety of market-leading businesses which provide products and services to the industrial, energy, transportation, and construction sectors. Trinity reports its financial results in five principal business segments: the Rail Group, the Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, the Inland Barge Group, the Construction Products Group, and the Energy Equipment Group.