Woodward Q4 Profit Tops View; Provides FY14 Outlook - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Woodward, Inc. (WWD) reported fourth-quarter profit of $52.5 million or $0.76 per share, compared to $46.1 million or $0.66 per share in the comparable quarter last year.

On average, nine analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.70 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Sales improved 6 percent to $558.37 million from $528.70 million last year, while seven analysts expected revenues of $548.67 million.

For the fiscal year 2014, the company expects earnings in the range of $2.10 to $2.30 per share, and sales to be between $1.95 billion and $2.05 billion. Analysts currently expect the company to report full-year earnings of $2.45 per share on revenues of $2.03 billion.