Overview

* Columbus McKinnon ( CMCO ) fiscal Q1 net sales beat analyst expectations, despite a 1.6% decline

* The material handling equipment maker's Q1 adjusted EPS beats consensus, reflecting operational resilience amid tariff impacts

* Adjusted EBITDA missed analyst expectations

Outlook

* Columbus McKinnon ( CMCO ) reaffirms FY26 guidance for flat to slightly up net sales

* Company expects FY26 adjusted EPS to be flat to slightly up

* Company anticipates $10 mln tariff impact in H1 FY26

* Tariff cost neutrality expected by H2 FY26

Result Drivers

* ORDER GROWTH - Sustained order growth driven by an 8% increase in project-related orders, per CEO David J. Wilson

* TARIFF IMPACT - $4.2 mln tariff impact on operating profit, with $10 mln expected in first half of FY26

* HEALTHY DEMAND - Posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.1x and 23% increase in backlog year-over-year

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q1 Sales Beat $235.90 $230.90

mln mln (4

Analysts

)

Q1 Beat $0.5 $0.47 (4

Adjusted Analysts

EPS )

Q1 Net -$1.90

Income mln

Q1 Miss $30.80 $31.10

Adjusted mln mln (3

EBITDA Analysts

)

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the heavy machinery & vehicles peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Columbus McKinnon Corp ( CMCO ) is $33.00, about 48.9% above its July 29 closing price of $16.86

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