The following is a summary of the Titan Machinery Inc. (TITN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript:

Financial Performance:

• Titan Machinery reported record revenue of $2.8 billion and record earnings per share of $4.93 for fiscal year 2024.

• This marked their third consecutive year of achieving record earnings per share, with a pre-tax margin of more than 5%.

• The equipment revenue increased by 25.3% for the full year.

• Gross profit for the fourth quarter was $141 million, even though the gross profit margin contracted year-over-year to 16.6%, primarily due to lower equipment margins.

Business Progress:

• Titan Machinery anticipates fiscal year 2025 to be a year of transition, moving from a period of restricted supply and high demand to one of ample supply and mid-cycle demand.

• The company plans to bolster its service network capacity by investing in people and capital expenditure, and manage inventory levels through this transitionary period.

• Initial integration discussions have been completed across departments following the O'Connor's acquisition, and the company plans to initiate the branding transition to Titan Machinery.

• The company has lower inventory turns than target but expects better cash flow generation in the future.

• Titan Machinery expects this transitional period to last until FY '26 due to various dynamics such as the changing business cycle and the normalising supply chain, yet remains confident that their proactivity and management will ensure higher profitability in FY '26 and beyond.

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