Yahoo Finance Tecnoglass (TGLS) Rises on High-Return Strategic Capex Updates
Tecnoglass Inc. TGLS unveiled its plan for investments across its manufacturing facility network, which is expected to propel installed production capacity by more than 35%.
Shares of this manufacturer of architectural glass, windows and associated aluminum products gained 2.8% during the trading session on Sep 15, 2022, following the news.
Key Takeaways
Tecnoglass has been working on upgrading its glass and aluminum facilities this year to speed up production capacity and automate operations. These investments across its vertically-integrated operations include further automating its glass and window assembly production lines, adding glass production lines and expanding its aluminum facilities, among other initiatives to generate high returns. These actions will improve efficiency throughout its operations while reducing material waste and overall lead times.
Facility investments are anticipated to boost operational capacity to $950 million in revenues by the end of second-quarter 2023. The company also expects to end 2022 with an installed production capacity equivalent to more than $800 million of annual revenues.
The company has been recording higher gross profits and adjusted EBITDA every year over the past four years and remains on track to deliver the same this year. As the company has evolved throughout these years, diversifying business with new customers, products, end markets and geographies, and the increased capacity from these actions will enable the company to meet the rising demand for its high-performance architectural glass, window and aluminum products.
Despite the ongoing macroeconomic challenges, TGLS remains confident, given strong demand, orders and invoicing trends through the third quarter of 2022. These enable the company to foresee robust growth for 2022 and 2023.
The total capital investment is expected to be $52 million, out of which $35 million has already been spent.
Pertaining to the company’s latest moves, Santiago Giraldo, chief financial officer, said, “The long-standing differentiating factors in our strategy and structural competitive advantages give us confidence to continue investing for future expected share gains and growth.” He further added, “Our tight working capital management, increasing mix of revenues from single-family remodel and renovation channels, expanding presence in high performing geographic markets, and prior high-return investments have already demonstrated the significant cash flow generating power of our business. We are poised to advance our premier position within our industry and continue to deliver solid returns in the years to come.”
Share Price Performance
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Shares of TGLS have outperformed the Zacks Building Products – Retail industry year to date. Earnings estimates for 2022 and 2023 have increased 14.7% and 13.3%, respectively, over the past 60 days. The estimated figure reflects 47.7% and 12.5% year-over-year growth.
Zacks Rank & Other Key Picks
Tecnoglass currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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