AAR Corp. AIR reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings of 99 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents by 3.1%. The bottom line improved 16.5% from the year-ago quarter’s level of 85 cents.

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The company reported a GAAP loss of 25 cents per share against earnings per share of 39 cents in the prior-year quarter.

The year-over-year improvement in the bottom line can be attributed to strong demand.

AIR’s Total Sales

In the quarter under review, AAR generated net sales of $678.2 million. The reported figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $699 million by 3%. However, the figure increased 19.5% from $567.3 million recorded in the year-ago quarter.

The year-over-year improvement can be attributed primarily to the acquisition of Product Support and strong demand throughout the company’s Parts Supply segment.

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AAR: Segment Details

In the fiscal third quarter, sales in the Parts Supply segment totaled $270.7 million, up 11.7% year over year.

Repair & engineering reported sales of $215.9 million, up 53.3% from the prior-year period’s level.

Integrated solutions sales amounted to $162.9 million, down 1.6% from the year-ago quarter’s reported number.

Expeditionary Services recorded sales of $28.7 million, up 53.5% year over year.

AIR’s Operational Update

AIR’s adjusted operating margin increased from 8.3% to 9.7%, driven by improved profitability in the Repair & Engineering segment.

Selling, general and administrative expenses amounted to $61.3 million compared with $77 million a year ago.

Net interest expenses for the quarter totaled $18.1 million compared with $11.3 million in the year-ago period. The year-on-year increase in interest expense was primarily due to increased debt levels as a result of funding the Product Support acquisition.

Financial Details of AAR

As of Feb. 28, 2025, AAR’s cash and cash equivalents amounted to $84.4 million compared with $85.8 million as of May 31, 2024.

The company’s long-term debt totaled $1.02 billion as of Feb. 28, 2025, up from $0.985 billion as of May 31, 2024.

In the first nine months of fiscal 2025, net cash (used)/ provided from operating activities was ($15.3) million compared with net cash flow of $19.3 million in the year-ago period.

AIR’s Zacks Rank

AAR currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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