Terex AWP shares second quarter 2019 results
Terex Corporation announced second quarter 2019 net sales of $1.3 billion, up 4 percent vs. the second quarter of 2018.
On an FX-neutral basis, global sales increased 8 percent compared to the second quarter of 2018.
The Terex AWP business segment reported net sales of $870 million, up 2 percent vs. Q2 2018, or up 5 percent excluding the impact of foreign exchange. Global Terex AWP backlog remained stable compared to the prior year, at a healthy $746 million.
“Terex continued to grow in the second quarter,” says John L. Garrison, Terex chairman and CEO. “Global demand for our leading products and services remained generally stable at a healthy level, and we continued to meet the needs of our diverse customer base.”
“The overall global market for aerial work platforms remains healthy, and the North American utility market remains strong. We expect the second half of 2019 to be similar to the second half of 2018 from an overall revenue and operating margin perspective,” says Matt Fearon, Genie president, Terex AWP. “We continue to see strong growth in China through increased adoption of our advanced products. We are excited about our long-term growth prospects across the Asia-Pacific region. The recent launch of the Genie Lift Connect telematics solution is going well — customers are starting to see how the actionable information that the Genie Lift Connect program provides can help them increase their rental return on invested capital — or rROIC — on Genie equipment.”
“The Terex Utilities team continues to execute well in a strong market and the new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that we are building in Watertown, S.D., remains on schedule,” Fearon adds.
For more information on Terex Corporation’s second quarter 2019 results, visit Terex Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results.
For more information about Genie products and services, visit: www.genielift.com.
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